format-patch: use branch description in cover letter

diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 7209edf76af7f43e1e1de149e736c50d6c84c114..ab4077f272919fb47e3c5f179dc42fc9baad68bb 100644 (file)
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static int finish_automerge(struct commit_list *common,
        strbuf_addch(&merge_msg, '\n');
        run_prepare_commit_msg();
        commit_tree(merge_msg.buf, result_tree, parents, result_commit, NULL);
-       strbuf_addf(&buf, "Merge made by %s.", wt_strategy);
+       strbuf_addf(&buf, "Merge made by the '%s' strategy.", wt_strategy);
        finish(result_commit, buf.buf);
        strbuf_release(&buf);
        drop_save();
@@ -1031,10 +1031,6 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
        git_config(git_merge_config, NULL);
 
-       /* for color.ui */
-       if (diff_use_color_default == -1)
-               diff_use_color_default = git_use_color_default;
-
        if (branch_mergeoptions)
                parse_branch_merge_options(branch_mergeoptions);
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_merge_options,