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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-diff.c b/builtin-diff.c
index 7ffea97505..35da366f46 100644
--- a/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/builtin-diff.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ static int builtin_diff_b_f(struct rev_info *revs,
if (!(S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)))
die("'%s': not a regular file or symlink", path);
+ diff_set_mnemonic_prefix(&revs->diffopt, "o/", "w/");
+
if (blob[0].mode == S_IFINVALID)
blob[0].mode = canon_mode(st.st_mode);
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
usage(builtin_diff_usage);
argv++; argc--;
}
+ if (!cached)
+ setup_work_tree();
/*
* Make sure there is one revision (i.e. pending object),
* and there is no revision filtering parameters.
@@ -221,10 +225,17 @@ static int builtin_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, int argc, const char **argv
argv++; argc--;
}
- if (revs->max_count == -1 &&
+ /*
+ * "diff --base" should not combine merges because it was not
+ * asked to. "diff -c" should not densify (if the user wants
+ * dense one, --cc can be explicitly asked for, or just rely
+ * on the default).
+ */
+ if (revs->max_count == -1 && !revs->combine_merges &&
(revs->diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH))
revs->combine_merges = revs->dense_combined_merges = 1;
+ setup_work_tree();
if (read_cache() < 0) {
perror("read_cache");
return -1;