Merge branch 'js/merge'

* js/merge:
  xdl_merge(): introduce XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS_ALNUM
  xdl_merge(): make XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS output simpler

builtin-merge-file.c

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int cmd_merge_file(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	ret = xdl_merge(mmfs + 1, mmfs + 0, names[0], mmfs + 2, names[2],
-			&xpp, XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS, &result);
+			&xpp, XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS_ALNUM, &result);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		free(mmfs[i].ptr);

t/t6023-merge-file.sh

@@ -139,4 +139,24 @@ test_expect_success 'binary files cannot be merged' '
 	grep "Cannot merge binary files" merge.err
 '
 
+sed -e "s/deerit.$/deerit;/" -e "s/me;$/me./" < new5.txt > new6.txt
+sed -e "s/deerit.$/deerit,/" -e "s/me;$/me,/" < new5.txt > new7.txt
+
+test_expect_success 'MERGE_ZEALOUS simplifies non-conflicts' '
+
+	! git merge-file -p new6.txt new5.txt new7.txt > output &&
+	test 1 = $(grep ======= < output | wc -l)
+
+'
+
+sed -e 's/deerit./&\n\n\n\n/' -e "s/locavit,/locavit;/" < new6.txt > new8.txt
+sed -e 's/deerit./&\n\n\n\n/' -e "s/locavit,/locavit --/" < new7.txt > new9.txt
+
+test_expect_success 'ZEALOUS_ALNUM' '
+
+	! git merge-file -p new8.txt new5.txt new9.txt > merge.out &&
+	test 1 = $(grep ======= < merge.out | wc -l)
+
+'
+
 test_done

xdiff/xdiff.h

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define XDL_MERGE_MINIMAL 0
 #define XDL_MERGE_EAGER 1
 #define XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS 2
+#define XDL_MERGE_ZEALOUS_ALNUM 3
 
 typedef struct s_mmfile {
 	char *ptr;

xdiff/xmerge.c

@@ -248,10 +248,76 @@ static int xdl_refine_conflicts(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdfenv_t *xe2, xdmerge_t *m,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int line_contains_alnum(const char *ptr, long size)
+{
+	while (size--)
+		if (isalnum(*(ptr++)))
+			return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int lines_contain_alnum(xdfenv_t *xe, int i, int chg)
+{
+	for (; chg; chg--, i++)
+		if (line_contains_alnum(xe->xdf2.recs[i]->ptr,
+				xe->xdf2.recs[i]->size))
+			return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function merges m and m->next, marking everything between those hunks
+ * as conflicting, too.
+ */
+static void xdl_merge_two_conflicts(xdmerge_t *m)
+{
+	xdmerge_t *next_m = m->next;
+	m->chg1 = next_m->i1 + next_m->chg1 - m->i1;
+	m->chg2 = next_m->i2 + next_m->chg2 - m->i2;
+	m->next = next_m->next;
+	free(next_m);
+}
+
+/*
+ * If there are less than 3 non-conflicting lines between conflicts,
+ * it appears simpler -- because it takes up less (or as many) lines --
+ * if the lines are moved into the conflicts.
+ */
+static int xdl_simplify_non_conflicts(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdmerge_t *m,
+				      int simplify_if_no_alnum)
+{
+	int result = 0;
+
+	if (!m)
+		return result;
+	for (;;) {
+		xdmerge_t *next_m = m->next;
+		int begin, end;
+
+		if (!next_m)
+			return result;
+
+		begin = m->i1 + m->chg1;
+		end = next_m->i1;
+
+		if (m->mode != 0 || next_m->mode != 0 ||
+		    (end - begin > 3 &&
+		     (!simplify_if_no_alnum ||
+		      lines_contain_alnum(xe1, begin, end - begin)))) {
+			m = next_m;
+		} else {
+			result++;
+			xdl_merge_two_conflicts(m);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * level == 0: mark all overlapping changes as conflict
  * level == 1: mark overlapping changes as conflict only if not identical
  * level == 2: analyze non-identical changes for minimal conflict set
+ * level == 3: analyze non-identical changes for minimal conflict set, but
+ *             treat hunks not containing any letter or number as conflicting
  *
  * returns < 0 on error, == 0 for no conflicts, else number of conflicts
  */
@@ -355,7 +421,9 @@ static int xdl_do_merge(xdfenv_t *xe1, xdchange_t *xscr1, const char *name1,
 	if (!changes)
 		changes = c;
 	/* refine conflicts */
-	if (level > 1 && xdl_refine_conflicts(xe1, xe2, changes, xpp) < 0) {
+	if (level > 1 &&
+	    (xdl_refine_conflicts(xe1, xe2, changes, xpp) < 0 ||
+	     xdl_simplify_non_conflicts(xe1, changes, level > 2) < 0)) {
 		xdl_cleanup_merge(changes);
 		return -1;
 	}