struct merge_options {
        const char *branch1;
        const char *branch2;
-       unsigned subtree_merge : 1;
+       enum {
+               MERGE_RECURSIVE_NORMAL = 0,
+               MERGE_RECURSIVE_OURS,
+               MERGE_RECURSIVE_THEIRS,
+       } recursive_variant;
+       const char *subtree_shift;
        unsigned buffer_output : 1;
        int verbosity;
        int diff_rename_limit;