1 files changed, 13 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/diff-merges.c b/diff-merges.c
index f3a9daed7e..5060ccd890 100644
--- a/diff-merges.c
+++ b/diff-merges.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ typedef void (*diff_merges_setup_func_t)(struct rev_info *);
 static void set_separate(struct rev_info *revs);
 
 static diff_merges_setup_func_t set_to_default = set_separate;
+static int suppress_m_parsing;
 
 static void suppress(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ static void suppress(struct rev_info *revs)
 	revs->combine_merges = 0;
 	revs->dense_combined_merges = 0;
 	revs->combined_all_paths = 0;
-	revs->combined_imply_patch = 0;
+	revs->merges_imply_patch = 0;
 	revs->merges_need_diff = 0;
 }
 
@@ -30,17 +31,6 @@ static void set_first_parent(struct rev_info *revs)
 	revs->first_parent_merges = 1;
 }
 
-static void set_m(struct rev_info *revs)
-{
-	/*
-	 * To "diff-index", "-m" means "match missing", and to the "log"
-	 * family of commands, it means "show default diff for merges". Set
-	 * both fields appropriately.
-	 */
-	set_to_default(revs);
-	revs->match_missing = 1;
-}
-
 static void set_combined(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
 	suppress(revs);
@@ -101,20 +91,25 @@ int diff_merges_config(const char *value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void diff_merges_suppress_m_parsing(void)
+{
+	suppress_m_parsing = 1;
+}
+
 int diff_merges_parse_opts(struct rev_info *revs, const char **argv)
 {
 	int argcount = 1;
 	const char *optarg;
 	const char *arg = argv[0];
 
-	if (!strcmp(arg, "-m")) {
-		set_m(revs);
+	if (!suppress_m_parsing && !strcmp(arg, "-m")) {
+		set_to_default(revs);
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "-c")) {
 		set_combined(revs);
-		revs->combined_imply_patch = 1;
+		revs->merges_imply_patch = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--cc")) {
 		set_dense_combined(revs);
-		revs->combined_imply_patch = 1;
+		revs->merges_imply_patch = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--no-diff-merges")) {
 		suppress(revs);
 	} else if (!strcmp(arg, "--combined-all-paths")) {
@@ -161,9 +156,9 @@ void diff_merges_setup_revs(struct rev_info *revs)
 		revs->first_parent_merges = 0;
 	if (revs->combined_all_paths && !revs->combine_merges)
 		die("--combined-all-paths makes no sense without -c or --cc");
-	if (revs->combined_imply_patch)
+	if (revs->merges_imply_patch)
 		revs->diff = 1;
-	if (revs->combined_imply_patch || revs->merges_need_diff) {
+	if (revs->merges_imply_patch || revs->merges_need_diff) {
 		if (!revs->diffopt.output_format)
 			revs->diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
 	}