difftool: handle unmerged files in dir-diff mode

diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 0eb3cf01aa1da857c7340805971e63305d73a6ea..b934183236ca571093f55818f5018c278150e274 100644 (file)
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int recvline_fh(FILE *helper, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *name)
        strbuf_reset(buffer);
        if (debug)
                fprintf(stderr, "Debug: Remote helper: Waiting...\n");
-       if (strbuf_getline(buffer, helper, '\n') == EOF) {
+       if (strbuf_getline(buffer, helper) == EOF) {
                if (debug)
                        fprintf(stderr, "Debug: Remote helper quit.\n");
                return 1;
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ static struct child_process *get_helper(struct transport *transport)
        data->no_disconnect_req = 0;
 
        /*
-        * Open the output as FILE* so strbuf_getline() can be used.
+        * Open the output as FILE* so strbuf_getline_*() family of
+        * functions can be used.
         * Do this with duped fd because fclose() will close the fd,
         * and stuff like taking over will require the fd to remain.
         */
@@ -320,6 +321,21 @@ static void standard_options(struct transport *t)
        if (n >= sizeof(buf))
                die("impossibly large verbosity value");
        set_helper_option(t, "verbosity", buf);
+
+       switch (t->family) {
+       case TRANSPORT_FAMILY_ALL:
+               /*
+                * this is already the default,
+                * do not break old remote helpers by setting "all" here
+                */
+               break;
+       case TRANSPORT_FAMILY_IPV4:
+               set_helper_option(t, "family", "ipv4");
+               break;
+       case TRANSPORT_FAMILY_IPV6:
+               set_helper_option(t, "family", "ipv6");
+               break;
+       }
 }
 
 static int release_helper(struct transport *transport)