Re: [PATCH 2/2] mergetool: run prompt only if guessed tool

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> writes:

> [Cc:ing Charles in case he has an opinion, this behavior dates back to the original MT]
>
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 07:17:34PM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
>> It's annoying to see the prompt:
>> 
>>   Hit return to start merge resolution tool (foo):
>> 
>> Every time the user does 'git mergetool' even if the user already
>> configured 'foo' as the wanted tool.
>> 
>> Display this prompt only when the user hasn't explicitly configured a
>> tool.
>
> I agree this is probably helpful.
> Most users I've met end up configuring mergetool.prompt=false.
>
> Thanks

OK, is it an Ack?

Thanks for CC'ing Charles, by the way.  I think his point about
mentioning the change of default somewhere in the documentation
has some merits, and it can be done in a follow-up patch on top.




>> Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  git-mergetool.sh | 14 +++++++++++---
>>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/git-mergetool.sh b/git-mergetool.sh
>> index 332528f..d08dc92 100755
>> --- a/git-mergetool.sh
>> +++ b/git-mergetool.sh
>> @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ merge_file () {
>>  	echo "Normal merge conflict for '$MERGED':"
>>  	describe_file "$local_mode" "local" "$LOCAL"
>>  	describe_file "$remote_mode" "remote" "$REMOTE"
>> -	if "$prompt" = true
>> +	if test "$guessed_merge_tool" = true || test "$prompt" = true
>>  	then
>>  		printf "Hit return to start merge resolution tool (%s): " "$merge_tool"
>>  		read ans || return 1
>> @@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ merge_file () {
>>  	return 0
>>  }
>>  
>> -prompt=$(git config --bool mergetool.prompt || echo true)
>> +prompt=$(git config --bool mergetool.prompt)
>> +guessed_merge_tool=false
>>  
>>  while test $# != 0
>>  do
>> @@ -373,7 +374,14 @@ prompt_after_failed_merge () {
>>  
>>  if test -z "$merge_tool"
>>  then
>> -	merge_tool=$(get_merge_tool "$merge_tool") || exit
>> +	# Check if a merge tool has been configured
>> +	merge_tool=$(get_configured_merge_tool)
>> +	# Try to guess an appropriate merge tool if no tool has been set.
>> +	if test -z "$merge_tool"
>> +	then
>> +		merge_tool=$(guess_merge_tool) || exit
>> +		guessed_merge_tool=true
>> +	fi
>>  fi
>>  merge_keep_backup="$(git config --bool mergetool.keepBackup || echo true)"
>>  merge_keep_temporaries="$(git config --bool mergetool.keepTemporaries || echo false)"
>> -- 
>> 1.9.2+fc1.1.g5c924db
>> 
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