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;;; ediff-init.el --- Macros, variables, and defsubsts used by Ediff

;; Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Michael Kifer <[e-mail]>

;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.

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;;; Code:

;; Start compiler pacifier
(defvar ediff-metajob-name)
(defvar ediff-meta-buffer)
(defvar pm-color-alist)
(defvar ediff-grab-mouse)
(defvar ediff-mouse-pixel-position)
(defvar ediff-mouse-pixel-threshold)
(defvar ediff-whitespace)
(defvar ediff-multiframe)
;; end pacifier

;; Is it XEmacs?
(defconst ediff-xemacs-p (string-match "XEmacs" emacs-version))
;; Is it Emacs?
(defconst ediff-emacs-p (not ediff-xemacs-p))

(defvar ediff-force-faces nil
  "If t, Ediff will think that it is running on a display that supports faces.
This is provided as a temporary relief for users of face-capable displays
that Ediff doesn't know about.")

;; Are we running as a window application or on a TTY?
(defsubst ediff-device-type ()
  (if ediff-emacs-p
      window-system
    (device-type (selected-device))))

;; in XEmacs: device-type is tty on tty and stream in batch.
(defun ediff-window-display-p ()
  (and (ediff-device-type) (not (memq (ediff-device-type) '(tty pc stream)))))

;; test if supports faces
;; ediff-force-faces is for those devices that support faces, but we don't know
;; this yet
(defun ediff-has-face-support-p ()
  (cond ((ediff-window-display-p))
	(ediff-force-faces)
	(ediff-emacs-p (memq (ediff-device-type) '(pc)))
	(ediff-xemacs-p (memq (ediff-device-type) '(tty pc)))))
  
  
;; Defines SYMBOL as an advertised local variable.  
;; Performs a defvar, then executes `make-variable-buffer-local' on
;; the variable.  Also sets the `permanent-local' property,
;; so that `kill-all-local-variables' (called by major-mode setting
;; commands) won't destroy Ediff control variables.
;; 
;; Plagiarised from `emerge-defvar-local' for XEmacs.
(defmacro ediff-defvar-local (var value doc) 
  (` (progn
       (defvar (, var) (, value) (, doc))
       (make-variable-buffer-local '(, var))
       (put '(, var) 'permanent-local t))))
    


;; Variables that control each Ediff session---local to the control buffer.

;; Mode variables
;; The buffer in which the A variant is stored.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-buffer-A nil "")
;; The buffer in which the B variant is stored.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-buffer-B nil "")
;; The buffer in which the C variant is stored.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-buffer-C nil "")
;; Ancestor buffer
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-ancestor-buffer nil "")
;; The control buffer of ediff.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-control-buffer nil "")

;;; Macros
(defmacro ediff-odd-p (arg)
  (` (eq (logand (, arg) 1) 1)))

(defmacro ediff-buffer-live-p (buf)
  (` (and (, buf) (get-buffer (, buf)) (buffer-name (get-buffer (, buf))))))

(defmacro ediff-get-buffer (arg)
  (` (cond ((eq (, arg) 'A) ediff-buffer-A)
	   ((eq (, arg) 'B) ediff-buffer-B)
	   ((eq (, arg) 'C) ediff-buffer-C)
	   ((eq (, arg) 'Ancestor) ediff-ancestor-buffer)
	   )
  ))
  
(defmacro ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type (buf-type list)
  (` (cond ((eq (, buf-type) 'A) (nth 0 (, list)))
	   ((eq (, buf-type) 'B) (nth 1 (, list)))
	   ((eq (, buf-type) 'C) (nth 2 (, list))))))
	   
(defmacro ediff-char-to-buftype (arg)
  (` (cond ((memq (, arg) '(?a ?A)) 'A)
	   ((memq (, arg) '(?b ?B)) 'B)
	   ((memq (, arg) '(?c ?C)) 'C)
	   )
  ))
  
(defmacro ediff-get-difference (n buf-type)
  (` (aref
      (symbol-value
       (intern (format "ediff-difference-vector-%S" (, buf-type)))) (, n))))
  
;; tell if it has been previously determined that the region has
;; no diffs other than the white space and newlines
;; The argument, N, is the diff region number used by Ediff to index the
;; diff vector. It is 1 less than the number seen by the user.
;;
;; A difference vector has the form:
;; [diff diff diff ...]
;; where each diff has the form:
;; [overlay fine-diff-vector no-fine-diffs-flag]
;; fine-diff-vector is a vector [fine-diff fine-diff fine-diff ...]
(defmacro ediff-no-fine-diffs-p (n)
  (` (aref (ediff-get-difference (, n) 'A) 2)))
  
(defmacro ediff-get-diff-overlay-from-diff-record (diff-rec)
  (` (aref (, diff-rec) 0)))
  
(defmacro ediff-get-diff-overlay (n buf-type)  
  (` (ediff-get-diff-overlay-from-diff-record
      (ediff-get-difference (, n) (, buf-type)))))

(defmacro ediff-get-fine-diff-vector-from-diff-record (diff-rec)
  (` (aref (, diff-rec) 1)))
      
(defmacro ediff-set-fine-diff-vector (n buf-type fine-vec)
  (` (aset (ediff-get-difference (, n) (, buf-type)) 1 (, fine-vec))))
  
(defmacro ediff-get-state-of-diff (n buf-type)
  (` (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-C)
	 (aref (ediff-get-difference (, n) (, buf-type)) 3))))
(defmacro ediff-set-state-of-diff (n buf-type val)
  (` (aset (ediff-get-difference (, n) (, buf-type)) 3 (, val))))
(defmacro ediff-get-state-of-merge (n)
  (` (if ediff-state-of-merge
	 (aref (aref ediff-state-of-merge (, n)) 0))))
(defmacro ediff-get-state-of-ancestor (n)
  (` (if ediff-state-of-merge
	 (aref (aref ediff-state-of-merge (, n)) 1))))
(defmacro ediff-set-state-of-merge (n val)
  (` (if ediff-state-of-merge
	 (aset (aref ediff-state-of-merge (, n)) 0 (, val)))))

;; if flag is t, puts a mark on diff region saying that 
;; the differences are in white space only. If flag is nil,
;; the region is marked as essential (i.e., differences are
;; not just in the white space and newlines.)
(defmacro ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only (n flag)
  (` (aset (ediff-get-difference (, n) 'A) 2 (, flag))))
  
(defmacro ediff-get-fine-diff-vector (n buf-type)
  (` (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector-from-diff-record
      (ediff-get-difference (, n) (, buf-type)))))
  
;; Macro to switch to BUFFER, evaluate FORMS, returns to original buffer.
;; Differs from `save-excursion' in that it doesn't save the point and mark.
;; This is essentially `emerge-eval-in-buffer' with the test for live buffers."
(defmacro ediff-eval-in-buffer (buffer &rest forms)
  (` (let ((StartBuffer (current-buffer)))
       (if (ediff-buffer-live-p (, buffer))
	   (unwind-protect
	       (progn
		 (set-buffer (, buffer))
		 (,@ forms))
	     (set-buffer StartBuffer))
	 (or (eq this-command 'ediff-quit)
	     (error ediff-KILLED-VITAL-BUFFER))
	 ))))
	 

(defsubst ediff-multiframe-setup-p ()
  (and (ediff-window-display-p) ediff-multiframe))
			 
(defmacro ediff-narrow-control-frame-p ()
  (` (and (ediff-multiframe-setup-p)
	  (equal ediff-help-message ediff-brief-message-string))))
	  
(defmacro ediff-3way-comparison-job ()
  (` (memq
      ediff-job-name
      '(ediff-files3 ediff-buffers3))))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-3way-comparison-job nil "")
      
(defmacro ediff-merge-job ()
  (` (memq
      ediff-job-name
      '(ediff-merge-files
	ediff-merge-buffers
	ediff-merge-files-with-ancestor
	ediff-merge-buffers-with-ancestor
	ediff-merge-revisions
	ediff-merge-revisions-with-ancestor))))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-merge-job nil "")

(defmacro ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job ()
  (` (memq
      ediff-job-name
      '(ediff-merge-files-with-ancestor
	ediff-merge-buffers-with-ancestor
	ediff-merge-revisions-with-ancestor))))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job nil "")

(defmacro ediff-3way-job ()
  (` (or ediff-3way-comparison-job ediff-merge-job)))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-3way-job nil "")

;; A diff3 job is like a 3way job, but ediff-merge doesn't require the use
;; of diff3.
(defmacro ediff-diff3-job ()
  (` (or ediff-3way-comparison-job
	 ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job)))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-diff3-job nil "")
	 
(defmacro ediff-windows-job ()
  (` (memq ediff-job-name '(ediff-windows-wordwise ediff-windows-linewise))))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-windows-job nil "")

(defmacro ediff-word-mode-job ()
  (` (memq ediff-job-name '(ediff-windows-wordwise  ediff-regions-wordwise))))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-word-mode-job nil "")

(defmacro ediff-narrow-job ()
  (` (memq ediff-job-name '(ediff-windows-wordwise
			    ediff-regions-wordwise
			    ediff-windows-linewise
			    ediff-regions-linewise))))
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-narrow-job nil "")

;; Note: ediff-merge-directory-revisions-with-ancestor is not treated as an
;; ancestor metajob, since it behaves differently.
(defsubst ediff-ancestor-metajob (&optional metajob)
  (memq (or metajob ediff-metajob-name)
	'(ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor
	  ediff-merge-filegroups-with-ancestor)))
(defsubst ediff-revision-metajob (&optional metajob)
  (memq (or metajob ediff-metajob-name)
	'(ediff-directory-revisions 
	  ediff-merge-directory-revisions
	  ediff-merge-directory-revisions-with-ancestor)))
(defsubst ediff-patch-metajob (&optional metajob)
  (memq (or metajob ediff-metajob-name)
	'(ediff-multifile-patch)))
;; metajob involving only one group of files, such as multipatch or directory
;; revision
(defsubst ediff-one-filegroup-metajob (&optional metajob)
  (or (ediff-revision-metajob metajob)
      (ediff-patch-metajob metajob)
      ;; add more here
      ))
(defsubst ediff-collect-diffs-metajob (&optional metajob)
  (memq (or metajob ediff-metajob-name)
	'(ediff-directories
	  ediff-directory-revisions
	  ediff-merge-directories
	  ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor
	  ediff-merge-directory-revisions
	  ediff-merge-directory-revisions-with-ancestor
	  ;; add more here
	  )))
(defsubst ediff-merge-metajob (&optional metajob)
  (memq (or metajob ediff-metajob-name)
	'(ediff-merge-directories
	  ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor
	  ediff-merge-directory-revisions
	  ediff-merge-directory-revisions-with-ancestor
	  ediff-merge-filegroups-with-ancestor 
	  ;; add more here
	  )))

(defsubst ediff-metajob3 (&optional metajob)
  (memq (or metajob ediff-metajob-name)
	'(ediff-merge-directories-with-ancestor
	  ediff-merge-filegroups-with-ancestor 
	  ediff-directories3
	  ediff-filegroups3)))
(defsubst ediff-comparison-metajob3 (&optional metajob)
  (memq (or metajob ediff-metajob-name)
	'(ediff-directories3 ediff-filegroups3)))

(defsubst ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer (&optional meta-buf)
  (or (eq (if meta-buf ediff-meta-buffer ediff-control-buffer)
	  (current-buffer))
      (error "%S: This command runs in Ediff Control Buffer only!"
	     this-command)))


;; Hook variables

(defvar ediff-before-setup-windows-hook nil
  "*Hooks to run before Ediff sets its window configuration. 
This can be used to save the previous window config, which can be restored
on ediff-quit or ediff-suspend.") 
(defvar ediff-after-setup-windows-hook nil
  "*Hooks to run after Ediff sets its window configuration. 
This can be used to set up control window or icon in a desired place.")
(defvar ediff-before-setup-control-frame-hook nil
  "*Hooks run before setting up the frame to display Ediff Control Panel.
Can be used to change control frame parameters to position it where it
is desirable.")
(defvar ediff-after-setup-control-frame-hook nil
  "*Hooks run after setting up the frame to display Ediff Control Panel.
Can be used to move the frame where it is desired.")
(defvar ediff-startup-hook nil
  "*Hooks to run in the control buffer after Ediff has been set up.")
(defvar ediff-select-hook nil
  "*Hooks to run after a difference has been selected.")
(defvar ediff-unselect-hook nil
  "*Hooks to run after a difference has been unselected.")
(defvar ediff-prepare-buffer-hook  nil
  "*Hooks called after buffers A, B, and C are set up.")
(defvar ediff-load-hook nil
  "*Hook run after Ediff is loaded.  Can be used to change defaults.")
  
(defvar ediff-mode-hook nil
  "*Hook run just after ediff-mode is set up in the control buffer. 
This is done before any windows or frames are created. One can use it to
set local variables that determine how the display looks like.")
(defvar ediff-keymap-setup-hook nil
  "*Hook run just after the default bindings in Ediff keymap are set up.")
  
(defvar ediff-display-help-hook nil
  "*Hooks run after preparing the help message.")

(defvar ediff-suspend-hook (list 'ediff-default-suspend-function)
  "*Hooks to run in the Ediff control buffer when Ediff is suspended.")
(defvar ediff-quit-hook (list 'ediff-cleanup-mess)
  "*Hooks to run in the Ediff control buffer after finishing Ediff.") 
(defvar ediff-cleanup-hook nil
  "*Hooks to run on exiting Ediff but before killing the control buffer.
This is a place to do various cleanups, such as deleting the variant buffers.
Ediff provides a function, `ediff-janitor', as one such possible hook.")
(defvar ediff-quit-merge-hook 'ediff-maybe-save-and-delete-merge
  "*Hooks to run before quitting a merge job.
The most common use is to save and delete the merge buffer.")


;; Error messages
(defconst ediff-KILLED-VITAL-BUFFER
  "You have killed a vital Ediff buffer---you must leave Ediff now!")
(defconst ediff-NO-DIFFERENCES
  "Sorry, comparison of identical variants is not what I am made for...")
(defconst ediff-BAD-DIFF-NUMBER
  ;; %S stands for this-command, %d - diff number, %d - max diff
  "%S: Bad diff region number, %d. Valid numbers are 1 to %d")
(defconst ediff-BAD-INFO (format "
*** The Info file for Ediff, a part of the standard distribution
*** of %sEmacs, does not seem to be properly installed.
*** 
*** Please contact your system administrator. "
				 (if ediff-xemacs-p "X" "")))
 
;; Selective browsing

(ediff-defvar-local ediff-skip-diff-region-function 'ediff-show-all-diffs
  "Function that determines the next/previous diff region to show.
Should return t for regions to be ignored and nil otherwise.
This function gets a region number as an argument. The region number
is the one used internally by Ediff. It is 1 less than the number seen
by the user.")

(ediff-defvar-local ediff-hide-regexp-matches-function
  'ediff-hide-regexp-matches 
  "Function to use in determining which regions to hide.
See the documentation string of `ediff-hide-regexp-matches' for details.")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-focus-on-regexp-matches-function
  'ediff-focus-on-regexp-matches
  "Function to use in determining which regions to focus on.
See the documentation string of `ediff-focus-on-regexp-matches' for details.")

;; Regexp that determines buf A regions to focus on when skipping to diff
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-regexp-focus-A "" "")
;; Regexp that determines buf B regions to focus on when skipping to diff
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-regexp-focus-B "" "")
;; Regexp that determines buf C regions to focus on when skipping to diff
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-regexp-focus-C "" "")
;; connective that determines whether to focus regions that match both or
;; one of the regexps
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-focus-regexp-connective 'and "")
  
;; Regexp that determines buf A regions to ignore when skipping to diff
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-regexp-hide-A "" "")
;; Regexp that determines buf B regions to ignore when skipping to diff
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-regexp-hide-B "" "")
;; Regexp that determines buf C regions to ignore when skipping to diff
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-regexp-hide-C "" "")
;; connective that determines whether to hide regions that match both or
;; one of the regexps
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-hide-regexp-connective 'and "")
  
  
;; Copying difference regions between buffers.    
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-killed-diffs-alist nil
  "A list of killed diffs. 
A diff is saved here if it is replaced by a diff
from another buffer.  This alist has the form:
\((num (buff-object . diff) (buff-object . diff) (buff-object . diff)) ...),
where some buffer-objects may be missing.")


;; Highlighting
;;(defvar ediff-before-flag-bol (if ediff-emacs-p "->>\n" (make-glyph "->>\n"))
(defvar ediff-before-flag-bol (if ediff-xemacs-p (make-glyph "->>") "->>")
  "*Flag placed above the highlighted block of differences. 
Must end with newline.")
;;(defvar ediff-after-flag-eol  (if ediff-emacs-p "<<-\n" (make-glyph "<<-"))
(defvar ediff-after-flag-eol  (if ediff-xemacs-p (make-glyph "<<-") "<<-")
  "*Flag placed below the highlighted block of differences.
Must end with newline.")

(defvar ediff-before-flag-mol (if ediff-xemacs-p (make-glyph "->>") "->>")
  "*Like ediff-before-flag, used when a difference starts in mid-line.")
(defvar ediff-after-flag-mol  (if ediff-xemacs-p (make-glyph "<<-") "<<-")
  "*Like ediff-after-flag, used when a difference starts in mid-line.")

  
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-use-faces t 
  "If t, differences are highlighted using faces, if device supports faces.
If nil, differences are highlighted using ASCII flags, ediff-before-flag
and ediff-after-flag.  On a non-window system, differences are always
highlighted using ASCII flags.
This variable can be set either in .emacs or toggled interactively.
Use `setq-default' if setting it in .emacs")

;; this indicates that diff regions are word-size, so fine diffs are
;; permanently nixed; used in ediff-windows-wordwise and ediff-regions-wordwise
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-word-mode nil "")
;; Name of the job (ediff-files, ediff-windows, etc.)
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-job-name nil "")

;; Narrowing and ediff-region/windows support
;; This is a list (overlay-A overlay-B overlay-C)
;; If set, Ediff compares only those parts of buffers A/B/C that lie within
;; the bounds of these overlays.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-narrow-bounds nil "")

;; List (overlay-A overlay-B overlay-C), where each overlay spans the
;; entire corresponding buffer.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-wide-bounds nil "")

;; Current visibility boundaries in buffers A, B, and C.
;; This is also a list of overlays. When the user toggles narrow/widen,
;; this list changes from ediff-wide-bounds to ediff-narrow-bounds.
;; and back.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-visible-bounds nil "")

(ediff-defvar-local ediff-start-narrowed t
  "Non-nil means start narrowed, if doing ediff-windows-* or ediff-regions-*")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-quit-widened t
  "*Non-nil means: when finished, Ediff widens buffers A/B.
Actually, Ediff restores the scope of visibility that existed at startup.")
(defvar ediff-keep-variants t
  "*Nil means that non-modified variant buffers should be removed after some
interrogation.
Supplying a prefix argument to the quit command `q' temporarily reverses the
meaning of this variable.")

(ediff-defvar-local ediff-highlight-all-diffs t
  "If nil, only the selected differences are highlighted.
This variable can be set either in .emacs or toggled interactively, using
ediff-toggle-hilit. Use `setq-default' to set it.") 

;; A var local to each control panel buffer.  Indicates highlighting style
;; in effect for this buffer: `face', `ascii', nil -- temporarily
;; unhighlighted, `off' -- turned off \(on a dumb terminal only\).
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-highlighting-style nil "")

  
;; The suffix of the control buffer name.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-control-buffer-suffix nil "")
;; Same as ediff-control-buffer-suffix, but without <,>. 
;; It's a number rather than string.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-control-buffer-number nil "")


;; The original values of ediff-protected-variables for buffer A
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-buffer-values-orig-A nil "")
;; The original values of ediff-protected-variables for buffer B
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-buffer-values-orig-B nil "")
;; The original values of ediff-protected-variables for buffer C
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-buffer-values-orig-C nil "")
;; The original values of ediff-protected-variables for buffer Ancestor
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-buffer-values-orig-Ancestor nil "")
;; Buffer-local variables to be saved then restored during Ediff sessions
;; Buffer-local variables to be saved then restored during Ediff sessions
(defconst ediff-protected-variables '(
				      ;;buffer-read-only 
				      mode-line-format))

;; Vector of differences between the variants.  Each difference is
;; represented by a vector of two overlays plus a vector of fine diffs,
;; plus a no-fine-diffs flag.  The first overlay spans the
;; difference region in the A buffer and the second overlays the diff in
;; the B buffer. If a difference section is empty, the corresponding
;; overlay's endpoints coincide.
;;
;; The precise form of a difference vector for one buffer is:
;; [diff diff diff ...]
;; where each diff has the form:
;; [diff-overlay fine-diff-vector no-fine-diffs-flag state-of-difference]
;; fine-diff-vector is a vector [fine-diff-overlay fine-diff-overlay ...]
;; no-fine-diffs-flag says if there are fine differences.
;; state-of-difference is A, B, C, or nil, indicating which buffer is
;; different from the other two (used only in 3-way jobs.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-difference-vector-A nil "")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-difference-vector-B nil "")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-difference-vector-C nil "")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-difference-vector-Ancestor nil "")

;; [ status status status ...]
;; Each status: [state-of-merge state-of-ancestor]
;; state-of-merge is default-A, default-B, prefer-A, or prefer-B. It
;; indicates the way a diff region was created in buffer C.
;; state-of-ancestor says if the corresponding region in ancestor buffer is
;; empty.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-state-of-merge nil "")

;; The difference that is currently selected.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-current-difference -1 "")
;; Number of differences found.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-number-of-differences nil "")
  
;; Buffer containing the output of diff, which is used by Ediff to step
;; through files.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-diff-buffer nil "")
;; Like ediff-diff-buffer, but contains context diff. It is not used by
;; Ediff, but it is saved in a file, if user requests so.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-custom-diff-buffer nil "")
;; Buffer used for diff-style fine differences between regions.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-fine-diff-buffer nil "")
;; Temporary buffer used for computing fine differences.
(defconst ediff-tmp-buffer " *ediff-tmp*" "")
;; Buffer used for messages
(defconst ediff-msg-buffer " *ediff-message*" "")
;; Buffer containing the output of diff when diff returns errors.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-error-buffer nil "")
;; Buffer to display debug info
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-debug-buffer "*ediff-debug*" "")

;; List of ediff control panels associated with each buffer A/B/C/Ancestor.
;; Not used any more, but may be needed in the future.
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions  nil "")

;; to be deleted in due time
;; List of difference overlays disturbed by working with the current diff.
(defvar ediff-disturbed-overlays nil "")
  
;; Priority of non-selected overlays.
(defvar ediff-shadow-overlay-priority  100 "")

(defvar ediff-version-control-package 'vc
  "Version control package used.
Currently, Ediff supports vc.el, rcs.el, pcl-cvs.el, and generic-sc.el. The
standard Emacs interface to RCS, CVS, SCCS, etc., is vc.el. However, some
people find the other two packages more convenient. Set this variable to the
appropriate symbol: `rcs', `pcl-cvs', or `generic-sc' if you so desire.")


(if ediff-xemacs-p
    (progn
      (fset 'ediff-read-event (symbol-function 'next-command-event))
      (fset 'ediff-overlayp (symbol-function 'extentp))
      (fset 'ediff-make-overlay (symbol-function 'make-extent))
      (fset 'ediff-delete-overlay (symbol-function 'delete-extent)))
  (fset 'ediff-read-event (symbol-function 'read-event))
  (fset 'ediff-overlayp (symbol-function 'overlayp))
  (fset 'ediff-overlayp (symbol-function 'overlayp))
  (fset 'ediff-make-overlay (symbol-function 'make-overlay))
  (fset 'ediff-delete-overlay (symbol-function 'delete-overlay)))
  
;; Check the current version against the major and minor version numbers
;; using op: cur-vers op major.minor If emacs-major-version or
;; emacs-minor-version are not defined, we assume that the current version
;; is hopelessly outdated.  We assume that emacs-major-version and
;; emacs-minor-version are defined.  Otherwise, for Emacs/XEmacs 19, if the
;; current minor version is < 10 (xemacs) or < 23 (emacs) the return value
;; will be nil (when op is =, >, or >=) and t (when op is <, <=), which may be
;; incorrect. However, this gives correct result in our cases, since we are
;; testing for sufficiently high Emacs versions.
(defun ediff-check-version (op major minor &optional type-of-emacs)
  (if (and (boundp 'emacs-major-version) (boundp 'emacs-minor-version))
      (and (cond ((eq type-of-emacs 'xemacs) ediff-xemacs-p)
		 ((eq type-of-emacs 'emacs) ediff-emacs-p)
		 (t t))
	   (cond ((eq op '=) (and (= emacs-minor-version minor)
				  (= emacs-major-version major)))
		 ((memq op '(> >= < <=))
		  (and (or (funcall op emacs-major-version major)
			   (= emacs-major-version major))
		       (if (= emacs-major-version major)
			   (funcall op emacs-minor-version minor)
			 t)))
		 (t
		  (error "%S: Invalid op in ediff-check-version" op))))
    (cond ((memq op '(= > >=)) nil)
	  ((memq op '(< <=)) t))))
  
  
;;;; warn if it is a wrong version of emacs
;;(if (or (ediff-check-version '< 19 29 'emacs)
;;	(ediff-check-version '< 19 12 'xemacs))
;;    (progn
;;      (with-output-to-temp-buffer ediff-msg-buffer
;;	(switch-to-buffer ediff-msg-buffer)
;;	(insert
;;	 (format "
;;
;;This version of Ediff requires 
;;
;;\t Emacs 19.29 and higher
;;\t OR
;;\t XEmacs 19.12 and higher
;;
;;It is unlikely to work under Emacs version %s
;;that you are using... " emacs-version))
;;	(if noninteractive
;;	    ()
;;	  (beep 1)
;;	  (beep 1)
;;	  (insert "\n\nType any key to continue...")
;;	  (ediff-read-event)))
;;      (kill-buffer ediff-msg-buffer)))

;; A fix for NeXT Step
;; Should probably be eliminated in later versions.
(if (and (ediff-window-display-p) (eq (ediff-device-type) 'ns))
    (progn
      (fset 'x-display-color-p (symbol-function 'ns-display-color-p))
      (fset 'x-color-defined-p (symbol-function 'ns-color-defined-p))
      (fset 'x-display-pixel-height (symbol-function 'ns-display-pixel-height))
      (fset 'x-display-pixel-width (symbol-function 'ns-display-pixel-width))
      ))


(defsubst ediff-color-display-p ()
  (if ediff-emacs-p
      (x-display-color-p)
    (eq (device-class (selected-device)) 'color)))

  
(if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
    (if ediff-xemacs-p
	(progn
	  (fset 'ediff-valid-color-p (symbol-function 'valid-color-name-p))
	  (fset 'ediff-get-face (symbol-function 'get-face)))
      ;; Temporary fix for OS/2 port of Emacs
      ;; pm-win.el in PM-Emacs should be fixed.
      (if (eq (ediff-device-type) 'pm)
	  (fset 'ediff-valid-color-p 
		(function (lambda (color) (assoc color pm-color-alist))))
	(fset 'ediff-valid-color-p (symbol-function 'x-color-defined-p)))
      (fset 'ediff-get-face (symbol-function 'internal-get-face))))

(if (ediff-window-display-p)
    (if ediff-xemacs-p
	(progn
	  (fset 'ediff-display-pixel-width
		(symbol-function 'device-pixel-width))
	  (fset 'ediff-display-pixel-height
		(symbol-function 'device-pixel-height)))
      (fset 'ediff-display-pixel-width 
	    (symbol-function 'x-display-pixel-width))
      (fset 'ediff-display-pixel-height
	    (symbol-function 'x-display-pixel-height))))
      

(defun ediff-make-current-diff-overlay (type)
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (let ((overlay (intern (format "ediff-current-diff-overlay-%S" type)))
	    (buffer (ediff-get-buffer type))
	    (face (face-name
		   (symbol-value
		    (intern (format "ediff-current-diff-face-%S" type))))))
	(set overlay
	     (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay (point-max) (point-max) buffer))
	(ediff-set-overlay-face (symbol-value overlay) face)
	(ediff-overlay-put (symbol-value overlay) 'ediff ediff-control-buffer))
    ))

(defun ediff-set-overlay-face (extent face)
  (ediff-overlay-put extent 'face face)
  (ediff-overlay-put extent 'help-echo 'ediff-region-help-echo))
 
;; This does nothing in Emacs, since overlays there have no help-echo property
(defun ediff-region-help-echo (extent)
  (let ((is-current (ediff-overlay-get extent 'ediff))
	(face (ediff-overlay-get extent 'face))
	(diff-num (ediff-overlay-get extent 'ediff-diff-num))
	face-help)

    ;; This happens only for refinement overlays
    (setq face-help (and face (get face 'ediff-help-echo)))

    (cond ((and is-current diff-num) ; current diff region
	   (format "Difference region %S -- current" (1+ diff-num)))
	  (face-help) ; refinement of current diff region
	  (diff-num ; non-current
	   (format "Difference region %S -- non-current" (1+ diff-num)))
	  (t ""))   ; none
    ))

(defun ediff-set-face (ground face color)
  "Set face foreground/background."
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (if (ediff-valid-color-p color)
	  (if (eq ground 'foreground)
	      (set-face-foreground face color)
	    (set-face-background face color))
	(cond ((memq face
		     '(ediff-current-diff-face-A
		       ediff-current-diff-face-B
		       ediff-current-diff-face-C
		       ediff-current-diff-face-Ancestor))
	       (copy-face 'highlight face))
	      ((memq face
		     '(ediff-fine-diff-face-A
		       ediff-fine-diff-face-B
		       ediff-fine-diff-face-C
		       ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor))
	       (copy-face 'secondary-selection face)
	       (set-face-underline-p face t))
	      ((memq face
		     '(ediff-even-diff-face-A
		       ediff-odd-diff-face-A 
		       ediff-even-diff-face-B ediff-odd-diff-face-B
		       ediff-even-diff-face-C ediff-odd-diff-face-C
		       ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor
		       ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor))
	       (copy-face 'secondary-selection face))))
    ))

(defun ediff-set-face-pixmap (face pixmap)
  "Set face pixmap on a monochrome display."
  (if (and (ediff-window-display-p) (not (ediff-color-display-p)))
      (condition-case nil
	  (set-face-background-pixmap face pixmap)
	(error
	 (message "Pixmap not found for %S: %s" (face-name face) pixmap)
	 (sit-for 1)))))

(defun ediff-hide-face (face)
  (if (and (ediff-has-face-support-p) ediff-emacs-p)
      (add-to-list 'facemenu-unlisted-faces face)))
      
(defvar ediff-current-diff-face-A
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-A)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-A)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-current-diff-face-A)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'foreground 'ediff-current-diff-face-A "firebrick")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-current-diff-face-A "pale green"))
		  (t
		   (if ediff-xemacs-p
		       (copy-face 'modeline 'ediff-current-diff-face-A)
		     (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-current-diff-face-A))
		   )))
	'ediff-current-diff-face-A))
  "Face for highlighting the selected difference in buffer A.")

(defvar ediff-current-diff-face-B
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-B)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-B)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-current-diff-face-B)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'foreground 'ediff-current-diff-face-B "DarkOrchid")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-current-diff-face-B "Yellow"))
		  (t 
		   (if ediff-xemacs-p
		       (copy-face 'modeline 'ediff-current-diff-face-B)
		     (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-current-diff-face-B))
		   )))
	'ediff-current-diff-face-B))
  "Face for highlighting the selected difference in buffer B.")
    

(defvar ediff-current-diff-face-C
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-C)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-C)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-current-diff-face-C)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'foreground 'ediff-current-diff-face-C "Navy")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-current-diff-face-C "Pink"))
		  (t 
		   (if ediff-xemacs-p
		       (copy-face 'modeline 'ediff-current-diff-face-C)
		     (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-current-diff-face-C))
		   )))
	'ediff-current-diff-face-C))
  "Face for highlighting the selected difference in buffer C.")

(defvar ediff-current-diff-face-Ancestor
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-current-diff-face-Ancestor)
	    (copy-face 
	     'ediff-current-diff-face-C 'ediff-current-diff-face-Ancestor))))
  "Face for highlighting the selected difference in the ancestor buffer.")

(defvar ediff-fine-diff-pixmap "gray3"
  "Pixmap to use for highlighting fine differences.")
(defvar ediff-odd-diff-pixmap "gray1"
  "Pixmap to use for highlighting odd differences.")
(defvar ediff-even-diff-pixmap "Stipple"
  "Pixmap to use for highlighting even differences.")

(defvar ediff-fine-diff-face-A
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face 'foreground 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A
				   "Navy")
		   (ediff-set-face 'background 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A
				   "sky blue"))
		  (t
		   (set-face-underline-p 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A t)
		   (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A
					  ediff-fine-diff-pixmap)
		   )))
	'ediff-fine-diff-face-A))
  "Face for highlighting the refinement of the selected diff in buffer A.")

(defvar ediff-fine-diff-face-B
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face 'foreground 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B "Black")
		   (ediff-set-face 'background 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B "cyan"))
		  (t
		   (set-face-underline-p 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B t)
		   (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B
					  ediff-fine-diff-pixmap)
		   )))
	'ediff-fine-diff-face-B))
  "Face for highlighting the refinement of the selected diff in buffer B.")
    
(defvar ediff-fine-diff-face-C
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face 'foreground 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C "black")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C "Turquoise"))
		  (t
		   (set-face-underline-p 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C t)
		   (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C
					  ediff-fine-diff-pixmap)
		   )))
	'ediff-fine-diff-face-C))
  "Face for highlighting the refinement of the selected diff in buffer C.")

(defvar ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor)
	    (progn
	      (copy-face
	       'ediff-fine-diff-face-C 'ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor)
	      (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor
				     ediff-fine-diff-pixmap))
	    )))
  "Face highlighting refinements of the selected diff in ancestor buffer.
Presently, this is not used, as difference regions are not refined in the
ancestor buffer.")
    
(defvar ediff-even-diff-face-A
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-A)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-A)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-even-diff-face-A)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'foreground 'ediff-even-diff-face-A "black")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-even-diff-face-A "light grey"))
		  (t 
		   (copy-face 'italic 'ediff-even-diff-face-A)
		   (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-even-diff-face-A
					  ediff-even-diff-pixmap)
		   )))
	'ediff-even-diff-face-A))
  "Face used to highlight even-numbered differences in buffer A.")
      
(defvar ediff-even-diff-face-B
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-B)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-B)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-even-diff-face-B)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'foreground 'ediff-even-diff-face-B "White")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-even-diff-face-B "Gray"))
		  (t 
		   (copy-face 'italic 'ediff-even-diff-face-B)
		   (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-even-diff-face-B
					  ediff-even-diff-pixmap)
		   )))
	'ediff-even-diff-face-B))
  "Face used to highlight even-numbered differences in buffer B.")
    
(defvar ediff-even-diff-face-C
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-C)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-C)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-even-diff-face-C)
	    (progn
	      (copy-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-A 'ediff-even-diff-face-C)
	      (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-even-diff-face-C
				     ediff-even-diff-pixmap)))
	'ediff-even-diff-face-C))
  "Face used to highlight even-numbered differences in buffer C.")

(defvar ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor)
	    (progn
	      (copy-face
	       'ediff-even-diff-face-C 'ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor)
	      (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor
				     ediff-even-diff-pixmap)))
	'ediff-even-diff-face-Ancestor))
  "Face highlighting even-numbered differences in the ancestor buffer.")
  
(defvar ediff-odd-diff-face-A
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'foreground 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A "White")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A "Gray"))
		  (t 
		   (copy-face 'italic 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A)
		   (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A
					  ediff-odd-diff-pixmap)
		   )))
	'ediff-odd-diff-face-A))
  "Face used to highlight odd-numbered differences in buffer A.")
      
(defvar ediff-odd-diff-face-B
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B)
	    (cond ((ediff-color-display-p)
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'foreground 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B "Black")
		   (ediff-set-face
		    'background 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B "light grey"))
		  (t 
		   (copy-face 'italic 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B)
		   (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B
					  ediff-odd-diff-pixmap)
		   )))
	'ediff-odd-diff-face-B))
  "Face used to highlight odd-numbered differences in buffer B.")
    
(defvar ediff-odd-diff-face-C
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-C)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-C)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-odd-diff-face-C)
	    (progn
	      (copy-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A 'ediff-odd-diff-face-C)
	      (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-odd-diff-face-C
				     ediff-odd-diff-pixmap)))
	'ediff-odd-diff-face-C))
  "Face used to highlight odd-numbered differences in buffer C.")

(defvar ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor 
  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
      (progn
	(make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(ediff-hide-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor)
	(or (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor)
	    (progn
	      (copy-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-C 'ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor)
	      (ediff-set-face-pixmap 'ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor
				     ediff-odd-diff-pixmap)))
	'ediff-odd-diff-face-Ancestor))
  "Face used to highlight even-numbered differences in the ancestor buffer.")

;; Help echo
(put 'ediff-fine-diff-face-A 'ediff-help-echo
     "A `refinement' of the current difference region")
(put 'ediff-fine-diff-face-B 'ediff-help-echo
     "A `refinement' of the current difference region")
(put 'ediff-fine-diff-face-C 'ediff-help-echo
     "A `refinement' of the current difference region")
(put 'ediff-fine-diff-face-Ancestor 'ediff-help-echo
     "A `refinement' of the current difference region")


;;; Overlays

(ediff-defvar-local ediff-current-diff-overlay-A nil
  "Overlay for the current difference region in buffer A.")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-current-diff-overlay-B nil
  "Overlay for the current difference region in buffer B.")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-current-diff-overlay-C nil
  "Overlay for the current difference region in buffer C.")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-current-diff-overlay-Ancestor nil
  "Overlay for the current difference region in the ancestor buffer.")
  
;; Compute priority of ediff overlay.
(defun ediff-highest-priority (start end buffer)
  (let ((pos (max 1 (1- start)))
	ovr-list)
    (if ediff-xemacs-p
	(1+ ediff-shadow-overlay-priority)
      (ediff-eval-in-buffer buffer
	(while (< pos (min (point-max) (1+ end)))
	  (setq ovr-list (append (overlays-at pos) ovr-list))
	  (setq pos (next-overlay-change pos)))
	(1+ (apply '+
		   (mapcar (function
			    (lambda (ovr)
			      (if ovr
				  (or (ediff-overlay-get ovr 'priority) 0)
				0)))
			   ovr-list)
		   ))
	))))
  
    
(defvar ediff-toggle-read-only-function nil
  "*Specifies the function to be used to toggle read-only.
If nil, Ediff tries to deduce the function from the binding of C-x C-q.
Normally, this is the `toggle-read-only' function, but, if version
control is used, it could be `vc-toggle-read-only' or `rcs-toggle-read-only'.")


;;; Misc

;; if nil, this silences some messages
(defconst ediff-verbose-p t)

(ediff-defvar-local ediff-autostore-merges  'group-jobs-only
  "*Save the results of merge jobs automatically.
Nil means don't save automatically. t means always save. Anything but nil or t
means save automatically only if the merge job is part of a group of jobs, such
as `ediff-merge-directory' or `ediff-merge-directory-revisions'.")

;; file where the result of the merge is to be saved. used internally
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-merge-store-file nil "")
  
(defvar ediff-no-emacs-help-in-control-buffer nil
  "*Non-nil means C-h should not invoke Emacs help in control buffer.
Instead, C-h jumps to previous difference.")
  
(defvar ediff-temp-file-prefix
  (let ((env (or (getenv "TMPDIR")
		 (getenv "TMP")
		 (getenv "TEMP")))
	d)
    (setq d (if (and env (> (length env) 0))
		env
	      (cond ((memq system-type '(vax-vms axp-vms)) "SYS$SCRATCH:")
 		    ((eq system-type 'ms-dos) "c:/")
 		    (t "/tmp"))))
    ;; The following is to make sure we get something to which we can
    ;; add directory levels on VMS.
    (setq d (file-name-as-directory (directory-file-name d)))
    )
  "*Prefix to put on Ediff temporary file names.
Do not start with `~/' or `~user-name/'.")  

(defvar ediff-temp-file-mode 384	; u=rw only
  "*Mode for Ediff temporary files.")
  
;; Metacharacters that have to be protected from the shell when executing
;; a diff/diff3 command.
(defvar ediff-metachars "[ \t\n!\"#$&'()*;<=>?[\\^`{|~]"
  "Characters that must be quoted with \\ when used in a shell command line.
More precisely, a regexp to match any one such character.")

;; needed to simulate frame-char-width in XEmacs.
(defvar ediff-H-glyph (if ediff-xemacs-p (make-glyph "H")))

  
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-temp-file-A nil
  "Temporary file used for refining difference regions in buffer A.")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-temp-file-B nil
  "Temporary file used for refining difference regions in buffer B.")
(ediff-defvar-local ediff-temp-file-C nil
  "Temporary file used for refining difference regions in buffer C.")

;;; In-line functions

(defsubst ediff-file-remote-p (file-name)
  (require 'ange-ftp)
  (car (if ediff-xemacs-p
	   (ange-ftp-ftp-path file-name)
	 (ange-ftp-ftp-name file-name))))

    
(defsubst ediff-frame-unsplittable-p (frame)
  (cdr (assq 'unsplittable (frame-parameters frame))))

(defsubst ediff-get-next-window (wind prev-wind)
  (or (window-live-p wind)
      (setq wind (if prev-wind
		     (next-window wind)
		   (selected-window)))))


(defsubst ediff-kill-buffer-carefully (buf)
  "Kill buffer BUF if it exists."
  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buf)
      (kill-buffer (get-buffer buf))))


;; activate faces on diff regions in buffer
(defun ediff-paint-background-regions-in-one-buffer (buf-type unhighlight)
  (let ((diff-vector 
	 (eval (intern (format "ediff-difference-vector-%S" buf-type))))
	overl diff-num)
    (mapcar (function
	     (lambda (rec)
	       (setq overl (ediff-get-diff-overlay-from-diff-record rec)
		     diff-num (ediff-overlay-get overl 'ediff-diff-num))
	       (ediff-set-overlay-face
		overl
		(if (not unhighlight)
		    (ediff-background-face buf-type diff-num))
		)))
	    diff-vector)))


;; activate faces on diff regions in all buffers
(defun ediff-paint-background-regions (&optional unhighlight)
  (ediff-paint-background-regions-in-one-buffer
   'A unhighlight)
  (ediff-paint-background-regions-in-one-buffer
   'B unhighlight)
  (ediff-paint-background-regions-in-one-buffer
   'C unhighlight)
  (ediff-paint-background-regions-in-one-buffer
   'Ancestor unhighlight))

(defun ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer (n buf-type)
  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
      (let* ((buff (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
	     (last (ediff-eval-in-buffer buff (point-max)))
	     (begin (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n))
	     (end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n))
	     (xtra (if (equal begin end) 1 0))
	     (end-hilit (min last (+ end xtra)))
	     (current-diff-overlay 
	      (symbol-value
	       (intern (format "ediff-current-diff-overlay-%S" buf-type)))))
	
	(if ediff-xemacs-p
	    (ediff-move-overlay current-diff-overlay begin end-hilit)
	  (ediff-move-overlay current-diff-overlay begin end-hilit buff))
	(ediff-overlay-put current-diff-overlay 'priority  
			   (ediff-highest-priority begin end-hilit buff))
	(ediff-overlay-put current-diff-overlay 'ediff-diff-num n)
	
	;; unhighlight the background overlay for diff n so it won't
	;; interfere with the current diff overlay
	(ediff-set-overlay-face (ediff-get-diff-overlay n buf-type) nil)
	)))


(defun ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer (buf-type)
  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
      (let ((current-diff-overlay 
	     (symbol-value
	      (intern (format "ediff-current-diff-overlay-%S" buf-type))))
	    (overlay
	     (ediff-get-diff-overlay ediff-current-difference buf-type))
	    )
    
	(ediff-move-overlay current-diff-overlay 1 1)
	
	;; rehighlight the overlay in the background of the
	;; current difference region
	(ediff-set-overlay-face
	 overlay
	 (if (and (ediff-has-face-support-p)
		  ediff-use-faces ediff-highlight-all-diffs)
	     (ediff-background-face buf-type ediff-current-difference)))
	)))

(defun ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer (buf-type)
  (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference -1)
  (if (and (ediff-has-face-support-p) ediff-use-faces)
      (let* ((inhibit-quit t)
	     (current-diff-overlay-var
	      (intern (format "ediff-current-diff-overlay-%S" buf-type)))
	     (current-diff-overlay (symbol-value current-diff-overlay-var)))
	(ediff-paint-background-regions 'unhighlight)
	(if (ediff-overlayp current-diff-overlay)
	    (ediff-delete-overlay current-diff-overlay))
	(set current-diff-overlay-var nil)
	)))
      

(defsubst ediff-highlight-diff (n)
  "Put face on diff N.  Invoked for X displays only."
  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'A)
  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'B)
  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'C)
  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'Ancestor)
  )


(defsubst ediff-unhighlight-diff ()
  "Remove overlays from buffers A, B, and C."
  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'A)
  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'B)
  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'C)
  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'Ancestor)
  )
    
;; delete highlighting overlays, restore faces to their original form
(defsubst ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally ()
  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'A)
  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'B)
  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'C)
  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'Ancestor)
  )

(defsubst ediff-background-face (buf-type dif-num)
  ;; The value of dif-num is always 1- the one that user sees.
  ;; This is why even face is used when dif-num is odd.
  (intern (format (if (ediff-odd-p dif-num)
		      "ediff-even-diff-face-%S"
		    "ediff-odd-diff-face-%S")
		  buf-type)))
    
      
;; arg is a record for a given diff in a difference vector
;; this record is itself a vector
(defsubst ediff-clear-fine-diff-vector (diff-record)
  (if diff-record
      (mapcar 'ediff-delete-overlay
	      (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector-from-diff-record diff-record))))
	      
(defsubst ediff-clear-fine-differences-in-one-buffer (n buf-type)
  (ediff-clear-fine-diff-vector (ediff-get-difference n buf-type))
  (ediff-set-fine-diff-vector n buf-type nil))
  
(defsubst ediff-clear-fine-differences (n)
  (ediff-clear-fine-differences-in-one-buffer n 'A)
  (ediff-clear-fine-differences-in-one-buffer n 'B)
  (if ediff-3way-job
      (ediff-clear-fine-differences-in-one-buffer n 'C)))
	  

(defsubst ediff-convert-fine-diffs-to-overlays (diff-list region-num)
  (ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer 'A diff-list region-num)
  (ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer 'B diff-list region-num)
  (if ediff-3way-job
      (ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer 'C diff-list region-num)
    ))
  
(defsubst ediff-mouse-event-p (event)
  (if ediff-xemacs-p
      (button-event-p event)
    (string-match "mouse" (format "%S" (event-basic-type event)))
    ))


(defsubst ediff-key-press-event-p (event)
  (if ediff-xemacs-p
      (key-press-event-p event)
    (or (char-or-string-p event) (symbolp event))))

(defun ediff-event-point (event)
  (cond ((ediff-mouse-event-p event)
	 (if ediff-xemacs-p
	     (event-point event)
	   (posn-point (event-start event))))
	((ediff-key-press-event-p event)
	 (point))
	(t (error))))

(defun ediff-event-buffer (event)
  (cond ((ediff-mouse-event-p event)
	 (if ediff-xemacs-p
	     (event-buffer event)
	   (window-buffer (posn-window (event-start event)))))
	((ediff-key-press-event-p event)
	 (current-buffer))
	(t (error))))
   
    
(defsubst ediff-frame-iconified-p (frame)
  (if (and (ediff-window-display-p) (frame-live-p frame))
      (if ediff-xemacs-p
	  (frame-iconified-p frame)
	(eq (frame-visible-p frame) 'icon))))
    
(defsubst ediff-window-visible-p (wind)
  ;; under TTY, window-live-p also means window is visible
  (and (window-live-p wind)
       (or (not (ediff-window-display-p))
	   (frame-visible-p (window-frame wind)))))
  

(defsubst ediff-frame-char-width (frame)
  (if ediff-xemacs-p
      (/ (frame-pixel-width frame) (frame-width frame))
    (frame-char-width frame)))
    
(defun ediff-reset-mouse (&optional frame do-not-grab-mouse)
  (or frame (setq frame (selected-frame)))
  (if (ediff-window-display-p)
      (let ((frame-or-wind frame))
	(if ediff-xemacs-p 
	    (setq frame-or-wind (frame-selected-window frame)))
	(or do-not-grab-mouse
	    ;; don't set mouse if the user said to never do this
	    (not ediff-grab-mouse) 
	    ;; Don't grab on quit, if the user doesn't want to.
	    ;; If ediff-grab-mouse = t, then mouse won't be grabbed for
	    ;; sessions that are not part of a group (this is done in
	    ;; ediff-recenter). The condition below affects only terminating
	    ;; sessions in session groups (in which case mouse is warped into
	    ;; a meta buffer).
	    (and (eq ediff-grab-mouse 'maybe)
		 (memq this-command '(ediff-quit ediff-update-diffs)))
	    (set-mouse-position frame-or-wind 1 0))
	)))

(defsubst ediff-spy-after-mouse ()
  (setq ediff-mouse-pixel-position (mouse-pixel-position)))

;; It is not easy to find out when the user grabs the mouse, since emacs and
;; xemacs behave differently when mouse is not in any frame. Also, this is
;; sensitive to when the user grabbed mouse.  Not used for now.
(defun ediff-user-grabbed-mouse ()
  (if ediff-mouse-pixel-position
      (cond ((not (eq (car ediff-mouse-pixel-position)
		      (car (mouse-pixel-position)))))
	    ((and (car (cdr ediff-mouse-pixel-position))
		  (car (cdr (mouse-pixel-position)))
		  (cdr (cdr ediff-mouse-pixel-position))
		  (cdr (cdr (mouse-pixel-position))))
	     (not (and (< (abs (- (car (cdr ediff-mouse-pixel-position))
				  (car (cdr (mouse-pixel-position)))))
			  ediff-mouse-pixel-threshold)
		       (< (abs (- (cdr (cdr ediff-mouse-pixel-position))
				  (cdr (cdr (mouse-pixel-position)))))
			  ediff-mouse-pixel-threshold))))
	    (t nil))))
    
(defsubst ediff-frame-char-height (frame)
  (if ediff-xemacs-p
      (glyph-height ediff-H-glyph (selected-window frame))
    (frame-char-height frame)))
    
;; Some overlay functions

(defsubst ediff-empty-overlay-p (overl)
  (= (ediff-overlay-start overl) (ediff-overlay-end overl)))

;; like overlay-buffer in Emacs. In XEmacs, returns nil if the extent is
;; dead. Otherwise, works like extent-buffer
(defun ediff-overlay-buffer (overl)
  (if ediff-emacs-p
      (overlay-buffer overl)
    (and (extent-live-p overl) (extent-object overl))))

;; like overlay-get in Emacs. In XEmacs, returns nil if the extent is
;; dead. Otherwise, like extent-property
(defun ediff-overlay-get (overl property)
  (if ediff-emacs-p
      (overlay-get overl property)
    (and (extent-live-p overl) (extent-property overl property))))


;; These two functions are here because XEmacs refuses to
;; handle overlays whose buffers were deleted.
(defun ediff-move-overlay (overlay beg end &optional buffer)
  "Calls `move-overlay' in Emacs and `set-extent-endpoints' in Lemacs.
Checks if overlay's buffer exists before actually doing the move."
  (let ((buf (and overlay (ediff-overlay-buffer overlay))))
    (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buf)
	(if ediff-xemacs-p
	    (set-extent-endpoints overlay beg end)
	  (move-overlay overlay beg end buffer))
      ;; buffer's dead
      (if overlay
	  (ediff-delete-overlay overlay)))))
	  
(defun ediff-overlay-put (overlay prop value)
  "Calls `overlay-put' or `set-extent-property' depending on Emacs version.
Checks if overlay's buffer exists."
  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p (ediff-overlay-buffer overlay))
      (if ediff-xemacs-p
	  (set-extent-property overlay prop value)
	(overlay-put overlay prop value))
    (ediff-delete-overlay overlay)))

;; Some diff region tests
  
;; t if diff region is empty.
;; In case of buffer C, t also if it is not a 3way
;; comparison job (merging jobs return t as well).
(defun ediff-empty-diff-region-p (n buf-type)
  (if (eq buf-type 'C)
      (or (not ediff-3way-comparison-job)
	  (= (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'beg n)
	     (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'end n)))
    (= (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n)
       (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n))))
       
;; Test if diff region is white space only.
;; If 2-way job and buf-type = C, then returns t.
(defun ediff-whitespace-diff-region-p (n buf-type)
  (or (and (eq buf-type 'C) (not ediff-3way-job))
      (ediff-empty-diff-region-p n buf-type)
      (let ((beg (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n))
	    (end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n)))
	(ediff-eval-in-buffer (ediff-get-buffer buf-type)
	  (save-excursion
	    (goto-char beg)
	    (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)
	    (>= (point) end))))))
	    
;; temporarily uses DIR to abbreviate file name
;; if DIR is nil, use default-directory
(defun ediff-abbreviate-file-name (file &optional dir)
  (cond ((stringp dir)
	 (let ((directory-abbrev-alist (list (cons dir ""))))
	   (abbreviate-file-name file)))
	(ediff-emacs-p (abbreviate-file-name file))
	(t ; XEmacs requires addl argument
	 (abbreviate-file-name file t))))

;; Takes a directory and returns the parent directory.
;; does nothing to `/'. If the ARG is a regular file,
;; strip the file AND the last dir.
(defun ediff-strip-last-dir (dir)
  (if (not (stringp dir)) (setq dir default-directory))
  (setq dir (expand-file-name dir))
  (or (file-directory-p dir) (setq dir (file-name-directory dir)))
  (let* ((pos (1- (length dir)))
	 (last-char (aref dir pos)))
    (if (and (> pos 0) (= last-char ?/))
	(setq dir (substring dir 0 pos)))
    (ediff-abbreviate-file-name (file-name-directory dir))))

(defun ediff-truncate-string-left (str newlen)
  ;; leave space for ... on the left
  (let ((len (length str))
	substr)
    (if (<= len newlen)
	str
      (setq newlen (max 0 (- newlen 3)))
      (setq substr (substring str (max 0 (- len 1 newlen))))
      (concat "..." substr))))

(defun ediff-abbrev-jobname (jobname)
  (cond ((eq jobname 'ediff-directories)
	 "Compare two directories")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-files)
	 "Compare two files")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-buffers)
	 "Compare two buffers")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-directories3)
	 "Compare three directories")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-files3)
	 "Compare three files")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-buffers3)
	 "Compare three buffers")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-revision)
	 "Compare file with a version")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-directory-revisions)
	 "Compare dir files with versions")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-merge-directory-revisions)
	 "Merge dir files with versions")
	((eq jobname 'ediff-merge-directory-revisions-with-ancestor)
	 "Merge dir versions via ancestors")
	(t
	 (let* ((str (substring (symbol-name jobname) 6))
		(len (length str))
		(pos 0))
	   (while (< pos len)
	     (if (= pos 0)
		 (aset str pos (upcase (aref str pos))))
	     (if (= (aref str pos) ?-)
		 (aset str pos ?\ ))
	     (setq pos (1+ pos)))
	   str))))
  

    
(defsubst ediff-get-region-contents (n buf-type ctrl-buf &optional start end)
  (ediff-eval-in-buffer 
      (ediff-eval-in-buffer ctrl-buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
    (buffer-substring
     (or start (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n ctrl-buf))
     (or end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n ctrl-buf)))))
  
;; If ediff modified mode line, strip the modification
(defsubst ediff-strip-mode-line-format ()
  (if (member (car mode-line-format) '(" A: " " B: " " C: " " Ancestor: "))
      (setq mode-line-format (nth 2 mode-line-format))))

;; Verify that we have a difference selected.
(defsubst ediff-valid-difference-p (&optional n)
  (or n (setq n ediff-current-difference))
  (and (>= n 0) (< n ediff-number-of-differences)))
  
(defsubst ediff-show-all-diffs (n)
  "Don't skip difference regions."
  nil)

(defsubst Xor (a b)
  (or (and a (not b)) (and (not a) b)))

(defsubst ediff-message-if-verbose (string &rest args)
  (if ediff-verbose-p
      (apply 'message string args)))

(defun ediff-file-attributes (filename attr-number)
  (let ((handler (find-file-name-handler filename 'find-file-noselect)))
    (if (and handler (string-match "ange-ftp" (format "%S" handler)))
	-1
      (nth attr-number (file-attributes filename)))))
(defsubst ediff-file-size (filename)
  (ediff-file-attributes filename 7))
(defsubst ediff-file-modtime (filename)
  (ediff-file-attributes filename 5))


(defun ediff-convert-standard-filename (fname)
  (if ediff-emacs-p
      (convert-standard-filename fname)
    ;; hopefully, XEmacs adds this functionality
    fname))


;;; Local Variables:
;;; eval: (put 'ediff-defvar-local 'lisp-indent-hook 'defun)
;;; eval: (put 'ediff-eval-in-buffer 'lisp-indent-hook 1)
;;; eval: (put 'ediff-eval-in-buffer 'edebug-form-spec '(form body))
;;; End:
     
(provide 'ediff-init)


;;; ediff-init.el  ends here