Using ediff as git mergetool

Question

I would like to be able to use ediff with \"git mergetool\".

I found some patches that alter the source code, which I don\'t want to do. Instead, I\'d like to add ed

Answer 1

The elisp code in Viper3369's code (Using ediff as git mergetool) uses a function "display-usable-bounds" which doesn't exist. Since the hooks do a lot more than is strictly necessary, simply deleting all references to "display-usable-bounds" is sufficient to make it work for me. Good work! ;)

(Edit: I think I should post the modified emacs-lisp code:

;;
;; Setup for ediff.
;;
(require 'ediff)

(defvar ediff-after-quit-hooks nil
  "* Hooks to run after ediff or emerge is quit.")

(defadvice ediff-quit (after edit-after-quit-hooks activate)
  (run-hooks 'ediff-after-quit-hooks))

(setq git-mergetool-emacsclient-ediff-active nil)


(setq ediff-window-setup-function 'ediff-setup-windows-plain)
(setq ediff-split-window-function 'split-window-horizontally)

(defun local-ediff-before-setup-hook ()
  (setq local-ediff-saved-frame-configuration (current-frame-configuration))
  (setq local-ediff-saved-window-configuration (current-window-configuration))
  ;; (local-ediff-frame-maximize)
  (if git-mergetool-emacsclient-ediff-active
      (raise-frame)))

(defun local-ediff-quit-hook ()
  (set-frame-configuration local-ediff-saved-frame-configuration)
  (set-window-configuration local-ediff-saved-window-configuration))

(defun local-ediff-suspend-hook ()
  (set-frame-configuration local-ediff-saved-frame-configuration)
  (set-window-configuration local-ediff-saved-window-configuration))

(add-hook 'ediff-before-setup-hook 'local-ediff-before-setup-hook)
(add-hook 'ediff-quit-hook 'local-ediff-quit-hook 'append)
(add-hook 'ediff-suspend-hook 'local-ediff-suspend-hook 'append)

;; Useful for ediff merge from emacsclient.
(defun git-mergetool-emacsclient-ediff (local remote base merged)
  (setq git-mergetool-emacsclient-ediff-active t)
  (if (file-readable-p base)
      (ediff-merge-files-with-ancestor local remote base nil merged)
    (ediff-merge-files local remote nil merged))
  (recursive-edit))

(defun git-mergetool-emacsclient-ediff-after-quit-hook ()
  (exit-recursive-edit))

(add-hook 'ediff-after-quit-hooks 'git-mergetool-emacsclient-ediff-after-quit-hook 'append)