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.
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;