Subject: [PATCH] vc-git: Support `diff-switches'.

From: Rüdiger Sonderfeld <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:03:17 +0100

This patch should add support for it.  Please check if it works for you.

ChangeLog:

Fix bug#19099.
* lisp/vc/vc-git.el (vc-git-diff): Use "difftool -x diff" with
  `diff-switches' if `vc-git-diff-switches' is nil.
---
 lisp/vc/vc-git.el | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
index be0211c..3b11a3c 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc-git.el
@@ -994,11 +994,18 @@ (autoload 'vc-switches "vc")
 (defun vc-git-diff (files &optional rev1 rev2 buffer)
   "Get a difference report using Git between two revisions of FILES."
   (let (process-file-side-effects)
-    (apply #'vc-git-command (or buffer "*vc-diff*") 1 files
-	   (if (and rev1 rev2) "diff-tree" "diff-index")
-	   "--exit-code"
-	   (append (vc-switches 'git 'diff)
-		   (list "-p" (or rev1 "HEAD") rev2 "--")))))
+    (if vc-git-diff-switches
+        (apply #'vc-git-command (or buffer "*vc-diff*") 1 files
+               (if (and rev1 rev2) "diff-tree" "diff-index")
+               "--exit-code"
+               (append (vc-switches 'git 'diff)
+                       (list "-p" (or rev1 "HEAD") rev2 "--")))
+      (vc-git-command (or buffer "*vc-diff*") 1 files
+                      "difftool" "--exit-code" "--no-prompt" "-x"
+                      (concat "diff "
+                              (mapconcat 'identity
+                                         (vc-switches nil 'diff) " "))
+                      (or rev1 "HEAD") rev2 "--"))))
 
 (defun vc-git-revision-table (_files)
   ;; What about `files'?!?  --Stef
-- 
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