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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-diff-index.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-diff.txt36
-rw-r--r--builtin/diff-index.c10
-rw-r--r--builtin/diff-tree.c17
-rw-r--r--builtin/diff.c49
-rw-r--r--contrib/completion/git-completion.bash15
-rw-r--r--diff-lib.c63
-rw-r--r--diff.h7
-rwxr-xr-xt/t4068-diff-symmetric-merge-base.sh193
-rwxr-xr-xt/t4068-diff-symmetric.sh91
11 files changed, 356 insertions, 141 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt
index f4bd8155c0..27acb31cbf 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-diff-index - Compare a tree to the working tree or index
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git diff-index' [-m] [--cached] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<path>...]
+'git diff-index' [-m] [--cached] [--merge-base] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
The id of a tree object to diff against.
--cached::
- do not consider the on-disk file at all
+ Do not consider the on-disk file at all.
+
+--merge-base::
+ Instead of comparing <tree-ish> directly, use the merge base
+ between <tree-ish> and HEAD instead. <tree-ish> must be a
+ commit.
-m::
By default, files recorded in the index but not checked
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
index 5c8a2a5e97..2fc24c542f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--no-commit-id] [--pretty]
- [-t] [-r] [-c | --cc] [--combined-all-paths] [--root]
+ [-t] [-r] [-c | --cc] [--combined-all-paths] [--root] [--merge-base]
[<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
When `--root` is specified the initial commit will be shown as a big
creation event. This is equivalent to a diff against the NULL tree.
+--merge-base::
+ Instead of comparing the <tree-ish>s directly, use the merge
+ base between the two <tree-ish>s as the "before" side. There
+ must be two <tree-ish>s given and they must both be commits.
+
--stdin::
When `--stdin` is specified, the command does not take
<tree-ish> arguments from the command line. Instead, it
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
index 727f24d16e..7f4c8a8ce7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git diff' [<options>] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
-'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
-'git diff' [<options>] <commit> [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...]
+'git diff' [<options>] --cached [--merge-base] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]
+'git diff' [<options>] [--merge-base] <commit> [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...]
'git diff' [<options>] <commit>...<commit> [--] [<path>...]
'git diff' [<options>] <blob> <blob>
'git diff' [<options>] --no-index [--] <path> <path>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ files on disk.
or when running the command outside a working tree
controlled by Git. This form implies `--exit-code`.
-'git diff' [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] --cached [--merge-base] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the changes you staged for the next
commit relative to the named <commit>. Typically you
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ files on disk.
If HEAD does not exist (e.g. unborn branches) and
<commit> is not given, it shows all staged changes.
--staged is a synonym of --cached.
++
+If --merge-base is given, instead of using <commit>, use the merge base
+of <commit> and HEAD. `git diff --merge-base A` is equivalent to
+`git diff $(git merge-base A HEAD)`.
'git diff' [<options>] <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
@@ -58,23 +62,27 @@ files on disk.
branch name to compare with the tip of a different
branch.
-'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
+'git diff' [<options>] [--merge-base] <commit> <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This is to view the changes between two arbitrary
<commit>.
++
+If --merge-base is given, use the merge base of the two commits for the
+"before" side. `git diff --merge-base A B` is equivalent to
+`git diff $(git merge-base A B) B`.
'git diff' [<options>] <commit> <commit>... <commit> [--] [<path>...]::
This form is to view the results of a merge commit. The first
listed <commit> must be the merge itself; the remaining two or
more commits should be its parents. A convenient way to produce
- the desired set of revisions is to use the {caret}@ suffix.
+ the desired set of revisions is to use the `^@` suffix.
For instance, if `master` names a merge commit, `git diff master
master^@` gives the same combined diff as `git show master`.
'git diff' [<options>] <commit>..<commit> [--] [<path>...]::
- This is synonymous to the earlier form (without the "..") for
+ This is synonymous to the earlier form (without the `..`) for
viewing the changes between two arbitrary <commit>. If <commit> on
one side is omitted, it will have the same effect as
using HEAD instead.
@@ -83,20 +91,20 @@ files on disk.
This form is to view the changes on the branch containing
and up to the second <commit>, starting at a common ancestor
- of both <commit>. "git diff A\...B" is equivalent to
- "git diff $(git merge-base A B) B". You can omit any one
+ of both <commit>. `git diff A...B` is equivalent to
+ `git diff $(git merge-base A B) B`. You can omit any one
of <commit>, which has the same effect as using HEAD instead.
Just in case you are doing something exotic, it should be
noted that all of the <commit> in the above description, except
-in the last two forms that use ".." notations, can be any
-<tree>.
+in the `--merge-base` case and in the last two forms that use `..`
+notations, can be any <tree>.
For a more complete list of ways to spell <commit>, see
"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
However, "diff" is about comparing two _endpoints_, not ranges,
-and the range notations ("<commit>..<commit>" and
-"<commit>\...<commit>") do not mean a range as defined in the
+and the range notations (`<commit>..<commit>` and
+`<commit>...<commit>`) do not mean a range as defined in the
"SPECIFYING RANGES" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
'git diff' [<options>] <blob> <blob>::
@@ -144,9 +152,9 @@ $ git diff HEAD <3>
+
<1> Changes in the working tree not yet staged for the next commit.
<2> Changes between the index and your last commit; what you
- would be committing if you run "git commit" without "-a" option.
+ would be committing if you run `git commit` without `-a` option.
<3> Changes in the working tree since your last commit; what you
- would be committing if you run "git commit -a"
+ would be committing if you run `git commit -a`
Comparing with arbitrary commits::
+
diff --git a/builtin/diff-index.c b/builtin/diff-index.c
index 93ec642423..7f5281c461 100644
--- a/builtin/diff-index.c
+++ b/builtin/diff-index.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ COMMON_DIFF_OPTIONS_HELP;
int cmd_diff_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
struct rev_info rev;
- int cached = 0;
+ unsigned int option = 0;
int i;
int result;
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ int cmd_diff_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
const char *arg = argv[i];
if (!strcmp(arg, "--cached"))
- cached = 1;
+ option |= DIFF_INDEX_CACHED;
+ else if (!strcmp(arg, "--merge-base"))
+ option |= DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE;
else
usage(diff_cache_usage);
}
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ int cmd_diff_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (rev.pending.nr != 1 ||
rev.max_count != -1 || rev.min_age != -1 || rev.max_age != -1)
usage(diff_cache_usage);
- if (!cached) {
+ if (!(option & DIFF_INDEX_CACHED)) {
setup_work_tree();
if (read_cache_preload(&rev.diffopt.pathspec) < 0) {
perror("read_cache_preload");
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ int cmd_diff_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
perror("read_cache");
return -1;
}
- result = run_diff_index(&rev, cached);
+ result = run_diff_index(&rev, option);
UNLEAK(rev);
return diff_result_code(&rev.diffopt, result);
}
diff --git a/builtin/diff-tree.c b/builtin/diff-tree.c
index 802363d0a2..9fc95e959f 100644
--- a/builtin/diff-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/diff-tree.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
struct setup_revision_opt s_r_opt;
struct userformat_want w;
int read_stdin = 0;
+ int merge_base = 0;
if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
usage(diff_tree_usage);
@@ -143,9 +144,18 @@ int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
read_stdin = 1;
continue;
}
+ if (!strcmp(arg, "--merge-base")) {
+ merge_base = 1;
+ continue;
+ }
usage(diff_tree_usage);
}
+ if (read_stdin && merge_base)
+ die(_("--stdin and --merge-base are mutually exclusive"));
+ if (merge_base && opt->pending.nr != 2)
+ die(_("--merge-base only works with two commits"));
+
/*
* NOTE! We expect "a..b" to expand to "^a b" but it is
* perfectly valid for revision range parser to yield "b ^a",
@@ -165,7 +175,12 @@ int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
case 2:
tree1 = opt->pending.objects[0].item;
tree2 = opt->pending.objects[1].item;
- if (tree2->flags & UNINTERESTING) {
+ if (merge_base) {
+ struct object_id oid;
+
+ diff_get_merge_base(opt, &oid);
+ tree1 = lookup_object(the_repository, &oid);
+ } else if (tree2->flags & UNINTERESTING) {
SWAP(tree2, tree1);
}
diff_tree_oid(&tree1->oid, &tree2->oid, "", &opt->diffopt);
diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
index cd4083fed9..780c33877f 100644
--- a/builtin/diff.c
+++ b/builtin/diff.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
static const char builtin_diff_usage[] =
"git diff [<options>] [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]\n"
" or: git diff [<options>] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]\n"
-" or: git diff [<options>] <commit> [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...]\n"
+" or: git diff [<options>] <commit> [--merge-base] [<commit>...] <commit> [--] [<path>...]\n"
" or: git diff [<options>] <commit>...<commit>] [--] [<path>...]\n"
" or: git diff [<options>] <blob> <blob>]\n"
" or: git diff [<options>] --no-index [--] <path> <path>]\n"
@@ -134,11 +134,13 @@ static int builtin_diff_blobs(struct rev_info *revs,
static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
int argc, const char **argv)
{
- int cached = 0;
+ unsigned int option = 0;
while (1 < argc) {
const char *arg = argv[1];
if (!strcmp(arg, "--cached") || !strcmp(arg, "--staged"))
- cached = 1;
+ option |= DIFF_INDEX_CACHED;
+ else if (!strcmp(arg, "--merge-base"))
+ option |= DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE;
else
usage(builtin_diff_usage);
argv++; argc--;
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
revs->max_count != -1 || revs->min_age != -1 ||
revs->max_age != -1)
usage(builtin_diff_usage);
- if (!cached) {
+ if (!(option & DIFF_INDEX_CACHED)) {
setup_work_tree();
if (read_cache_preload(&revs->diffopt.pathspec) < 0) {
perror("read_cache_preload");
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ static int builtin_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs,
perror("read_cache");
return -1;
}
- return run_diff_index(revs, cached);
+ return run_diff_index(revs, option);
}
static int builtin_diff_tree(struct rev_info *revs,
@@ -170,19 +172,34 @@ static int builtin_diff_tree(struct rev_info *revs,
struct object_array_entry *ent1)
{
const struct object_id *(oid[2]);
- int swap = 0;
+ struct object_id mb_oid;
+ int merge_base = 0;
- if (argc > 1)
- usage(builtin_diff_usage);
+ while (1 < argc) {
+ const char *arg = argv[1];
+ if (!strcmp(arg, "--merge-base"))
+ merge_base = 1;
+ else
+ usage(builtin_diff_usage);
+ argv++; argc--;
+ }
- /*
- * We saw two trees, ent0 and ent1. If ent1 is uninteresting,
- * swap them.
- */
- if (ent1->item->flags & UNINTERESTING)
- swap = 1;
- oid[swap] = &ent0->item->oid;
- oid[1 - swap] = &ent1->item->oid;
+ if (merge_base) {
+ diff_get_merge_base(revs, &mb_oid);
+ oid[0] = &mb_oid;
+ oid[1] = &revs->pending.objects[1].item->oid;
+ } else {
+ int swap = 0;
+
+ /*
+ * We saw two trees, ent0 and ent1. If ent1 is uninteresting,
+ * swap them.
+ */
+ if (ent1->item->flags & UNINTERESTING)
+ swap = 1;
+ oid[swap] = &ent0->item->oid;
+ oid[1 - swap] = &ent1->item->oid;
+ }
diff_tree_oid(oid[0], oid[1], "", &revs->diffopt);
log_tree_diff_flush(revs);
return 0;
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index aea30d74a0..36f5a91c7a 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1698,6 +1698,10 @@ __git_diff_common_options="--stat --numstat --shortstat --summary
--patch --no-patch
"
+__git_diff_difftool_options="--cached --staged --pickaxe-all --pickaxe-regex
+ --base --ours --theirs --no-index --relative --merge-base
+ $__git_diff_common_options"
+
_git_diff ()
{
__git_has_doubledash && return
@@ -1720,10 +1724,7 @@ _git_diff ()
return
;;
--*)
- __gitcomp "--cached --staged --pickaxe-all --pickaxe-regex
- --base --ours --theirs --no-index
- $__git_diff_common_options
- "
+ __gitcomp "$__git_diff_difftool_options"
return
;;
esac
@@ -1745,11 +1746,7 @@ _git_difftool ()
return
;;
--*)
- __gitcomp_builtin difftool "$__git_diff_common_options
- --base --cached --ours --theirs
- --pickaxe-all --pickaxe-regex
- --relative --staged
- "
+ __gitcomp_builtin difftool "$__git_diff_difftool_options"
return
;;
esac
diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index f95c6de75f..d18a118249 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include "submodule.h"
#include "dir.h"
#include "fsmonitor.h"
+#include "commit-reach.h"
/*
* diff-files
@@ -510,16 +511,74 @@ static int diff_cache(struct rev_info *revs,
return unpack_trees(1, &t, &opts);
}
-int run_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs, int cached)
+void diff_get_merge_base(const struct rev_info *revs, struct object_id *mb)
+{
+ int i;
+ struct commit *mb_child[2] = {0};
+ struct commit_list *merge_bases;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < revs->pending.nr; i++) {
+ struct object *obj = revs->pending.objects[i].item;
+ if (obj->flags)
+ die(_("--merge-base does not work with ranges"));
+ if (obj->type != OBJ_COMMIT)
+ die(_("--merge-base only works with commits"));
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * This check must go after the for loop above because A...B
+ * ranges produce three pending commits, resulting in a
+ * misleading error message.
+ */
+ if (revs->pending.nr < 1 || revs->pending.nr > 2)
+ BUG("unexpected revs->pending.nr: %d", revs->pending.nr);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < revs->pending.nr; i++)
+ mb_child[i] = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &revs->pending.objects[i].item->oid);
+ if (revs->pending.nr == 1) {
+ struct object_id oid;
+
+ if (get_oid("HEAD", &oid))
+ die(_("unable to get HEAD"));
+
+ mb_child[1] = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
+ }
+
+ merge_bases = repo_get_merge_bases(the_repository, mb_child[0], mb_child[1]);
+ if (!merge_bases)
+ die(_("no merge base found"));
+ if (merge_bases->next)
+ die(_("multiple merge bases found"));
+
+ oidcpy(mb, &merge_bases->item->object.oid);
+
+ free_commit_list(merge_bases);
+}
+
+int run_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option)
{
struct object_array_entry *ent;
+ int cached = !!(option & DIFF_INDEX_CACHED);
+ int merge_base = !!(option & DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE);
+ struct object_id oid;
+ const char *name;
+ char merge_base_hex[GIT_MAX_HEXSZ + 1];
if (revs->pending.nr != 1)
BUG("run_diff_index must be passed exactly one tree");
trace_performance_enter();
ent = revs->pending.objects;
- if (diff_cache(revs, &ent->item->oid, ent->name, cached))
+
+ if (merge_base) {
+ diff_get_merge_base(revs, &oid);
+ name = oid_to_hex_r(merge_base_hex, &oid);
+ } else {
+ oidcpy(&oid, &ent->item->oid);
+ name = ent->name;
+ }
+
+ if (diff_cache(revs, &oid, name, cached))
exit(128);
diff_set_mnemonic_prefix(&revs->diffopt, "c/", cached ? "i/" : "w/");
diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index 11de52e9e9..fdd736cbab 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -578,12 +578,17 @@ void diff_warn_rename_limit(const char *varname, int needed, int degraded_cc);
*/
const char *diff_aligned_abbrev(const struct object_id *sha1, int);
+void diff_get_merge_base(const struct rev_info *revs, struct object_id *mb);
+
/* do not report anything on removed paths */
#define DIFF_SILENT_ON_REMOVED 01
/* report racily-clean paths as modified */
#define DIFF_RACY_IS_MODIFIED 02
int run_diff_files(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option);
-int run_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs, int cached);
+
+#define DIFF_INDEX_CACHED 01
+#define DIFF_INDEX_MERGE_BASE 02
+int run_diff_index(struct rev_info *revs, unsigned int option);
int do_diff_cache(const struct object_id *, struct diff_options *);
int diff_flush_patch_id(struct diff_options *, struct object_id *, int, int);
diff --git a/t/t4068-diff-symmetric-merge-base.sh b/t/t4068-diff-symmetric-merge-base.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..03487cc945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4068-diff-symmetric-merge-base.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='behavior of diff with symmetric-diff setups and --merge-base'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+# build these situations:
+# - normal merge with one merge base (br1...b2r);
+# - criss-cross merge ie 2 merge bases (br1...master);
+# - disjoint subgraph (orphan branch, br3...master).
+#
+# B---E <-- master
+# / \ /
+# A X
+# \ / \
+# C---D--G <-- br1
+# \ /
+# ---F <-- br2
+#
+# H <-- br3
+#
+# We put files into a few commits so that we can verify the
+# output as well.
+
+test_expect_success setup '
+ git commit --allow-empty -m A &&
+ echo b >b &&
+ git add b &&
+ git commit -m B &&
+ git checkout -b br1 HEAD^ &&
+ echo c >c &&
+ git add c &&
+ git commit -m C &&
+ git tag commit-C &&
+ git merge -m D master &&
+ git tag commit-D &&
+ git checkout master &&
+ git merge -m E commit-C &&
+ git checkout -b br2 commit-C &&
+ echo f >f &&
+ git add f &&
+ git commit -m F &&
+ git checkout br1 &&
+ git merge -m G br2 &&
+ git checkout --orphan br3 &&
+ git commit -m H
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff with one merge base' '
+ git diff commit-D...br1 >tmp &&
+ tail -n 1 tmp >actual &&
+ echo +f >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
+# The output (in tmp) can have +b or +c depending
+# on which merge base (commit B or C) is picked.
+# It should have one of those two, which comes out
+# to seven lines.
+test_expect_success 'diff with two merge bases' '
+ git diff br1...master >tmp 2>err &&
+ test_line_count = 7 tmp &&
+ test_line_count = 1 err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff with no merge bases' '
+ test_must_fail git diff br2...br3 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: br2...br3: no merge base" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff with too many symmetric differences' '
+ test_must_fail git diff br1...master br2...br3 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "usage" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff with symmetric difference and extraneous arg' '
+ test_must_fail git diff master br1...master 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "usage" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff with two ranges' '
+ test_must_fail git diff master br1..master br2..br3 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "usage" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff with ranges and extra arg' '
+ test_must_fail git diff master br1..master commit-D 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "usage" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff --merge-base with no commits' '
+ test_must_fail git diff --merge-base
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff --merge-base with three commits' '
+ test_must_fail git diff --merge-base br1 br2 master 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "usage" err
+'
+
+for cmd in diff-index diff
+do
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with one commit" '
+ git checkout master &&
+ git $cmd commit-C >expect &&
+ git $cmd --merge-base br2 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with one commit and unstaged changes" '
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_when_finished git reset --hard &&
+ echo unstaged >>c &&
+ git $cmd commit-C >expect &&
+ git $cmd --merge-base br2 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with one commit and staged and unstaged changes" '
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_when_finished git reset --hard &&
+ echo staged >>c &&
+ git add c &&
+ echo unstaged >>c &&
+ git $cmd commit-C >expect &&
+ git $cmd --merge-base br2 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base --cached with one commit and staged and unstaged changes" '
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_when_finished git reset --hard &&
+ echo staged >>c &&
+ git add c &&
+ echo unstaged >>c &&
+ git $cmd --cached commit-C >expect &&
+ git $cmd --cached --merge-base br2 >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with non-commit" '
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_must_fail git $cmd --merge-base master^{tree} 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: --merge-base only works with commits" err
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with no merge bases and one commit" '
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_must_fail git $cmd --merge-base br3 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: no merge base found" err
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with multiple merge bases and one commit" '
+ git checkout master &&
+ test_must_fail git $cmd --merge-base br1 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: multiple merge bases found" err
+ '
+done
+
+for cmd in diff-tree diff
+do
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with two commits" '
+ git $cmd commit-C master >expect &&
+ git $cmd --merge-base br2 master >actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base commit and non-commit" '
+ test_must_fail git $cmd --merge-base br2 master^{tree} 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: --merge-base only works with commits" err
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with no merge bases and two commits" '
+ test_must_fail git $cmd --merge-base br2 br3 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: no merge base found" err
+ '
+
+ test_expect_success "$cmd --merge-base with multiple merge bases and two commits" '
+ test_must_fail git $cmd --merge-base master br1 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: multiple merge bases found" err
+ '
+done
+
+test_expect_success 'diff-tree --merge-base with one commit' '
+ test_must_fail git diff-tree --merge-base master 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: --merge-base only works with two commits" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'diff --merge-base with range' '
+ test_must_fail git diff --merge-base br2..br3 2>err &&
+ test_i18ngrep "fatal: --merge-base does not work with ranges" err
+'
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t4068-diff-symmetric.sh b/t/t4068-diff-symmetric.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 31d17a5af0..0000000000
--- a/t/t4068-diff-symmetric.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-test_description='behavior of diff with symmetric-diff setups'
-
-. ./test-lib.sh
-
-# build these situations:
-# - normal merge with one merge base (br1...b2r);
-# - criss-cross merge ie 2 merge bases (br1...master);
-# - disjoint subgraph (orphan branch, br3...master).
-#
-# B---E <-- master
-# / \ /
-# A X
-# \ / \
-# C---D--G <-- br1
-# \ /
-# ---F <-- br2
-#
-# H <-- br3
-#
-# We put files into a few commits so that we can verify the
-# output as well.
-
-test_expect_success setup '
- git commit --allow-empty -m A &&
- echo b >b &&
- git add b &&
- git commit -m B &&
- git checkout -b br1 HEAD^ &&
- echo c >c &&
- git add c &&
- git commit -m C &&
- git tag commit-C &&
- git merge -m D master &&
- git tag commit-D &&
- git checkout master &&
- git merge -m E commit-C &&
- git checkout -b br2 commit-C &&
- echo f >f &&
- git add f &&
- git commit -m F &&
- git checkout br1 &&
- git merge -m G br2 &&
- git checkout --orphan br3 &&
- git commit -m H
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'diff with one merge base' '
- git diff commit-D...br1 >tmp &&
- tail -n 1 tmp >actual &&
- echo +f >expect &&
- test_cmp expect actual
-'
-
-# The output (in tmp) can have +b or +c depending
-# on which merge base (commit B or C) is picked.
-# It should have one of those two, which comes out
-# to seven lines.
-test_expect_success 'diff with two merge bases' '
- git diff br1...master >tmp 2>err &&
- test_line_count = 7 tmp &&
- test_line_count = 1 err
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'diff with no merge bases' '
- test_must_fail git diff br2...br3 >tmp 2>err &&
- test_i18ngrep "fatal: br2...br3: no merge base" err
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'diff with too many symmetric differences' '
- test_must_fail git diff br1...master br2...br3 >tmp 2>err &&
- test_i18ngrep "usage" err
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'diff with symmetric difference and extraneous arg' '
- test_must_fail git diff master br1...master >tmp 2>err &&
- test_i18ngrep "usage" err
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'diff with two ranges' '
- test_must_fail git diff master br1..master br2..br3 >tmp 2>err &&
- test_i18ngrep "usage" err
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'diff with ranges and extra arg' '
- test_must_fail git diff master br1..master commit-D >tmp 2>err &&
- test_i18ngrep "usage" err
-'
-
-test_done