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+;;; ediff.el --- a visual interface to diff & patch
+;;; Copyright (C) 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Michael Kifer <[e-mail]>
+;; Created: February 2, 1994
+;; Version: 1.31
+;; Keywords: comparing, merging, patching, version control.
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;;  ----------
+
+;; Never read those diff(1) outputs again!
+;; Apply patch(1) selectively, like a pro!
+
+;; This package provides a convenient way of simultaneous brousing through
+;; the differences between a pair of files or buffers.  The two files being
+;; compared (file-A and file-B) are shown in separate windows (side by
+;; side, one above the another, or in separate frames), and the differences
+;; are highlighted as you step through them.  You can also copy difference
+;; regions from one buffer to another (and recover old differences if you
+;; change your mind).
+
+;; In addition, Ediff can apply a patch to a file and then let you step
+;; though both files, the patched and the original one, simultateously,
+;; difference-by-difference.  You can even apply a patch right out of a
+;; mail buffer, i.e., patches received by mail don't even have to be saved.
+;; Since Ediff lets you copy differences between buffers, you can, in
+;; effect, apply patches selectively (i.e., you can copy a difference
+;; region from file.orig to file, thereby undoing any particular patch that
+;; you don't like).
+
+;; This package is based on emerge.el.  It uses a few utilities and
+;; variables defined there and several other Ediff's functions are
+;; adaptations from emerge.el.
+
+;; Ediff is complimentary to Emerge.  While Emerge is better at heavy-duty
+;; tasks that involve merging of files, Ediff is by far superior
+;; for browsing through files compared via diff(1) and for patching files
+;; with patch(1).  Furthermore, I feel that Ediff is more convenient for
+;; merging tasks where one of the files is a designated output.  This
+;; situation arises while patching files or when comparing an old version
+;; of a file with a newer version (in such cases, it is often desirable to
+;; selectively revert some portions of the new file to its old state). 
+
+;; This version of Ediff is much faster than the previous ones and than
+;; Emerge (in Emacs 19.23, Emerge will become much faster as well).
+;; The difference in startup time is dramatic for large files with many
+;; differences.
+
+;; Window configuration:
+;; ----------------------
+
+;; By default, Ediff sets things up in one frame, splitting it between a
+;; small control window and the two windows for file-A and file-B.  The
+;; split between these latter windows can be horizontal or vertical, which
+;; can be changed interactively by hitting 's' while the cursor is in the
+;; control window.
+;;
+;; In a multi-frame situation, Ediff would work as follows.  When it starts,
+;; it will place the control window in the frame that was selected at the
+;; time of the invocation.  If file-A or file-B is seen in one of the
+;; frames, Ediff will leave it there.  If a file (A/B) is not visible in any
+;; frame, Ediff will arrange that it will share a frame with the control
+;; window. (If none of the files is visible, then both will share the
+;; control window frame.) The same algorithm works when you hit 'c'
+;; (ediff-recenter), 'p' (ediff-previous-difference), 'n', etc.
+;;
+;; Thus, you can compare files in one frame or in different frames.
+;; The former is done by default, while the latter can be achieved by
+;; arranging files A and B to be seen in different frames.  Ediff
+;; respects these arrangements, automatically adapting itself to 
+;; the multi-frame mode.
+
+
+;; A note to heavy-duty users: 
+
+;;  Ediff lets the user run multiple sessions at once, i.e., you can invoke
+;;  Ediff on different functions several times in a row, without exiting
+;;  the previous Ediff sessions. Different sessions may even operate on the
+;;  same pair of files.  So, in principle, it is possible to do, say,
+;;  pairwise comparison of three (or more) different files.  Each session
+;;  would have its own *ediff-control* buffer and all the regarding a
+;;  particular session is local to the associated *ediff-control* buffer.
+;;  You can switch between sessions by suspending one session and then
+;;  switching to another *ediff-control* buffer. (Different such buffers
+;;  are distinguished by a numerical suffix, e.g., *ediff-control*<3>.)
+;;  This, if you would like to compare three files pairwise, you can do
+;;  this by preparing three different frames, each with its own control
+;;  window.  (This would require a very wide screen, and I never claimed
+;;  that such 3-way comparison is very easy to do.)
+;;
+;; If you need to conduct multiple Ediff sessions on the same file, one
+;; thing should be kept in mind: each time you invoke Ediff on a buffer that
+;; already participates in another Ediff session, that buffer should not
+;; have any ASCII Ediff flags in it. (Highlighting with faces is OK.)  If
+;; flags are not removed, difference overlays won't be set correctly
+;; for the second invocation of Ediff.  The simplest way to remove ASCII
+;; flags from an Ediff buffer is to switch to that buffer and try to insert
+;; or delete something.  If ASCII flags have been inserted by an Ediff
+;; session, Ediff will ignore this first editing operation, but it will
+;; remove all flags and notify you that this buffer can now be edited.
+;;
+;; To rehighlight Ediff buffers, hit 'c' in ediff-control buffer.
+
+
+;;; Remarks: 
+;;  -------
+
+;;  1. Ediff is unlikely to run under Emacs 18 without some further work.
+;;  2. If running Lucid Emacs, Ediff requires at least version 19.9.
+;;  3. I didn't test Ediff on FSF versions older than 19.19.
+;;  4. The function vc-ediff requires the vc.el version that comes with
+;;     Emacs 19.22.
+
+
+;;; Installation and use:
+;;  --------------------
+
+;; You can invoke Ediff interactively using the following functions:
+;;
+;;  	    ediff-buffers   	    	    	 - compare buffers
+;;  	    ediff   (alias for ediff-files)
+;;  	    ediff-files   	    	    	 - compare files
+;;  	    ediff-patch-file	    	    	 - patch file then compare
+;;  	    epatch  (alias for ediff-patch-file)
+;;  	    ediff-patch-buffer	    	    	 - patch buffer then compare
+;;  	    vc-ediff 	    	    	    	 - compare buffer & version
+;;  	    	    	    	    	    	   using vc.el package
+;;  	    	    	    	    	           (Emacs 19.22 and up).
+;;  	    rcs-ediff	    	    	    	 - same using rcs.el; rcs.el
+;;  	    	    	    	    	    	   is not part of the
+;;  	    	    	    	    	    	   standard Emacs distribution.
+;;
+;; There is also the function ediff-files-remote, which can be invoked only
+;; from within another Emacs Lisp function, i.e., non-interactively.
+;;
+;; To use Ediff, put this in your .emacs file:
+;;
+;;  (autoload 'ediff-buffers "ediff" "Visual interface to diff(1)" t)
+;;  (autoload 'ediff  "ediff"  "Visual interface to diff(1)" t)
+;;  (autoload 'ediff-files "ediff" "Visual interface to diff(1)" t)
+;;  (autoload 'ediff-files-remote "ediff" "Visual interface to diff(1)") 
+;;  (autoload 'epatch  "ediff"  "Visual interface to patch(1)" t)
+;;  (autoload 'ediff-patch-file "ediff" "Visual interface to patch(1)" t)
+;;  (autoload 'ediff-patch-buffer "ediff" "Visual interface to patch(1)" t)
+;;  (autoload 'vc-ediff "ediff"
+;;  	    	    	"Interface to diff & version control via vc.el" t) 
+;;  (autoload 'rcs-ediff "ediff"
+;;  	    	    	 "Interface to diff & version control via rcs.el" t)
+;;
+;;
+;; If you want Ediff to be loaded from the very beginning, you should have
+;;
+;;  (require 'ediff)
+;;
+;; in your .emacs file.  This way it is also easier to figure out changes
+;; to the default Ediff setting, if such changes become necessary --- see
+;; Customization.
+;;
+
+;;; Compilation
+;;  -----------
+;;
+;; When you byte-compile Ediff, you will get some warnings about functions
+;; being undefined.  These can be safely ignored.
+;;
+;;   Warning:
+;;   =======
+;;
+;;    If you are using advice.el (directly or indirectly, via one of the
+;;    other packages), Ediff may not compile properly.  In this case, you
+;;    should do:
+;;
+;;    	  M-x ad-deactivate-all RET
+;;
+;;  	  M-x byte-compile-file RET ediff.el RET
+;;
+;;  	  M-x ad-activate-all RET
+;;
+;;    This precaution will not be needed starting with GNU Emacs 19.23 and
+;;    Lucid Emacs 19.10, due to fixing a bug in advice.el.
+
+
+;;; Customization:
+;;  -------------
+
+;; If you don't like the default setting, you can change it through the
+;; various variables and hooks.  In particular, the following hooks are
+;; available: 
+
+;;	    ediff-load-hooks
+;;  	    ediff-before-setup-windows-hooks
+;;  	    ediff-startup-hooks
+;;  	    ediff-select-hooks
+;;  	    ediff-unselect-hooks
+;;  	    ediff-suspend-hooks
+;;  	    ediff-quit-hooks
+;;  	    ediff-prepare-buffer-hooks
+
+;; The hooks in ediff-load-hooks can be used to change defaults after Ediff
+;; is loaded.
+;; The hooks in ediff-before-setup-windows-hooks, ediff-suspend-hooks, and
+;; ediff-quit-hooks can be used to save and then restore whatever window
+;; configuration you want.  However, make sure you understand what you are
+;; doing.  Many variables that drive Ediff are local to the different
+;; *ediff-control* buffers.  Take a look at ediff-default-suspend-hook and
+;; ediff-default-quit-hook to see what's involved.
+;; The hooks in ediff-prepare-buffer-hooks are executed for each Ediff buffer
+;; (A and B) right after these buffers are arranged.
+;;
+;; The second group of Ediff variables that could be changed, if you so
+;; wish, is: 
+;;
+;;  	    ediff-before-flag-eol
+;;  	    ediff-after-flag-eol
+;;  	    ediff-before-flag-mol
+;;  	    ediff-after-flag-mol
+;;
+;;  	    ediff-current-diff-face-A
+;;  	    ediff-current-diff-face-B
+;;  	    ediff-even-diff-face-A
+;;  	    ediff-even-diff-face-B
+;;  	    ediff-odd-diff-face-A
+;;  	    ediff-odd-diff-face-B
+;
+;; The first four are ASCII strings that mark the beginning and the end of
+;; the differences found in file-A and file-B. Ediff uses different flags
+;; to highlight regions that begin/end at the beginning of a line or in a
+;; middle of a line.
+
+;; The rest are the faces used to highlight text on X displays.  On X
+;; displays, Ediff uses ediff-current-diff-face-A and
+;; ediff-current-diff-face-B to highlight the current difference regions.
+;; Other (non-current) difference regions are displayed in alternating
+;; faces: ediff-even/odd-diff-face-A/B. (In GNU Emacs, the odd and the even
+;; faces are actually identical on monochrome displays, because it is
+;; rather poor in what you can do on such a display. So, I chose to use
+;; italics to highlight other differences. Any ideas would be welcome. In
+;; Lucid Emacs, the situation is better because it supports pixmaps.)
+;; There are two ways to change the default setting for highlighting faces:
+;; either change the variables, as in
+;;
+;; (setq ediff-current-diff-face-A (internal-get-face 'bold-italic))
+;;
+;; (`internal-get-face' should be `get-face' if you are using Lucid Emacs)
+;; or by selectively modifying the defaults:
+;;
+;; (add-hook 'ediff-load-hooks
+;;   (function (lambda () 
+;;                (set-face-foreground ediff-current-diff-face-B "blue")
+;;                (set-face-background ediff-current-diff-face-B "red")
+;;                (make-face-italic ediff-current-diff-face-B))))
+;;
+;; You may also want to take a look at how the above faces are defined in
+;; Ediff. 
+;;
+;; The last pair of variables in this group,
+;;
+;;  	    ediff-want-faces
+;;  	    ediff-highlight-selected-only
+;;
+;; indicate whether---on a window system---you want differences to be
+;; marked using ASCII strings (like on a dumb terminal) or using colors and
+;; highlighting. If ediff-want-faces is t, then highlighting with faces is
+;; used. Normally, Ediff highlights all differences, but the selected
+;; difference is highlighted more visibly. If you prefer that unselected
+;; differences won't be highlighted, you can set
+;; ediff-highlight-selected-only to t.
+;;
+;; If you plan on changing these variables, they must be set
+;; BEFORE ediff.el is loaded. 
+;;
+;; Note: Ediff lets you switch between the two types of highlighting.  That
+;; is you can switch, interactively, from highlighting using faces to
+;; highlighting using ASCII flags, and back.  Of course, toggling has
+;; effect only on a window system.  On a dumb terminal or in an xterm
+;; window, the only available option is highlighting with ASCII flags.
+;;
+;; The third group of variables controls miscellaneous functions:
+;;
+;;  	    ediff-patch-program
+;;  	    ediff-patch-options
+;;  	    ediff-diff-program
+;;  	    ediff-diff-options
+;;
+;; These specify the functions that produce differences and do patching.
+;; The *-options variables specify which options to pass to these programs.
+;; It is unlikely that you would want to change these.  One possible
+;; exception is when you may want to generate differences with context
+;; lines in order to send a patch file through email.  Then, you might want
+;; to set ediff-diff-options to '-c'. Sometimes, you may also want to tell
+;; diff(1) to ignore spaces and such. Use the option '-w' for that. Diff(1)
+;; has several other useful options (type 'man diff' to find out).
+;;
+;; The output from diff(1) is found in *ediff-diff* buffer.  However, this
+;; makes sense only if you also intend to use Ediff to browse through the
+;; diff'ed files before sending the patch.  This is because diff.el is much
+;; faster in yielding the output of diff(1) ;; (Ediff is a big gun, if used
+;; for this simple purpose).
+;;
+;; The last set of variables that can be modified is
+;;
+;;  	    ediff-split-window-function
+;;  	    ediff-use-last-dir
+;;  	    ediff-nix-help-in-control-buffer
+;;
+;; ediff-split-window-function controls the way you want the window be
+;; split between file-A and file-B.  It defaults to vertical split, but you
+;; can set it to 'split-window-horizontally, if you want.  Ediff lets you
+;; toggle the way windows are split, so you can try different settings
+;; interactively.  Note: if file-A and file-B are in different frames,
+;; windows are not split, regardless of the value
+;; ediff-split-window-function.  Instead, other windows on these frames are
+;; deleted and Ediff starts displaying file-A and file-B using these two
+;; frames, one file per frame.  You can then switch to one-frame mode
+;; simply by hiding the file-A/B buffer that is displayed on a frame other
+;; than the control-window frame.
+;;
+;; Note that if Ediff sees that the two buffers it compares are residing in
+;; separate frames, it assumes that the user wants them to be so displayed
+;; and stops splitting windows.  Instead, it will arrange each buffer to
+;; occupy its own frame (possibly shared with Ediff's help window).
+;;
+;; The variable ediff-use-last-dir controls the way Ediff presents the
+;; default directory when it prompts the user for files to compare.  If nil,
+;; Ediff will use the default directory of the current buffer when it
+;; prompts the user for file names.  Otherwise, it will use the
+;; directories it had previously used for file-A and file-B. 
+;;
+;; The ediff-nix-help-in-control-buffer, if set to t, makes C-h behave like
+;; the DEL key, i.e., it will move you back to the previous difference
+;; rather than invoking help.  This is useful when, in an xterm window or on
+;; a dumb terminal, the Backspace key is bound to C-h and is positioned
+;; more conveniently than the DEL key.
+
+
+;;; Commands
+;;  --------
+
+;; All Ediff commands are displayed in a help window, unless you hit '?' to
+;; shrink it to just one line.  You can redisplay the help window by hitting
+;; '?' again.
+;;
+;; Many Ediff commands take numeric prefix arguments.  For instance, if you
+;; hit a number, n, and then 'j' (ediff-jump-to-difference), Ediff will
+;; take you to n-th difference.  Hitting a number, n, and then 'ab'
+;; (ediff-diff-to-diff) will copy n-th difference from buffer A to buffer B.
+;; Hitting 'ba' does copying in the other direction.
+;; Likewise, a number, n, followed by 'ra' will restore the n-th difference
+;; region in buffer A (if it was previously saved as a result of copying
+;; from B to A). 
+;;
+;; Without the prefix argument, all commands operate on the current
+;; difference region.
+;;
+;; The total number of differences and the current difference number are
+;; always displayed in the mode line of the control window. 
+
+;;; Display Modes
+;;  -------------
+
+;; Ediff can display files in one frame, stacked side-by-side or one on top
+;; of another; or it can display the files in different frames.  When you
+;; start Ediff, it assumes a 1-frame mode.  You can toggle the side-by-side
+;; and one-on-top-of-another displays by simply hitting 's'.
+;;
+;; Ediff switches to the multi-frame mode when:
+;;
+;;  1. file-A and file-B are in different frames (you have to put them into
+;;     different frames manually); or
+;;  2. *ediff-control* buffer is visible in one frame and one other file (A
+;;     or B) is visible in another frame.  If, say, fileA is visible in a
+;;     different frame than *ediff-control*, fileB doesn't have to be
+;;     visible.  If it is, Ediff will continue displaying fileB in the frame
+;;     where it was visible before.  If it isn't then Ediff will arrange for
+;;     fileB to share a frame with *ediff-control*.
+;;
+;;  If all three buffers are in separate frames, Ediff will switch to a
+;;  3-frame mode.  If Ediff buffers are currently visible only in two
+;;  frames, Ediff will work in a 2-frame mode.  In this mode, one of the
+;;  frames will be shared by *ediff-control* and file-A or file-B
+;;  (whichever is appropriate).
+
+
+;;; Bugs:
+;;  ----
+
+;;  1. The undo command doesn't restore deleted regions well. That is, if
+;;  you delete all characters in a difference region and then invoke
+;;  `undo', the reinserted text will most likely be reinserted outside of
+;;  what Ediff thinks is the current difference region. This bug seems to
+;;  be present only in GNU Emacs. Lucid Emacs does fine in this respect.
+
+;;  2. You may get an error if your colormap doesn't have the colors requested
+;;  by Ediff (on a color display). If this happens, you should create your 
+;;  own faces using available colors. See `ediff-current-diff-face-A',
+;;  ediff-current-diff-face-B, ediff-even-diff-face-A, ediff-even-diff-face-B,
+;;  ediff-odd-diff-face-A, and ediff-odd-diff-face-B to get an idea on how
+;;  to do this.
+
+
+;;; Change Log:
+;;  ----------
+
+;; Thu Feb  3, 1994 
+
+;;     Added ediff-read-file-name, which is a stub that takes care of Lemacs
+;;     versions of Emerge. (Thanks to Alastair Burt <[e-mail]>.)
+;;
+;;     Fixed a bug in ediff-setup-windows that caused control window to
+;;     appear in a wrong place when split-window-keep-point is nil
+;;     (Thanks to Kevin Broadey <[e-mail]>.)
+;;
+;;     Added mechanism for using faces instead of before/after flags.  This
+;;     looks much better on an X display, especially on a color one.
+;;     (Thanks to Boris Goldowsky <[e-mail]> for the code
+;;     that led to ediff-highlight-diff.
+;;     Also, thanks to Kevin Esler <[e-mail]> for suggestions
+;;     regarding highlighting differences on X displays.)
+;;
+;;     Added functions to apply patches.
+;;     (Thanks to Kevin Broadey <[e-mail]> for this
+;;     suggestion.)
+
+;; Fri Feb  4, 1994 
+
+;;     Added mechanism for toggling vertical/horizontal window split.
+;;     (Inspired by a suggestion from Allan Gottlieb
+;;     <[e-mail]> -- thanks.)
+;;
+;;     Added mechanism for toggling between highlighting using faces and
+;;     highlighting using ASCII flags.
+;;
+;;     Fixed a problem with undo.  Now, Ediff has smartened up and doesn't
+;;     keep undo info on ASCII flags inserted in buffer-A and buffer-B.
+;;     So, if you edit the files while browsing through them, undo behaves
+;;     as you would expect, i.e., faces/flags don't get in the way.
+
+;; Sun Feb  6, 1994 
+
+;;     Added horizontal scrolling.  Added ediff-position-region to ensure
+;;     that difference regions in buffer-A and buffer-B are aligned with
+;;     each other.  Disabled ediff-toggle-split when buffers are displayed
+;;     in different frames.
+
+;; Mon Feb  7, 1994
+
+;;     Added toggle-window help (Suggested by Boris Goldowsky
+;;     <[e-mail]>.)
+;;     Added functions to copy differences from one buffer to another and to
+;;     recover old differences.
+;;     Added prefix arguments to ediff-next-difference and
+;;     ediff-previous-difference.
+
+;; Tue Feb  8, 1994
+
+;;     Replaced text properties with overlays.  Fixed ediff-setup-windows.
+;;     Added ediff-save-buffer to local-write-file-hooks to prevent user
+;;     from saving corrupted states. (Thanks to <[e-mail]>
+;;     for suggestion.)  Instead, Ediff now has a pair of functions for
+;;     safe saving of buffers. 
+;;     Changed ediff-read-file-name to be more intuitive on ediff-files.
+;;     Added ediff-prepare-buffer-hooks. (Thanks to Kevin Esler
+;;     <[e-mail]> for the idea.)
+
+;; Wed Feb  9, 1994
+
+;;     Cleanups in ediff-patch-file.  Protected ediff-copy-diff against
+;;     a bug that Emacs has in kill-region.
+
+;; Thu Feb 10, 1994
+
+;;     Added support for Lemacs. (Thanks to Alastair Burt
+;;     <[e-mail]> for coercing Ediff into working under Lemacs.)
+;;     Added ediff-kill-buffer-carefully and other suggestions by Boris
+;;     Goldowsky <[e-mail]>.
+;;     Refined the protection against interference with highlighting caused
+;;     by Hilit19.  Added the variable ediff-third-party-highlighting.
+;;     Added mechanisn for unhighlighting regions highlighted with Hilit19
+;;     before hightlighting them with Ediff's overlays. (And for
+;;     rehighlighting them with Hilit19, when the current difference moves on.)
+
+;; Sun Feb 13, 1994
+
+;;     Added ediff-place-flags-in-buffer and ediff-remote-exit, which are
+;;     modifications of Emerge's similar functions.  The difference is that
+;;     in Ediff they make ediff-before-flag and ediff-after-flag into
+;;     read-only regions, so the user can't change them by mistake.
+;;
+;;     Adopted a suggestion by Boris Goldowsky <[e-mail]>
+;;     that led to a more elegant treatment of faces.
+;;
+;;     Added protection against interference with Font-Lock highlighting
+;;     similar to that of Hilit19's protection.
+
+;; Tue Feb 15, 1994
+
+;;     Deleted spurious (auto-save-mode 1) in ediff-control-buffer, which
+;;     was causing this buffer to be auto-saved for no good reason.
+;;     Added read-only protection to ediff-before/after-flags in Lemacs.
+;;     (Thanks to Alastair Burt <[e-mail]> for help in testing.)
+
+;; Wed Feb 16, 1994
+
+;;     Further fixes in the Lemacs part.  Changed highlighted region in
+;;     ediff-highlight-diff so that an extra character will be highlighted
+;;     only if a difference is empty (thereby allowing the user to see where an
+;;     insertion or a deletion has taken place).
+;;
+;;     Simplified interaction with other highlighting packages by giving
+;;     Ediff overlays the highest priority. (Taking a cue from
+;;     ediff-highlight-diff-lemacs written by Alastair Burt
+;;     <[e-mail]>.) Zapped ediff-third-party-highlighting
+;;     variable and hooks that were previously used to
+;;     unhighlight/rehighlight buffers when hilit19/font-lock are on.
+
+;; Fri Feb 18, 1994
+
+;;     Added a bit more sophistication to ediff-read-file-name.  Now,
+;;     ediff-files remembers both, the file-A and the file-B directories.
+;;     They are offered as defaults when ediff-use-last-dir is set to t.
+
+;; Fri Feb 22, 1994
+
+;;     Added ediff-before-change-guard to remove ASCII highlighting when
+;;     the user attempts to change buffer-A/B.  This is needed because
+;;     otherwise the undo info may become screwed up in those buffers.
+;;     Hitting 'h' (ediff-toggle-hilit) on a dumb terminal will toggle
+;;     between ASCII highlighting and no highlighting.
+
+;; Fri Feb 24, 1994
+
+;;     Fixed problems with multiple Ediff sessions running simultaneously.
+
+;; Tue Mar 1, 1994
+
+;;     Added vc-ediff, the Ediff interface to vc.el. (Thanks to Eric
+;;     Freudenthal <[e-mail]> for contributing this
+;;     function.) 
+
+;; Sun Mar 6, 1994
+
+;;     Added rcs-ediff, an Ediff interface to RCS via rcs.el. (Thanks to
+;;     Alastair Burt  <[e-mail]>.)
+;;     Some minor improvements.
+
+;; Tue March 15, 1994
+
+;;     Fixed a buglet in defining ediff-current-diff-face-A/B.
+;;     (Thanks to Job Ganzevoort  <[e-mail]>.) 
+
+;; Tue March 22, 1994
+
+;;     Fixed a bug with ediffing narrowed buffers, reported by Kevin
+;;     Broadey <[e-mail]>.
+;;     Made Ediff to work with files that have incomplete last line.
+;;     Made Ediff execute diff(1) and patch(1) using Bourne Shell, which
+;;     should eliminate problems with $prompt that some people had.
+
+;; Thu March 24, 1994
+
+;;     Achieved quadratic speedup in the size of the file by replacing the
+;;     slow goto-line by forward-line.  Ediff is now *much* faster than
+;;     Emerge on large files.  Converted demarkation of difference regions
+;;     from markers to overlays.  This will later allow us to highlight all
+;;     diffs, not just the current one.
+
+;; Wed March 30, 1994
+
+;;     Under X, Ediff now highlights all differences in dim colors and the
+;;     current difference in bright colors. Improved Lucid Emacs support.
+
+;; Thu March 31, 1994
+
+;;     Changed toggle hilit to cycle through 3 states: highlighting all
+;;     diffs, highlighting only the current diff, and highlighting using
+;;     ASCII flags.
+;;     Added support for difference regions that are not full lines.
+
+;; Fri April 1, 1994
+
+;;     Fixed bugs related to writing buffers A and B.
+;;     Added commands 'ga', 'gb' to jump directly to the closest diff in
+;;     buffer A and B, respectively.
+
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'emerge) ;; Ediff is based on emerge
+
+
+;;; Macros
+(defmacro ediff-if-lucid ()
+  (` (string-match "Lucid" emacs-version)))
+(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))))))
+
+
+(defun ediff-mode ()
+  "Ediff mode is used by the Ediff file-difference package.
+It is entered only through one of the following commands:
+	``ediff''
+	``ediff-files''
+	``ediff-buffers''
+	``epatch''
+	``ediff-patch-file''
+	``ediff-patch-buffer''
+	``vc-ediff''
+	``rcs-ediff''
+or through a non-interactive Emacs Lisp function	
+	``ediff-files-remote''
+
+Commands:
+\\{ediff-mode-map}"
+  (interactive)
+  (kill-all-local-variables)
+  (setq major-mode 'ediff-mode)
+  (setq mode-name "Ediff"))
+
+(defvar ediff-version "1.31"
+  "The current version of Ediff.")
+
+(defun ediff-version ()
+  "Return string describing the version of Ediff.
+When called interactively, displays the version."
+  (interactive)
+  (if (interactive-p)
+      (message "Ediff version %s" (ediff-version))
+    ediff-version))
+
+
+;; Hook variables
+
+(defvar ediff-before-setup-windows-hooks nil
+  "* Hooks to run before Ediff sets its own window config.  This can be used
+to save the previous window config, which can be restored on ediff-quit or
+ediff-suspend.") 
+(defvar ediff-startup-hooks nil
+  "*Hooks to run in the control buffer after Ediff has been set up.")
+(defvar ediff-select-hooks nil
+  "*Hooks to run after a difference has been selected.")
+(defvar ediff-unselect-hooks nil
+  "*Hooks to run after a difference has been unselected.")
+(defvar ediff-prepare-buffer-hooks  nil
+  "*Hooks called after buffers A and B are set up.")
+(defvar ediff-load-hooks nil
+  "* Hook run after Ediff is loaded.  Can be used to change defaults.")
+
+(defvar ediff-suspend-hooks 'ediff-default-suspend-hook
+  "* Hooks to run in the Ediff control buffer each time Ediff is
+suspended.")
+(defvar ediff-quit-hooks 'ediff-default-quit-hook
+  "* Hooks to run in the Ediff control buffer after the ediff has been
+finished.") 
+
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'local-write-file-hooks)
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'before-change-function)
+
+;; Help messages
+
+(defconst ediff-help-message-long
+"p,DEL - prev diff         c - recenter      ab - diff A to B  l - line numbers
+n,SPC - next diff       v/V - scroll up/dn  ba - diff B to A  f - file names
+    j - jump to diff    </> - scroll lt/rt  ra - restore A    z - suspend Ediff
+   ga - goto pt in A      s - toggle split  rb - restore B    q - quit Ediff
+   gb - goto pt in B      h - toggle hilit
+wa/wb - save buf A/B    A/B - toggle read-only buf A/B        ? - toggle help")
+			  
+(defconst ediff-help-message-short
+"   	    	    	   ? - toggle help window")			  
+
+(defvar ediff-help-message ediff-help-message-long
+  "* The actual help message.")
+ 
+ 
+(defvar ediff-diff-program "diff"
+  "* Name of the program that compares two files.")
+(defvar ediff-diff-options ""  
+  "* Options to pass to ``ediff-diff-program''.")
+  
+
+;; Support for patches 
+
+(defvar ediff-patch-program "patch"
+  "* Name of the program that applies patches.")
+(defvar ediff-patch-options ""
+  "* Options to pass to ediff-patch-program.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-shell "sh"
+  "* The shell used to run diff(1) and patch(1).  If user's .profile or
+.cshrc files are set up correctly, any shell will do.  However, some people
+set $prompt or other things incorrectly, which leads to undesirable output
+messages.  These may cause Ediff to fail.  In such a case, set ediff-shell
+to a shell that you are not using or, better, fix your shell's startup file.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-diff-ok-lines-regexp  
+  "^\\([0-9,]+[acd][0-9,]+$\\|[<>] \\|---\\|Warning:\\)"
+  "*Regexp that matches normal output lines from ``ediff-diff-program''.
+This is mostly lifted from Emerge, except that Ediff also considers the
+'Missing newline' message to be 'normal output.'
+Lines that do not match are assumed to be error messages.")
+
+(defvar ediff-match-diff-line (let ((x "\\([0-9]+\\)\\(\\|,\\([0-9]+\\)\\)"))
+				(concat "^" x "\\([acd]\\)" x "$"))
+  "*Pattern to match lines produced by diff that describe differences.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-patch-buf nil
+  "The buffer of the patch file.")
+(defvar ediff-patch-diagnostics nil
+  "The buffer where patch(1) would display its diagnostics.")
+  
+
+;; Copying diffs betw buffers.    
+
+(emerge-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 (A . diff) (B . diff)) ...), where A or B parts may be missing.")
+
+
+;; Highlighting
+(defvar ediff-before-flag-bol
+  ;"vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---- ediff ----vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv\n"
+  ">>--->>>\n"
+  "*Flag placed above the highlighted block of differences.  Must end with
+newline.  Must be set before Ediff is loaded.  If set to nil, the flags from
+emerge.el are used.")
+(defvar ediff-after-flag-bol
+  ;"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---- ediff ----^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n"
+  "<<<---<<\n"
+  "*Flag placed below the highlighted block of differences.  Must end with
+newline.  Must be set before Ediff is loaded.  If set to nil, the flags from
+emerge.el are used.")
+
+(defvar ediff-before-flag-mol ">>--->>>"
+  "*This is like ediff-before-flag, except it is used when a difference
+region starts in the middle of a line.")
+(defvar ediff-after-flag-mol "<<<---<<"
+  "*This is like ediff-after-flag, except it is used when a difference
+region starts in the middle of a line.")
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-before-flag-A nil
+  "This is the actual ASCII before-flag in effect in buffer A.
+It is either `ediff-before-flag-mol' or `ediff-before-flag-bol' depending
+on whether the selected difference region starts in the middle of a line 
+or at the beginning of a line.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-after-flag-A nil
+  "This is the actual ASCII after-flag in effect in buffer A.
+It is either `ediff-before-flag-mol' or `ediff-before-flag-bol' depending
+on whether the selected difference region starts in the middle of a line 
+or at the beginning of a line.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-before-flag-B nil
+  "This is the actual ASCII before-flag in effect in buffer B.
+It is either `ediff-before-flag-mol' or `ediff-before-flag-bol' depending
+on whether the selected difference region starts in the middle of a line 
+or at the beginning of a line.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-after-flag-B nil
+  "This is the actual ASCII after-flag in effect in buffer B.
+It is either `ediff-before-flag-mol' or `ediff-before-flag-bol' depending
+on whether the selected difference region starts in the middle of a line 
+or at the beginning of a line.")
+
+  
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-want-faces t
+  "If t, differences will be highlighted using faces on a window
+system.  If nil, they will be highlighted using ASCII flags, ediff-before-flag
+and ediff-after-flag.  On a non-window system, differences are always
+highlighted using ASCII flags.
+
+This is not a user option.  Can be set either in .emacs or toggled
+interactively, using ediff-toggle-hilit.")
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-highlight-selected-only nil
+  "If t, only the selected differences are highlighted.
+
+This is not a user option.  Can be set either in .emacs or toggled
+interactively, using ediff-toggle-hilit.")
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-highlighting-style nil
+  "A var local to each ediff-control buffer.  Indicates highlighting style
+in effect for this buffer: 'face, 'ascii, nil -- temporarily unhighlighted,
+'off -- turned off \(on a dumb terminal only\).")
+
+  
+
+;; Variables that control each Ediff session.  They are local to the
+;; control buffer. 
+
+;; Mode variables
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-A-buffer nil
+  "The buffer in which the A variant is stored.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-B-buffer nil
+  "The buffer in which the B variant is stored.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-control-buffer nil
+  "The control buffer of ediff. ")
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-control-buffer-suffix nil
+  "The suffix of the control buffer name. ")
+  
+(defvar ediff-control-window nil
+  "The control window.")
+
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-A-buffer-values nil
+  "Keeps working values of ediff-saved-variables for ediff-A-buffer.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-B-buffer-values nil
+  "Keeps working values of ediff-saved-variables for ediff-B-buffer.")
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-A-buffer-values-setup nil
+  "Remembers ediff-saved-variables for ediff-A-buffer as they were at setup.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-B-buffer-values-setup nil
+  "Remembers ediff-saved-variables for ediff-B-buffer as they were at setup.")
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-difference-vector nil
+  "Vector of differences between the variants.  Each difference is
+represented by a vector of two overlays.  The first overlays the difference
+section 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
+councide. ")
+
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-current-difference -1
+  "The difference that is currently selected.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-number-of-differences nil
+  "Number of differences found.")
+  
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-diff-buffer nil
+  "Buffer containing the output of diff(1), which is used by Ediff to step
+through files.")
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-diff-error-buffer nil
+  "Buffer containing the output of diff(1) when diff returns errors.")
+  
+(emerge-defvar-local ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions  nil
+  "Keeps the list of ediff-control buffers associated with each buffer A/B
+involved in an ediff session.")
+
+(defvar ediff-disturbed-overlays nil
+  "A list of difference overlays that were disturbed by copying or recovery
+of the current diff.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-shaded-overlay-priority 
+  (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+      (1+ mouse-highlight-priority)
+    100)    	;; 100 is a kludge. There is a bug in insert-in-front-hooks
+		;; in Emacs < 19.23. When this is fixed, I will get rid of
+		;; this kludge.
+  "Priority of non-selected overlays.")
+
+
+(if (ediff-if-lucid)
+    (progn
+      (fset 'ediff-overlayp (symbol-function 'extentp))
+      (fset 'ediff-make-overlay (symbol-function 'make-extent))
+      (fset 'ediff-delete-overlay (symbol-function 'delete-extent))
+      (fset 'ediff-overlay-put (symbol-function 'set-extent-property))
+      (fset 'ediff-move-overlay (symbol-function 'set-extent-endpoints))
+      (fset 'ediff-overlay-start (symbol-function 'extent-start-position))
+      (fset 'ediff-overlay-end (symbol-function 'extent-end-position))
+      (fset 'ediff-overlay-get (symbol-function 'extent-property)))
+  ;; GNU definitions
+  (fset 'ediff-overlayp (symbol-function 'overlayp))
+  (fset 'ediff-make-overlay (symbol-function 'make-overlay))
+  (fset 'ediff-delete-overlay (symbol-function 'delete-overlay))
+  (fset 'ediff-overlay-put (symbol-function 'overlay-put))
+  (fset 'ediff-move-overlay (symbol-function 'move-overlay))
+  (fset 'ediff-overlay-start (symbol-function 'overlay-start))
+  (fset 'ediff-overlay-end (symbol-function 'overlay-end))
+  (fset 'ediff-overlay-get (symbol-function 'overlay-get)))
+  
+(if window-system
+    (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	(progn
+	  (fset 'ediff-select-frame (symbol-function 'select-screen))
+	  (fset 'ediff-window-frame (symbol-function 'window-screen))
+	  (fset 'ediff-display-color-p (symbol-function 'x-color-display-p))
+	  (fset 'ediff-get-face (symbol-function 'get-face)))
+      (fset 'ediff-window-frame (symbol-function 'window-frame))
+      (fset 'ediff-select-frame (symbol-function 'select-frame))
+      (fset 'ediff-display-color-p (symbol-function 'x-display-color-p))
+      (fset 'ediff-get-face (symbol-function 'internal-get-face)))
+  ;; not a window system
+  (fset 'ediff-window-frame (function (lambda (wind) (if wind 1 nil)) ))
+  (fset 'ediff-select-frame (symbol-function 'identity))
+  (fset 'ediff-make-current-diff-overlay (function (lambda (type) nil)))
+  (fset 'ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally (function (lambda () nil))))
+  
+
+(if (not window-system)
+    ()
+  (defvar ediff-current-diff-face-A
+    (progn
+      (make-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-A)
+      (cond ((ediff-display-color-p)
+	     (set-face-foreground 'ediff-current-diff-face-A "firebrick")
+	     (set-face-background 'ediff-current-diff-face-A "pale green"))
+	    (t
+	     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+		 (copy-face 'modeline 'ediff-current-diff-face-A)
+	       (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-current-diff-face-A))
+	     ))
+      (ediff-get-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-A))
+  "Face for highlighting the currently selected difference in buffer A of
+the Ediff display") 
+
+  (defvar ediff-current-diff-face-B
+    (progn
+      (make-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-B)
+      (cond ((ediff-display-color-p)
+	     (set-face-foreground 'ediff-current-diff-face-B "DarkOrchid")
+	     (set-face-background 'ediff-current-diff-face-B "Yellow"))
+	    (t 
+	     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+		 (copy-face 'modeline 'ediff-current-diff-face-B)
+	       (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-current-diff-face-B))
+	     ))
+      (ediff-get-face 'ediff-current-diff-face-B))
+    "Face for highlighting the currently selected difference in buffer B of
+the Ediff display") 
+
+  (defvar ediff-even-diff-face-A
+    (progn
+      (make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-A)
+      (cond ((ediff-display-color-p)
+	     (set-face-background 'ediff-even-diff-face-A "light grey"))
+	    (t 
+	     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+		 (progn
+		   (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-even-diff-face-A)
+		   (invert-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-A))
+	       (make-face-italic 'ediff-even-diff-face-A))))
+      (ediff-get-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-A))
+    "Face used to highlight even-numbered differences in buffer A.")
+      
+  (defvar ediff-even-diff-face-B
+    (progn
+      (make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-B)
+      (cond ((ediff-display-color-p)
+	     (set-face-foreground 'ediff-even-diff-face-B "White")
+	     (set-face-background 'ediff-even-diff-face-B "Gray"))
+	    (t 
+	     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+		 (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-even-diff-face-B)
+	       (make-face-italic 'ediff-even-diff-face-B))))
+      (ediff-get-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-B))
+    "Face used to highlight even-numbered differences in buffer B.")
+
+  (defvar ediff-odd-diff-face-A
+    (progn
+      (make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A)
+      (cond ((ediff-display-color-p)
+	     (set-face-foreground 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A "White")
+	     (set-face-background 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A "Gray"))
+	  (t 
+	   (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	       (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A)
+	     (make-face-italic 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A))))
+	  (ediff-get-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A))
+    "Face used to highlight odd-numbered differences in buffer A.")
+      
+  (defvar ediff-odd-diff-face-B
+    (progn
+      (make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B)
+      (cond ((ediff-display-color-p)
+	     (set-face-foreground 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B "Black")
+	     (set-face-background 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B "light grey"))
+	    (t 
+	     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+		 (progn
+		   (copy-face 'highlight 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B)
+		   (invert-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B))
+	       (make-face-italic 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B))))
+      (ediff-get-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B))
+    "Face used to highlight odd-numbered differences in buffer B.")
+    
+    
+  ;; Create *-var faces. These are the actual faces used to highlight
+  ;; odd-numbered difference regions.
+  ;; They are used as follows: when highlighting is turned on,
+  ;; ediff-odd/even-diff-face-A/B are copied
+  ;; into ediff-odd/even-diff-face-A/B-var, and all odd/even overlays become
+  ;; highlighted. When highlighting is turned off, then the face 'default is
+  ;; copied into ediff-odd/even-diff-face-A/B-var, thereby unhighlighting all
+  ;; difference regions.
+  (make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var)
+  (make-face 'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var)
+  (make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var)
+  (make-face 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var)
+  
+  ;; initialize *-var faces
+  (defun ediff-init-var-faces ()
+    (copy-face (if (and ediff-want-faces (null ediff-highlight-selected-only))
+		   ediff-even-diff-face-A 'default)
+	       'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var)
+    (copy-face (if (and ediff-want-faces (null ediff-highlight-selected-only))
+		   ediff-even-diff-face-B 'default)
+	       'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var)
+    (copy-face (if (and ediff-want-faces (null ediff-highlight-selected-only))
+		   ediff-odd-diff-face-A 'default)
+	       'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var)
+    (copy-face (if (and ediff-want-faces (null ediff-highlight-selected-only))
+		   ediff-odd-diff-face-B 'default)
+	       'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var))
+      
+
+  ;;; Overlays
+
+  (emerge-defvar-local ediff-current-diff-overlay-A nil
+    "Overlay in buffer A.")
+  (emerge-defvar-local ediff-current-diff-overlay-B nil
+    "Overlay in buffer B.")
+  
+  (defun ediff-make-current-diff-overlay (type)
+      (let ((overlay (if (eq type 'A)
+			 'ediff-current-diff-overlay-A
+		       'ediff-current-diff-overlay-B))
+	    (buffer (if (eq type 'A) ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer))
+	    (face (if (eq type 'A) 
+		      (face-name ediff-current-diff-face-A)
+		    (face-name ediff-current-diff-face-B))))
+	(set overlay (ediff-make-overlay (point-max) (point-max) buffer))
+	(ediff-overlay-put (eval overlay) 'face face)
+	(ediff-overlay-put (eval overlay) 'ediff ediff-control-buffer)
+	))
+	
+  ;; Computes priority of ediff overlay.
+  (defun ediff-highest-priority (start end buffer)
+    (let ((pos (max 1 (1- start)))
+	  ovr-list)
+      (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	  (+ 2 mouse-highlight-priority)
+	(emerge-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+ (eval
+	      (cons '+
+		    (mapcar (function
+			     (lambda (ovr)
+			       (if ovr
+				   (or (ediff-overlay-get ovr 'priority) 0)
+				 0)))
+			    ovr-list)
+		    )))
+	 ))))
+
+)  ; end of window-system-only code.
+  
+  
+
+;;; Misc
+
+(defvar ediff-split-window-function 'split-window-vertically
+  "* The function to be called to divide the main window between buffer-A
+and buffer-B.  You can set it to be split horizontally instead of the
+default verstical split by setting this variable to
+'split-window-horizontally.  You can also have your own function for fancy
+splits.  This variable has no effect when buffer-A and buffer-B are shown in
+different frames.  In this case, Ediff will use those frames to display
+these buffers.")
+		 
+(defconst ediff-saved-variables
+  '(buffer-read-only
+    buffer-auto-save-file-name)
+  "Variables and properties of a buffer which are saved, modified and restored
+during an Ediff session.")
+
+(defconst ediff-working-values '(nil nil)
+  "Values to be assigned to ediff-saved-variables during diff.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-use-last-dir nil
+  "* If t, Ediff will use last directory it had seen as a default
+directory when prompting for file names.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-nix-help-in-control-buffer nil
+  "*Don't want C-h to invoke Emacs help.  Instead, C-h will jump to previous
+difference.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-temp-file-prefix
+  (let ((env (getenv "TMPDIR"))
+	d)
+    (setq d (if (and env (> (length env) 0))
+		env
+	      "/tmp"))
+    (if (= (aref d (1- (length d))) ?/)
+	(setq d (substring d 0 -1)))
+    (concat d "/ediff"))
+  "*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.")
+  
+(defvar ediff-last-dir-A nil
+  "Last directory used by an Ediff command for file-A.")
+(defvar ediff-last-dir-B nil
+  "Last directory used by an Ediff command for file-B.")
+  
+;; Build keymaps
+
+(defvar ediff-mode-map nil
+  "Local keymap used in Ediff mode.")
+
+
+(defun ediff-setup-keymap ()
+  "Set up the keymap used in the control buffer of Ediff."
+  (setq ediff-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap))
+  (suppress-keymap ediff-mode-map)
+  
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "p" 'ediff-previous-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-?" 'ediff-previous-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-h" (if ediff-nix-help-in-control-buffer
+					'ediff-previous-difference nil))
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "n" 'ediff-next-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map " " 'ediff-next-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "j" 'ediff-jump-to-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "g"  nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "ga" 'ediff-jump-to-difference-at-point)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "gb" 'ediff-jump-to-difference-at-point)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "q" 'ediff-quit)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "z" 'ediff-suspend)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "c" 'ediff-recenter)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "s" 'ediff-toggle-split)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "h" 'ediff-toggle-hilit)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "v" 'ediff-scroll-up)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-v" 'ediff-scroll-up)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "^" 'ediff-scroll-down)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\M-v" 'ediff-scroll-down)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "V" 'ediff-scroll-down)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "<" 'ediff-scroll-left)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map ">" 'ediff-scroll-right)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "f" 'ediff-file-names)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "l" 'ediff-line-numbers)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "?" 'ediff-toggle-help)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "a"  nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "ab" 'ediff-diff-to-diff)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "b"  nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "ba" 'ediff-diff-to-diff)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "r"  nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "ra" 'ediff-restore-diff)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "rb" 'ediff-restore-diff)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "o"   nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "A"  'ediff-toggle-read-only)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "B"  'ediff-toggle-read-only)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "w"   nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "wa"  'ediff-save-buffer)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "wb"  'ediff-save-buffer)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "k"   nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "kkk" 'ediff-reload-keymap) ;; for debug
+  ;; Allow ediff-mode-map to be referenced indirectly
+  (fset 'ediff-mode-map ediff-mode-map))
+
+
+;;; Setup functions
+
+(defun ediff-find-file (file buffer &optional last-dir)
+  "Visits FILE for ediff.
+BUFFER is a variable symbol that is supposed to
+get the buffer into which FILE is read.  LAST-DIR is the directory variable
+symbol where FILE's dir name should be returned.
+Arguments: (file 'buffer &optional 'last-dir)"
+  (if (not (file-readable-p file))
+      (error "File `%s' does not exist or is not readable" file))
+  
+  ;; Record the buffer
+  (set buffer (find-file-noselect file))
+  ;; Record the directory of the file
+  (if last-dir
+      (set last-dir (expand-file-name (file-name-directory file))))
+  
+  ;; Make sure the entire file is seen, and it reflects what is on disk
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer 
+   (eval buffer)
+   (widen)
+   (let ((temp (file-local-copy file))
+	 startup-hooks)
+     (if temp
+	 (setq file temp
+	       startup-hooks
+	       (cons (` (lambda () (delete-file (, file))))
+		     startup-hooks))
+       ;; Verify that the file matches the buffer
+       (emerge-verify-file-buffer)))))
+
+(defun ediff-files-internal (file-A file-B &optional startup-hooks)
+  (let (buffer-A buffer-B)
+    (message "Ediff: Reading file %s ... " file-A)(sit-for .5)
+    (ediff-find-file file-A 'buffer-A 'ediff-last-dir-A)
+    (message "Ediff: Reading file %s ... " file-B)(sit-for .5)
+    (ediff-find-file file-B 'buffer-B 'ediff-last-dir-B)
+    (ediff-setup buffer-A file-A buffer-B file-B startup-hooks)))
+  
+(defun ediff-get-patch-buffer (dir)
+  "Obtain patch buffer.  If patch is already in a buffer---use it.
+Else, read patch file into a new buffer."
+  (if (y-or-n-p "Is the patch file already in a buffer? ")
+      (setq ediff-patch-buf
+	    (get-buffer (read-buffer "Patch buffer name: " nil t))) ;must match
+    (setq ediff-patch-buf
+	  (find-file-noselect (read-file-name "Patch file name: "
+					      dir))))
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+   ediff-patch-buf
+   (toggle-read-only 1))
+  (setq ediff-patch-diagnostics
+	(get-buffer-create "*ediff patch diagnostics*"))
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+   ediff-patch-diagnostics
+   (insert-buffer ediff-patch-buf))
+  )
+
+;; Start up Ediff on two files
+(defun ediff-setup (buffer-A file-A buffer-B file-B startup-hooks)
+  (setq file-A (expand-file-name file-A))
+  (setq file-B (expand-file-name file-B))
+  (let* ((control-buffer-name (emerge-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-control" "*"))
+	 (control-buffer (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+			  buffer-A
+			  (get-buffer-create control-buffer-name))))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     control-buffer
+     (ediff-mode) ;; in control buffer only
+     (setq buffer-read-only nil)
+     (setq ediff-A-buffer buffer-A)
+     (setq ediff-B-buffer buffer-B)
+     (setq ediff-control-buffer control-buffer)
+     (setq ediff-control-buffer-suffix
+	   (if (string-match "<[0-9]*>" control-buffer-name)
+	       (substring control-buffer-name
+			  (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))
+	     "<1>"))
+     (ediff-remember-buffer-characteristics t) ;; remember at setup
+     
+     (ediff-set-keys)
+     (setq ediff-difference-vector (ediff-make-diff-list file-A file-B))
+     (setq ediff-number-of-differences (length ediff-difference-vector))
+     (setq ediff-current-difference -1)
+     (ediff-make-current-diff-overlay 'A)
+     (ediff-make-current-diff-overlay 'B)
+     (if window-system
+	 (ediff-init-var-faces))
+     (run-hooks 'ediff-before-setup-windows-hooks)
+     (ediff-setup-windows buffer-A buffer-B control-buffer t)
+         
+     ;; all these must be inside emerge-eval-in-buffer control-buffer,
+     ;; since these vars are local to control-buffer
+     ;; These won't run if there are errors in diff
+     (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+      ediff-A-buffer
+      (run-hooks 'ediff-prepare-buffer-hooks)
+      (add-hook 'local-write-file-hooks 'ediff-block-write-file)
+      (setq before-change-function 'ediff-before-change-guard)
+      ;; add control-buffer to the list of sessions
+      (or (memq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions)
+	  (setq ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions
+		(cons control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions)))
+      (setq mode-line-buffer-identification '("A: %b")))
+     (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+      ediff-B-buffer
+      (run-hooks 'ediff-prepare-buffer-hooks)
+      (add-hook 'local-write-file-hooks 'ediff-block-write-file)
+      (setq before-change-function 'ediff-before-change-guard)
+      ;; add control-buffer to the list of sessions
+      (or (memq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions)
+	  (setq ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions
+		(cons control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions)))
+      (setq mode-line-buffer-identification '("B: %b")))
+
+     (emerge-eval-in-buffer control-buffer
+			    (run-hooks 'startup-hooks 'ediff-startup-hooks)
+			    (setq buffer-read-only t)))))
+
+;; Generate the Ediff difference list between two files
+(defun ediff-make-diff-list (file-A file-B)
+  (setq ediff-diff-buffer 
+	(get-buffer-create (emerge-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-diff" "*")))
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+   ediff-diff-buffer
+   (erase-buffer)
+   ;; shell-command tends to display old shell command buffers even when it
+   ;; puts output in another buffer---probably an Emacs bug.
+   (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully "*Shell Command Output*")
+   (let ((shell-file-name ediff-shell))
+     (message "Ediff: Computing differences ...")(sit-for .5)
+     (shell-command
+      (format "%s %s %s %s"
+	      ediff-diff-program ediff-diff-options
+	      (emerge-protect-metachars file-A)
+	      (emerge-protect-metachars file-B))
+      t)
+     ))
+  (ediff-prepare-error-list ediff-diff-ok-lines-regexp)
+  (message "Ediff: Computing differences ... Done.")(sit-for .5)
+  (ediff-convert-diffs-to-overlays
+   ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer
+   (ediff-extract-diffs ediff-diff-buffer ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer)))
+    
+(defun ediff-prepare-error-list (ok-regexp)
+  (let ((diff-buff ediff-diff-buffer))
+    (setq ediff-diff-error-buffer
+	  (get-buffer-create (emerge-unique-buffer-name
+			      "*ediff-diff-errors" "*")))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     ediff-diff-error-buffer
+     (erase-buffer)
+     (insert-buffer diff-buff)
+     (delete-matching-lines ok-regexp))))
+
+;;; Function to start Ediff by patching a file
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ediff-patch-file (file-to-patch &optional startup-hooks)
+  "Run Ediff by patching FILE-TP-PATCH."
+  (interactive "fFile to patch: ")
+  
+  (ediff-get-patch-buffer (file-name-directory file-to-patch))
+  (let ((buf (get-file-buffer file-to-patch)))
+    (if buf 
+	(progn
+	  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	   buf
+	   (if (buffer-modified-p buf)
+	       (if (y-or-n-p 
+		    (format 
+		     "File '%s' is already in buffer %s.  Save before killing? "
+		     file-to-patch (buffer-name buf)))
+		   (save-buffer buf)))
+	   (set-buffer-modified-p nil))
+	  (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully buf))))
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+   ediff-patch-diagnostics
+   (let ((shell-file-name ediff-shell))
+     (message "Ediff: Applying patch ... ")(sit-for .5)
+     (shell-command-on-region 
+      (point-min) (point-max)
+      (format "%s %s %s"
+	      ediff-patch-program ediff-patch-options
+	      (expand-file-name file-to-patch))
+      t)
+     (message "Ediff: Applying patch ... Done.")(sit-for .5)
+     ))
+  (switch-to-buffer ediff-patch-diagnostics)
+  (sit-for 0) ;; synchronize
+  
+  (setq startup-hooks (cons 'ediff-toggle-read-only-A startup-hooks))
+  (ediff-files (format "%s.orig" file-to-patch) file-to-patch startup-hooks)
+  
+  (bury-buffer ediff-patch-diagnostics)
+  (message "Patch diagnostics available in buffer %s."
+   	   (buffer-name ediff-patch-diagnostics)))
+
+(defalias 'epatch 'ediff-patch-file)
+
+;;; Function to start Ediff on files
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ediff-files (file-A file-B &optional startup-hooks)
+  "Run Ediff on a pair files, FILE-A and FILE-B."
+  (interactive
+   (let (f)
+     (list (setq f (ediff-read-file-name "File A to compare" 
+					 (if ediff-use-last-dir
+					     ediff-last-dir-A
+					   default-directory)
+					 nil nil))
+	   (ediff-read-file-name "File B to compare" 
+				 (if ediff-use-last-dir
+				     ediff-last-dir-B  nil)
+				 f f)
+	   )))
+  (ediff-files-internal file-A file-B startup-hooks))
+
+
+(defalias 'ediff 'ediff-files)
+
+
+;;; Function to start Ediff on buffers
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ediff-buffers (buffer-A buffer-B &optional startup-hooks)
+  "Run Ediff on a pair of buffers, BUFFER-A and BUFFER-B."
+  (interactive "bBuffer A to compare: \nbBuffer B to compare: ")
+  (let (ediff-file-A ediff-file-B)
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     buffer-A
+     (setq ediff-file-A
+	   (ediff-make-temp-file
+	    (format ".%s." (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-name)))))
+     (write-region (point-min) (point-max) ediff-file-A nil 'no-message))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     buffer-B
+     (setq ediff-file-B
+	   (ediff-make-temp-file
+	    (format ".%s." (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-name)))))
+     (write-region (point-min) (point-max) ediff-file-B nil 'no-message))
+    (ediff-setup (get-buffer buffer-A) ediff-file-A
+		 (get-buffer buffer-B) ediff-file-B
+		 (cons (` (lambda ()
+			    (delete-file (, ediff-file-A))
+			    (delete-file (, ediff-file-B))))
+		       startup-hooks)
+		 )))
+		  
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ediff-patch-buffer (buffer-name &optional startup-hooks)		  
+  "Run Ediff by patching BUFFER-NAME."
+  (interactive "bBuffer to patch: ")
+  
+  (let* ((file-buffer (get-buffer buffer-name))
+	 (file-name (if file-buffer (buffer-file-name  file-buffer))))
+    (if (not file-name)
+	(error "Buffer %s doesn't exist or doesn't visit any file.  Why patch?"
+	       file-name))
+    
+    (ediff-patch-file file-name startup-hooks)))
+      
+
+;;; Versions Control functions      
+      
+;;;###autoload
+(defun vc-ediff (rev)
+  "Run ediff on version REV of the current buffer in another window.
+If the current buffer is named `F', the version is named `F.~REV~'.
+If `F.~REV~' already exists, it is used instead of being re-created.
+Note: this function will work starting with GNU Emacs 19.22."
+  (interactive "sVersion to ediff with (default is the latest version): ")
+  (or (featurep 'vc)
+      (if (locate-library "vc") ;; if vc.el is available
+	  (progn
+	    (require 'vc-hooks) 
+	    (define-key vc-prefix-map "=" 'vc-ediff))
+	(error "The VC package is apparently not installed.")))
+  (let ((newvers (current-buffer))
+	(oldvers (vc-version-other-window rev)))
+    (ediff-buffers newvers oldvers)
+    ))
+    
+(defun rcs-ediff-view-revision (&optional rev)
+  "View previous RCS revison of current file.
+With prefix argument, prompts for a revision name." 
+  (interactive (list (if current-prefix-arg 
+			 (read-string "Revision: "))))
+  (let* ((filename (buffer-file-name (current-buffer)))
+	 (switches (append '("-p")
+			   (if rev (list (concat "-r" rev)) nil)))
+	 (buff (concat (file-name-nondirectory filename) ".~" rev "~")))
+    (message "Working...")
+    (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
+    (with-output-to-temp-buffer
+	buff
+      (let ((output-buffer (rcs-get-output-buffer filename buff)))
+	(delete-windows-on output-buffer)
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer output-buffer)
+	  (apply 'call-process "co" nil t nil
+		 ;; -q: quiet (no diagnostics)
+		 (append switches rcs-default-co-switches
+			 (list "-q" filename))))) 
+      (message "")
+      buff)))    
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun rcs-ediff (&optional rev)
+  "Run Ediff on the current buffer, comparing it with previous RCS revison.  
+With prefix argument, prompts for revision name." 
+  (interactive (list (if current-prefix-arg 
+			 (read-string "Revision: "))))
+  (or (featurep 'rcs)
+      (if (locate-library "rcs")      
+	  (progn
+	    (require 'rcs)
+	    (global-set-key "\C-cD" 'rcs-ediff))
+	(error "The RCS package is apparently not installed.")))
+  (let ((newvers (current-buffer))
+	(oldvers (rcs-ediff-view-revision rev)))
+    (ediff-buffers newvers oldvers)
+    ))
+
+
+;;; Functions to start Ediff via remote request
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ediff-files-remote (file-a file-b)
+  "Run Ediff on remote files, FILE-A and FILE-B."
+  (ediff-files-internal file-a file-b nil)
+  (throw 'client-wait nil))
+
+
+(defun ediff-remote-exit (exit-func)
+  "Exit remote Ediff session."
+  (ediff-really-quit)
+  (funcall exit-func))
+
+
+
+;; Select the lowest window on the frame.
+(defun ediff-select-lowest-window ()
+  (let* ((lowest-window (selected-window))
+	 (bottom-edge (car (cdr (cdr (cdr (window-edges))))))
+         (last-window (previous-window))
+         (window-search t))
+    (while window-search
+      (let* ((this-window (next-window))
+             (next-bottom-edge (car (cdr (cdr (cdr 
+                                               (window-edges this-window)))))))
+        (if (< bottom-edge next-bottom-edge)
+            (progn
+              (setq bottom-edge next-bottom-edge)
+              (setq lowest-window this-window)))
+
+        (select-window this-window)
+        (if (eq last-window this-window)
+            (progn
+              (select-window lowest-window)
+              (setq window-search nil)))))))
+
+;;; Common setup routines
+
+;; Set up the window configuration.  If POS is given, set the points to
+;; the beginnings of the buffers.
+(defun ediff-setup-windows (buffer-A buffer-B control-buffer &optional pos)
+  ;; Make sure we are not in the minibuffer window when we try to delete
+  ;; all other windows.
+  (if (eq (selected-window) (minibuffer-window))
+      (other-window 1))
+  (delete-other-windows)
+  (switch-to-buffer control-buffer)
+  (ediff-refresh-mode-line)
+  
+  (ediff-arrange-buffer buffer-A buffer-B (current-buffer) pos)
+  (ediff-arrange-buffer buffer-B buffer-A (current-buffer) pos)
+  ;; ediff-arrange-buffer always leaves in ctl buffer
+  ;; setup ctl wind if it is not set.
+  (ediff-setup-control-window)
+  
+  ;; If diff reports errors, display them rather than then compare buffers.
+  (if (/= 0 (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-diff-error-buffer (buffer-size)))
+      (let ((diff-output-buf  ediff-diff-buffer))
+	(switch-to-buffer ediff-diff-error-buffer)
+	(ediff-kill-buffer-carefully control-buffer)
+	(error "Errors found in diff output.  Diff output buffer is %s"
+	       diff-output-buf))))
+
+
+;; Arranges goal-buf on the screen.
+(defun ediff-arrange-buffer (goal-buf other-buf ctl-buf &optional pos)
+  (let* ((ctl-wind (get-buffer-window ctl-buf t))
+	 (goal-wind (get-buffer-window goal-buf t))
+	 (other-wind (get-buffer-window other-buf t))
+	 (ctl-frame (ediff-window-frame ctl-wind))
+	 (goal-frame (if goal-wind (ediff-window-frame goal-wind)))
+	 (other-frame (if other-wind (ediff-window-frame other-wind)))
+	 (ctl-frame-shared (or (eq ctl-frame goal-frame)
+			       (eq ctl-frame other-frame))))
+			  
+    (cond ((and goal-frame (not (eq goal-wind other-wind)))
+	    	    ;; goal buffer is visible and we are not comparing file
+		    ;; against itself (by mistake).
+		    ;; Note:  goal-frame != ctl-frame, as we deleted other
+		    ;; windows  on ctl-frame.
+	    	      (ediff-select-frame goal-frame)
+		      (select-window goal-wind)
+		      (delete-other-windows)) 
+	    	    	    	    	      
+	  ;; goal-buf invisible, ctl-frame has only ctl-buf
+	  ;; then put goal-buf on ctl-frame
+	  ((null ctl-frame-shared)
+		      (ediff-select-frame ctl-frame)
+		      (split-window-vertically)
+		      (ediff-select-lowest-window)
+		      (setq ctl-wind (selected-window))
+		      (switch-to-buffer ctl-buf)
+		      (ediff-setup-control-window)
+		      (other-window 1)
+		      (switch-to-buffer goal-buf)) ; goal-buf set
+	  ;; goal-buf invisible, ctl-frame has ctl-buf and other-buf
+	  ;; So, put everything in one frame
+	  (other-frame   ;; share with the other buf
+	    	       (ediff-select-frame ctl-frame)
+		       (select-window other-wind)
+		       (funcall ediff-split-window-function)
+		       (other-window 1)
+		       (switch-to-buffer goal-buf))
+	  (t ;; debug
+	   (error "Funny window combination (Ediff bug?)")))
+
+      (if pos
+	  (goto-char (point-min)))
+	  
+      (ediff-select-frame ctl-frame)
+      (select-window ctl-wind)
+      (switch-to-buffer ctl-buf)))
+      
+;; This function assumes that we are in the window where control buffer is
+;; to reside.
+(defun ediff-setup-control-window ()
+  "Set up window for control buffer."
+  (erase-buffer)
+  (insert ediff-help-message)
+  (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
+  (setq ediff-control-window (selected-window))
+  (goto-char (point-min))
+  (skip-chars-forward " \t\n"))
+      
+
+;; Set up the keymap in the control buffer
+(defun ediff-set-keys ()
+  "Set up Ediff keymap, if necessary."
+  (if (null ediff-mode-map)
+      (ediff-setup-keymap))
+  (use-local-map ediff-mode-map))
+  
+;; Reload Ediff keymap.  For debugging only.
+(defun ediff-reload-keymap ()
+  (interactive)
+  (setq ediff-mode-map nil)
+  (ediff-set-keys))
+
+(defun ediff-before-change-guard (start end)
+  "If buffer is highlighted with ASCII flags, remove highlighting before
+changing buf. Arguments, START and END are not used, but are provided
+because this is required by ``before-change-function''."
+  (let (notify)
+    (save-window-excursion
+      (mapcar
+       (function
+	(lambda (buf)
+	  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buf)
+	      (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	       buf
+	       (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+		   (progn
+		     (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference
+		      ediff-current-difference 
+		      'unselect-only 'no-recenter)
+		     (setq notify t)
+		     ))))))
+       ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions)
+      (if notify
+	  (error "ASCII flags removed. You can edit now. Hit 'c' to rehighlight."))
+     )))
+		   
+
+(defun ediff-remember-buffer-characteristics (&optional arg)
+  "Record certain properties of the buffers being compared.
+Must be called in the control buffer.  Saves ``read-only'', ``modified'',
+and ``auto-save'' properties in buffer local variables.  Turns off
+``auto-save-mode''.  These properties are restored via a call to
+``ediff-restore-buffer-characteristics''."
+
+  ;; remember and alter buffer characteristics
+  (set  (if arg 'ediff-A-buffer-values-setup 'ediff-A-buffer-values)
+	(emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	 ediff-A-buffer
+	 (prog1
+	     (emerge-save-variables ediff-saved-variables)
+	   (emerge-restore-variables ediff-saved-variables
+				     ediff-working-values))))
+  (set  (if arg 'ediff-B-buffer-values-setup 'ediff-B-buffer-values)
+	(emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	 ediff-B-buffer
+	 (prog1
+	     (emerge-save-variables ediff-saved-variables)
+	   (emerge-restore-variables ediff-saved-variables
+				     ediff-working-values)))))
+
+(defun ediff-restore-buffer-characteristics (&optional arg)
+  "Restores properties saved by ``ediff-remember-buffer-characteristics''."
+  (let ((A-values (if arg ediff-A-buffer-values-setup ediff-A-buffer-values))
+	(B-values (if arg ediff-B-buffer-values-setup ediff-B-buffer-values)))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-A-buffer
+			   (emerge-restore-variables ediff-saved-variables
+						     A-values))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-B-buffer
+			   (emerge-restore-variables ediff-saved-variables
+						     B-values))))
+
+
+(defun ediff-extract-diffs (diff-buffer A-buffer B-buffer)
+  (let (diff-list
+	(a-prev 1) ;; this is needed to set the first diff line correctly
+	(b-prev 1))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     A-buffer
+     (goto-char (point-min)))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     B-buffer
+     (goto-char (point-min)))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     diff-buffer
+     (goto-char (point-min))
+     (while (re-search-forward ediff-match-diff-line nil t)
+       (let* ((a-begin (string-to-int (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+							(match-end 1))))
+	      (a-end  (let ((b (match-beginning 3))
+			    (e (match-end 3)))
+			(if b
+			    (string-to-int (buffer-substring b e))
+			  a-begin)))
+	      (diff-type (buffer-substring (match-beginning 4) (match-end 4)))
+	      (b-begin (string-to-int (buffer-substring (match-beginning 5)
+							(match-end 5))))
+	      (b-end (let ((b (match-beginning 7))
+			   (e (match-end 7)))
+		       (if b
+			   (string-to-int (buffer-substring b e))
+			 b-begin)))
+	      a-begin-pt a-end-pt b-begin-pt b-end-pt)
+	 ;; fix the beginning and end numbers, because diff is somewhat
+	 ;; strange about how it numbers lines
+	 (if (string-equal diff-type "a")
+	     (setq b-end (1+ b-end)
+		   a-begin (1+ a-begin)
+		   a-end a-begin)
+	   (if (string-equal diff-type "d")
+	       (setq a-end (1+ a-end)
+		     b-begin (1+ b-begin)
+		     b-end b-begin)
+	     ;; (string-equal diff-type "c")
+	     (setq a-end (1+ a-end)
+		   b-end (1+ b-end))))
+	 ;; convert to relative line numbers
+	 (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	  A-buffer
+	  (forward-line (- a-begin a-prev))
+	  (setq a-begin-pt (point))
+	  (forward-line (- a-end a-begin))
+	  (setq a-end-pt (point)
+		a-prev a-end))
+	 (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	  B-buffer
+	  (forward-line (- b-begin b-prev))
+	  (setq b-begin-pt (point))
+	  (forward-line (- b-end b-begin))
+	  (setq b-end-pt (point)
+		b-prev b-end))
+	 (setq diff-list (nconc diff-list (list (vector a-begin-pt a-end-pt
+							b-begin-pt b-end-pt))))
+	 )))
+    diff-list
+    ))
+    
+(defun ediff-convert-diffs-to-overlays (A-buffer B-buffer diff-list)
+  (let* ((current-diff -1)
+	 (total-diffs (length diff-list))
+	 (control-buffer-suffix ediff-control-buffer-suffix)
+	 diff-overlay-list list-element
+	 a-begin a-end b-begin b-end
+	 a-overlay b-overlay)
+
+    (while diff-list
+      (setq current-diff (1+ current-diff)
+	    list-element (car diff-list)
+	    a-begin 	 (aref list-element 0)
+	    a-end 	 (aref list-element 1)
+	    b-begin 	 (aref list-element 2)
+	    b-end 	 (aref list-element 3))
+	    
+      ;; place overlays at the appropriate places in the buffers
+      (setq a-overlay (ediff-make-overlay a-begin a-end A-buffer))
+      ;; priority of a-overlay and b-overlay should be equal. otherwise it
+      ;; won't work due to Emacs bug---insert-in-front-hooks will be called
+      ;; only on behalf of the buffer with higher priority.
+      (ediff-overlay-put a-overlay 'priority ediff-shaded-overlay-priority)
+      (ediff-overlay-put a-overlay 'ediff-diff-num current-diff)
+      (ediff-overlay-put a-overlay
+			 'insert-in-front-hooks '(ediff-insert-in-front))
+      (ediff-overlay-put a-overlay
+			 'ediff-control-buffer control-buffer-suffix)
+      (ediff-overlay-put a-overlay 
+			 'face (if (ediff-odd-p current-diff) ;; odd diff
+				   'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var
+				 'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var))
+			 
+      (setq b-overlay (ediff-make-overlay b-begin b-end B-buffer))
+      (ediff-overlay-put b-overlay 'priority ediff-shaded-overlay-priority)
+      (ediff-overlay-put b-overlay 'ediff-diff-num current-diff)
+      (ediff-overlay-put b-overlay
+			 'insert-in-front-hooks '(ediff-insert-in-front))
+      (ediff-overlay-put b-overlay
+			 'ediff-control-buffer control-buffer-suffix)
+      (ediff-overlay-put b-overlay 
+			 'face (if (ediff-odd-p current-diff) ;; odd diff
+				   'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var
+				 'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var))
+				 
+      (if (ediff-if-lucid) ;; chars inserted at end will be inside extent
+	  (progn
+	    (ediff-overlay-put a-overlay
+			       'ediff-marker 
+			       (move-marker (make-marker) a-begin A-buffer))
+	    (ediff-overlay-put b-overlay
+			       'ediff-marker 
+			       (move-marker (make-marker) b-begin B-buffer))
+	    (ediff-overlay-put a-overlay 'end-open nil)
+	    (ediff-overlay-put b-overlay 'end-open nil)))
+			 
+      ;; record all overlays for this difference
+      (setq diff-overlay-list
+	    (nconc diff-overlay-list (list (vector a-overlay b-overlay)))
+	    diff-list (cdr diff-list))
+      (message "Ediff: Processing diff region %d of %d"
+	       current-diff total-diffs)
+      ) ;; while
+    ;; this is just to avoid confusing the user with diff num < total-diffs
+    (message "Ediff: Processing diff region %d of %d"
+	       (1+ current-diff) total-diffs)
+    ;; convert the list of difference information into a vector for
+    ;; fast access
+    (setq ediff-difference-vector
+	  (apply 'vector diff-overlay-list))))
+
+
+
+;;; Commands
+
+(defun ediff-recenter (&optional no-rehighlight)
+  "Bring the highlighted region of all buffers A and B into view.
+Reestablish the default three-window display."
+  (interactive)
+  (setq ediff-disturbed-overlays nil) ;; clear after use
+  (let (buffer-read-only)
+    (ediff-setup-windows ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer ediff-control-buffer))
+  ;; Redisplay whatever buffers are showing, if there is a selected difference
+  (if (and (>= ediff-current-difference 0)
+	   (< ediff-current-difference ediff-number-of-differences))
+      (let* ( ;; context must be saved before switching to windows A/B
+	     (buffer-A ediff-A-buffer)
+	     (buffer-B ediff-B-buffer)
+	     (wind (selected-window))
+	     (control-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	     (before-flag-shift-A (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+				      (1- (length ediff-before-flag-A))
+				    0))
+	     (after-flag-shift-A (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+				     (1- (length ediff-after-flag-A))
+				   0))
+	     (before-flag-shift-B (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+				      (1- (length ediff-before-flag-B))
+				    0))
+	     (after-flag-shift-B (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+				     (1- (length ediff-after-flag-B))
+				   0))
+	     (window-A (get-buffer-window buffer-A t))
+	     (window-B (get-buffer-window buffer-B t)))
+	
+	(or no-rehighlight
+	    (ediff-operate-on-flags 'insert))
+	    
+	(if window-A (progn
+		       (select-window window-A)
+		       (ediff-position-region
+			(- (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'beg nil control-buf)
+			   before-flag-shift-A)
+			(+ (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'end nil control-buf)
+			   after-flag-shift-A)
+			(ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'beg nil control-buf))))
+	(if window-B (progn
+		       (select-window window-B)
+		       (ediff-position-region
+			(- (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg nil control-buf)
+			   before-flag-shift-B)
+			(+ (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'end nil control-buf)
+			   after-flag-shift-B)
+			(ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg nil control-buf))))
+	(select-window wind))))
+	
+(defun ediff-toggle-split ()
+  "Toggle vertical/horizontal window split. 
+Does nothing if file-A and file-B are in different frames."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((wind-A (get-buffer-window ediff-A-buffer t))
+	 (wind-B (get-buffer-window ediff-B-buffer t))
+	 (frame-A (if wind-A (ediff-window-frame wind-A)))
+	 (frame-B (if wind-B (ediff-window-frame wind-B))))
+    (if (eq frame-A frame-B)
+	(setq ediff-split-window-function
+	      (if (eq ediff-split-window-function 'split-window-vertically)
+		  'split-window-horizontally
+		'split-window-vertically))
+      (message "Buffers A and B are residing in different frames. Why split?"))
+    (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight)))
+  
+(defun ediff-toggle-hilit ()
+  "Switch between highlighting using ASCII flags and highlighting using faces.
+On a dumb terminal, switches between ASCII highlighting and no highlighting." 
+  (interactive)
+  (if (not window-system)
+      (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+	  (progn
+	    (message "ASCII highlighting flags removed.")
+	    (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference ediff-current-difference
+						  'unselect-only)
+	    (setq ediff-highlighting-style 'off))
+	(ediff-unselect-and-select-difference ediff-current-difference
+					      'select-only))
+    (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference ediff-current-difference
+					  'unselect-only)
+    ;; cycle through highlighting
+    (cond ((and ediff-want-faces (null ediff-highlight-selected-only))
+	   (message "Ediff: Unhighlighted unselected difference regions.")
+	   (setq ediff-highlight-selected-only t))
+	  (ediff-want-faces
+	   (message "Ediff: Now using ASCII flags only.")
+	   (setq ediff-want-faces nil))
+	  (t
+	   (message "Ediff: Re-highlighted all difference regions.")
+	   (setq ediff-want-faces t
+		 ediff-highlight-selected-only nil)))
+		 
+    (if (and ediff-want-faces (null ediff-highlight-selected-only))
+	(if (not (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var))
+	    (progn
+	      (copy-face ediff-odd-diff-face-A 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var)
+	      (copy-face ediff-odd-diff-face-B 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var)
+	      (copy-face ediff-even-diff-face-A 'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var)
+	      (copy-face ediff-even-diff-face-B 'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var)))
+      (copy-face 'default 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var)
+      (copy-face 'default 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var)
+      (copy-face 'default 'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var)
+      (copy-face 'default 'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var))
+    
+    (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference
+     ediff-current-difference 'select-only))
+  (ediff-operate-on-flags 'insert)
+  )
+  
+(defun ediff-toggle-help ()
+  "Toggle short/long help message."
+  (interactive)
+  (let (buffer-read-only)
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (if (string= ediff-help-message ediff-help-message-long)
+	(setq ediff-help-message ediff-help-message-short)
+      (setq ediff-help-message ediff-help-message-long)))
+  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+  
+  
+(defun ediff-toggle-read-only-A ()
+  "Used as a startup hook to set `.orig' patch file read-only."
+  (let ((last-command-char ?A))
+    (ediff-toggle-read-only)))
+  
+(defun ediff-toggle-read-only ()
+  "Toggles buffer-read-only for buffer buffers A and B."
+  (interactive)
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+   (if (eq last-command-char ?A) ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer)
+   (setq buffer-read-only (null buffer-read-only))))
+
+;;; Window scrolling operations
+;; These operations are designed to scroll all three windows the same amount,
+;; so as to keep the text in them aligned.
+
+;; Perform some operation on two file windows (if they are showing).
+;; Catches all errors on the operation in the A and B windows.
+;; Usually, errors come from scrolling off the
+;; beginning or end of the buffer, and this gives nice nice error messages.
+(defun ediff-operate-on-windows (operation arg)
+  (let* ((buffer-A ediff-A-buffer)
+	 (buffer-B ediff-B-buffer)
+	 (wind (selected-window))
+	 (window-A (get-buffer-window buffer-A t))
+	 (window-B (get-buffer-window buffer-B t)))
+      (if window-A (progn
+		     (select-window window-A)
+		     (condition-case nil
+			 (funcall operation arg)
+		       (error))))
+      (if window-B (progn
+		     (select-window window-B)
+		     (condition-case nil
+			 (funcall operation arg)
+		       (error))))
+      (select-window wind)
+		       ))
+
+(defun ediff-scroll-up (&optional arg)
+  "Scroll up buffers A and B, if they are in windows.
+With optional argument ARG, scroll ARG lines; otherwise scroll by nearly
+the height of window-A."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-operate-on-windows
+   'scroll-up 
+   ;; calculate argument to scroll-up
+   ;; if there is an explicit argument
+   (if (and arg (not (equal arg '-)))
+       ;; use it
+       (prefix-numeric-value arg)
+     ;; if not, see if we can determine a default amount (the window height)
+     (let* ((window-A (get-buffer-window ediff-A-buffer t))
+	    (window-B (get-buffer-window ediff-B-buffer t))
+	    default-amount)
+       (if (or (null window-A) (null window-B))
+	   (setq default-amount 0)
+	 (setq default-amount 
+	       (- (min (window-height window-A) (window-height window-B))
+		  1 next-screen-context-lines)))
+       ;; the window was found
+       (if arg
+	   ;; C-u as argument means half of default amount
+	   (/ default-amount 2)
+	 ;; no argument means default amount
+	 default-amount)))))
+
+(defun ediff-scroll-down (&optional arg)
+  "Scroll down buffers A and B, if they are in windows.
+With optional argument ARG, scroll ARG lines; otherwise scroll by nearly
+the height of window-A."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-operate-on-windows
+   'scroll-down
+   ;; calculate argument to scroll-down
+   ;; if there is an explicit argument
+   (if (and arg (not (equal arg '-)))
+       ;; use it
+       (prefix-numeric-value arg)
+     ;; if not, see if we can determine a default amount (the window height)
+     (let* ((window-A (get-buffer-window ediff-A-buffer t))
+	    (window-B (get-buffer-window ediff-B-buffer t))
+	    default-amount)
+       (if (or (null window-A) (null window-B))
+	   (setq default-amount 0)
+	 (setq default-amount 
+	       (- (min (window-height window-A) (window-height window-B))
+		  1 next-screen-context-lines)))
+       ;; the window was found
+       (if arg
+	   ;; C-u as argument means half of default amount
+	   (/ default-amount 2)
+	 ;; no argument means default amount
+	 default-amount)))))
+
+(defun ediff-scroll-left (&optional arg)
+  "Scroll left buffer-A and buffer-B, if they are in windows.
+If an argument is given, that is how many columns are scrolled, else nearly
+the width of the A and B windows."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-operate-on-windows
+   'scroll-left
+   ;; calculate argument to scroll-left
+   ;; if there is an explicit argument
+   (if (and arg (not (equal arg '-)))
+       ;; use it
+       (prefix-numeric-value arg)
+     ;; if not, see if we can determine a default amount
+     ;; (half the window width)
+     (if (null ediff-control-window)
+	 ;; no control window, use nil
+	 nil
+       (let ((default-amount
+	       (- (/ (window-width ediff-control-window) 2) 3)))
+	 ;; the window was found
+	 (if arg
+	     ;; C-u as argument means half of default amount
+	     (/ default-amount 2)
+	   ;; no argument means default amount
+	   default-amount))))))
+
+(defun ediff-scroll-right (&optional arg)
+  "Scroll right buffer-A and buffer-B, if they are in windows.
+If an argument is given, that is how many columns are scrolled, else nearly
+the width of the A and B windows."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-operate-on-windows
+   'scroll-right
+   ;; calculate argument to scroll-right
+   ;; if there is an explicit argument
+   (if (and arg (not (equal arg '-)))
+       ;; use it
+       (prefix-numeric-value arg)
+     ;; if not, see if we can determine a default amount
+     ;; (half the window width)
+     (if (null ediff-control-window)
+	 ;; no control window, use nil
+	 nil
+       (let ((default-amount
+	       (- (/ (window-width ediff-control-window) 2) 3)))
+	 ;; the window was found
+	 (if arg
+	     ;; C-u as argument means half of default amount
+	     (/ default-amount 2)
+	   ;; no argument means default amount
+	   default-amount))))))
+
+(defun ediff-position-region (beg end pos)
+  "This is a variation on ``emerge-position-region''. 
+The difference is that it always tries to align difference regions in
+buffer-A and buffer-B, so that it will be easier to compare them."
+  (set-window-start (selected-window) beg)
+  (if (pos-visible-in-window-p end)
+      ;; Determine the number of lines that the region occupies
+      (let ((lines 0))
+	(while (> end (progn
+			(move-to-window-line lines)
+			(point)))
+	  (setq lines (1+ lines)))
+	;; And position the beginning on the right line
+	(goto-char beg)
+	(recenter (/ (1+ (max (- (1- (window-height (selected-window)))
+				 lines)
+			      1)
+			 )
+		     2))))
+  (goto-char pos)
+  )
+
+
+(defun ediff-next-difference (arg)
+  "Advance to the next difference. 
+With a prefix argument, go back that many differences."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (if (< ediff-current-difference ediff-number-of-differences)
+      (let ((n (min ediff-number-of-differences
+		    (+ ediff-current-difference (if arg arg 1))))
+	    (buffer-read-only nil))
+	(ediff-unselect-and-select-difference n))
+    (error "At end of the difference list.")))
+
+(defun ediff-previous-difference (arg)
+  "Go to the previous difference. 
+With a prefix argument, go back that many differences."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (if (> ediff-current-difference -1)
+      (let ((n (max -1 (- ediff-current-difference (if arg arg 1))))
+	    (buffer-read-only nil))
+	  (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference n))
+    (error "At beginning of the difference list.")))
+
+(defun ediff-jump-to-difference (difference-number)
+  "Go to the difference specified as a prefix argument."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
+    (setq difference-number (1- difference-number))
+    (if (and (>= difference-number -1)
+	     (< difference-number (1+ ediff-number-of-differences)))
+	(ediff-unselect-and-select-difference difference-number)
+      (error "Bad difference number"))))
+      
+(defun ediff-jump-to-difference-at-point ()
+  "Go to the difference closest to the point in buffer A or B.
+If this command is invoked via `ja' or `ga' then the point in buffer A is
+used. Otherwise, buffer B is used."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((buffer-read-only nil)
+	(buf-type (if (eq last-command-char ?a) 'A  'B)))
+    
+    (ediff-jump-to-difference (ediff-diff-at-point buf-type))))
+	
+      
+;; find region "most related to the current point position      
+
+(defun ediff-diff-at-point (buf-type)
+  (let ((buffer (if (eq buf-type 'A) ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer))
+	(ctl-buffer ediff-control-buffer)
+	(diff-no -1)
+	(prev-beg 0)
+	(beg 0))
+	
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     buffer
+     (while (or (< (point) prev-beg) (> (point) beg))
+       (setq diff-no (1+ diff-no))
+       (setq prev-beg beg)
+       (setq beg (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg diff-no ctl-buffer)))
+      
+     (if (< (abs (- (point) prev-beg))
+	    (abs (- (point) beg)))
+	 diff-no
+       (1+ diff-no))  ;; jump-to-diff works with diff nums higher by 1
+     )))
+
+;;; Copying diffs.
+
+(defun ediff-diff-to-diff (arg)
+  "Copy buffer-A'th diff to buffer B.
+If numerical prefix argument, copy this diff specified in the arg.
+Otherwise, copy the difference given by ``ediff-current-difference''." 
+  (interactive "P")
+  (if arg
+      (ediff-jump-to-difference arg))
+  (ediff-copy-diff ediff-current-difference
+		   (if (eq last-command-char ?a) 'B  'A))
+  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+
+
+(defun ediff-copy-diff (n buf-type)
+  "Copy diff N from BUF-TYPE \(given as 'A or 'B\)."
+  (let* ((other-buf (if (eq buf-type 'A) 
+			ediff-B-buffer ediff-A-buffer))
+	 (buf (if (eq buf-type 'A) 
+		  ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer))
+	 (other-buf-type (if (eq buf-type 'A) 'B 'A))
+	 (ctrl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	 reg-to-copy reg-to-delete
+	 reg-to-delete-beg reg-to-delete-end)
+	
+    (ediff-operate-on-flags 'remove)
+    (setq reg-to-delete-beg
+	  (ediff-get-diff-posn other-buf-type 'beg n ctrl-buf))
+    (setq reg-to-delete-end
+	  (ediff-get-diff-posn other-buf-type 'end n ctrl-buf))
+    (setq reg-to-copy (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+		       buf
+		       (buffer-substring (ediff-get-diff-posn
+					  buf-type 'beg n ctrl-buf)
+					 (ediff-get-diff-posn
+					  buf-type 'end n ctrl-buf))))
+    (setq reg-to-delete (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+			 other-buf
+			 (buffer-substring reg-to-delete-beg
+					   reg-to-delete-end)))
+    (setq ediff-disturbed-overlays nil) ;; clear before use
+    
+    (if (string= reg-to-delete reg-to-copy)
+	(progn
+	  (ding)
+	  (message
+	   "Diff regions %d are identical in buffers A and B. Nothing copied." 
+	   (1+ n)))
+	
+      ;; seems ok to copy
+      (if (ediff-test-save-region n other-buf-type)
+	    (condition-case conds
+		(let (inhibit-read-only)
+		  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+		   other-buf
+		   ;; to prevent flags from interfering if buffer is writable
+		   (setq inhibit-read-only (null buffer-read-only))
+		   (let ((before-change-function nil))
+		     (goto-char reg-to-delete-end)
+		     (insert-before-markers reg-to-copy)
+		     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+			 (progn
+			   (ediff-collect-extents-lucid reg-to-delete-beg)
+			   (if (> reg-to-delete-end reg-to-delete-beg)
+			       (progn
+				 (kill-region reg-to-delete-beg
+					      reg-to-delete-end) 
+				 (if (string= reg-to-copy "")
+				     (ediff-adjust-disturbed-extents-lucid
+				      reg-to-delete-beg)))))
+		       (if (> reg-to-delete-end reg-to-delete-beg)
+			   (kill-region reg-to-delete-beg reg-to-delete-end)
+			 (ediff-move-disturbed-overlays reg-to-delete-beg)))
+		     ))
+		  (ediff-save-diff-region n other-buf-type reg-to-delete))
+	      (error (message "%s %s"
+			      (car conds)
+			      (mapconcat 'prin1-to-string (cdr conds) " "))
+		     (beep 1))))
+      )
+    (ediff-operate-on-flags 'insert)
+    ))
+     
+(defun ediff-save-diff-region (n buf-type reg)
+  "Save N-th diff of buffer BUF-TYPE \('A or 'B\) on the
+``ediff-killed-diffs-alist''.  REG is the region to save.
+It is redundant here,but is passed anyway, for convenience."
+
+  (let* ((n-th-diff-saved (assoc n ediff-killed-diffs-alist))
+	 (this-buf-n-th-diff-saved (assoc buf-type (cdr n-th-diff-saved))))
+	 
+    (if this-buf-n-th-diff-saved
+	;; either nothing saved for n-th diff and buffer or we OK'ed
+	;; overriding
+	(setcdr this-buf-n-th-diff-saved reg)
+      (if n-th-diff-saved ;; n-th diff saved, but for another buffer
+	  (nconc n-th-diff-saved  (list (cons buf-type reg)))
+	(setq ediff-killed-diffs-alist  ;; create record for n-th diff
+	      (cons (list n (cons buf-type reg))
+		    ediff-killed-diffs-alist))))
+    (message "Saved diff region #%d for buffer %S. To recover hit '%s'."
+	     (1+ n) buf-type (if (eq buf-type 'A) "ra" "rb"))))
+    
+(defun ediff-test-save-region (n buf-type)
+  "Test if saving N-th difference region of buffer BUF-TYPE is possible."
+  (let* ((n-th-diff-saved (assoc n ediff-killed-diffs-alist))
+	 (this-buf-n-th-diff-saved (assoc buf-type (cdr n-th-diff-saved))))
+	 
+    (if this-buf-n-th-diff-saved
+	(if (yes-or-no-p
+	     (format 
+	      "You've previously copied diff %d from %S to %S. Confirm. "
+	      (1+ n) (if (eq buf-type 'A) 'B 'A) buf-type))
+	    t
+	  (error "Quit."))
+      t)))
+	  
+(defun ediff-pop-diff (n buf-type)
+  "Pop last killed N-th diff region from buffer BUF-TYPE."
+  (let* ((n-th-record (assoc n ediff-killed-diffs-alist))
+	 (saved-rec (assoc buf-type (cdr n-th-record)))
+	 (buf (if (eq buf-type 'A) ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer))
+	 saved-diff reg-beg reg-end recovered)
+	
+    (if (cdr saved-rec)
+	(setq saved-diff (cdr saved-rec))
+      (error "Nothing saved for diff %d in buffer %S." (1+ n) buf-type))
+    
+    (ediff-operate-on-flags 'remove)
+	
+    (setq reg-beg (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n ediff-control-buffer))
+    (setq reg-end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n ediff-control-buffer))
+    (setq ediff-disturbed-overlays nil) ;; clear before use
+    
+    (condition-case conds
+	(emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	 buf
+	 (let ((inhibit-read-only (null buffer-read-only))
+	       (before-change-function nil))
+	   (goto-char reg-end)
+	   (insert-before-markers saved-diff)
+	   
+	   (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	       (progn
+		 (ediff-collect-extents-lucid reg-beg)
+		 (if (> reg-end reg-beg)
+		     (progn
+		       (kill-region reg-beg reg-end)
+		       (if (string= saved-diff "")
+			   (ediff-adjust-disturbed-extents-lucid reg-beg)))))
+	     (if (> reg-end reg-beg)
+		 (kill-region reg-beg reg-end)
+	       (ediff-move-disturbed-overlays reg-beg)))
+	     
+	   (setq recovered t)
+	   ))
+      (error (message "%s %s"
+		      (car conds)
+		      (mapconcat 'prin1-to-string (cdr conds) " "))
+	     (beep 1)))
+    
+    (ediff-operate-on-flags 'insert)
+    (if recovered
+	(progn
+	  (setq  n-th-record (delq saved-rec n-th-record))
+	  (message "Diff region %d restored for buffer %S." (1+ n) buf-type)))
+    ))
+      
+(defun ediff-restore-diff  (arg)
+  "Restore ARG-th diff from ediff-killed-diffs-alist.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If ARG is `nil', restore current-difference."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (if arg
+      (ediff-jump-to-difference arg))
+  (ediff-pop-diff ediff-current-difference 
+		  (if (eq last-command-char ?a) 'A   'B))
+  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+    
+
+;;; Quitting, suspending, etc.
+(defun ediff-quit ()
+  "Finish an Ediff session and exit Ediff.
+Unselects the selected difference, if any, restores the read-only and modified
+flags of the compared file buffers, kills Ediff buffers for this session
+\(but not file-A and file-B\)."
+  (interactive)
+  (if (prog1
+	  (y-or-n-p "Do you really want to exit Ediff? ")
+	(message ""))
+      (ediff-really-quit)))
+
+;; Perform the quit operations.
+(defun ediff-really-quit ()
+  (setq buffer-read-only nil)
+  (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference -1)
+  ;; null out the difference overlays so they won't slow down future editing
+  ;; operations
+  (mapcar (function (lambda (d)
+		      (ediff-delete-overlay (aref d 0))
+		      (ediff-delete-overlay (aref d 1))))
+	  ediff-difference-vector)
+  ;; allow them to be garbage collected
+  (setq ediff-difference-vector nil)
+  (setq ediff-help-message ediff-help-message-long)
+  (ediff-restore-buffer-characteristics t) ;; restore as they were at setup
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally)
+  
+  ;; restore buffer mode line id's in buffer-A/B
+  (let ((control-buffer ediff-control-buffer))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     ediff-A-buffer
+     (setq before-change-function nil)
+     (setq ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions 
+	   (delq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions))
+     (if (null ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions)
+	 (setq local-write-file-hooks 
+	       (delq 'ediff-block-write-file local-write-file-hooks)))
+     (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-buffer-identification))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     ediff-B-buffer
+     (setq ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions 
+	   (delq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions))
+     (if (null ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions)
+	 (setq local-write-file-hooks 
+	       (delq 'ediff-block-write-file local-write-file-hooks)))
+     (setq before-change-function nil)
+     (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-buffer-identification)))
+   
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-quit-hooks))
+  
+(defun ediff-kill-buffer-carefully (buf)
+  "Kill buffer BUF if it exists."
+  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buf)
+      (kill-buffer (get-buffer buf))))
+
+;; The default way of quitting Ediff.
+;; Kills control buffers and leaves the
+;; frame split between the two diff'ed files.
+(defun ediff-default-quit-hook ()
+  (let ((buff-A ediff-A-buffer)
+	(buff-B ediff-B-buffer))
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-diff-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-diff-error-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-control-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-patch-diagnostics)
+    (delete-other-windows)
+    (switch-to-buffer buff-B)
+    (split-window-vertically)
+    (switch-to-buffer buff-A)))
+    
+;; The default way of suspending Ediff.
+;; Buries Ediff buffers, kills all windows.
+(defun ediff-default-suspend-hook ()
+  (let ((buf-A ediff-A-buffer)
+	(buf-B ediff-B-buffer)
+	(buf-patch ediff-patch-buf)
+	(buf-patch-diag ediff-patch-diagnostics)
+	(buf-err  ediff-diff-error-buffer)
+	(buf-diff ediff-diff-buffer))
+    (bury-buffer) ;; ediff-control-buffer
+    (delete-other-windows)
+    (bury-buffer buf-err)
+    (bury-buffer buf-diff)
+    (bury-buffer buf-patch)
+    (bury-buffer buf-patch-diag)
+    (bury-buffer buf-A)
+    (bury-buffer buf-B)))
+     
+     
+(defun ediff-suspend ()
+  "Suspend Ediff.  To resume, switch to the appropriate ``*ediff-control*''
+buffer and then hit ``\\[ediff-recenter]''.  Ediff will automatically set
+up an appropriate window config."
+  (interactive)
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-suspend-hooks)
+  (message
+   "To resume, switch to *ediff-control* and hit 'c' (ediff-recenter)."))
+
+
+(defun ediff-file-names ()
+  "Show the names of the buffers or files being operated on by Ediff.
+Hit ``\\[ediff-recenter]'' to reset the windows afterward."
+  (interactive)
+  (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-A-buffer
+			   (if buffer-file-name
+			       (progn
+				 (princ "File A is: ")
+				 (princ buffer-file-name))
+			     (progn
+			       (princ "Buffer A is: ")
+			       (princ (buffer-name))))
+			   (princ "\n"))
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-B-buffer
+			   (if buffer-file-name
+			       (progn
+				 (princ "File B is: ")
+				 (princ buffer-file-name))
+			     (progn
+			       (princ "Buffer B is: ")
+			       (princ (buffer-name))))
+			   (princ "\n"))
+    ))
+
+
+
+(defun ediff-line-numbers ()
+  "Display the current line numbers.
+This function displays the line numbers of the points in the A, B."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((A-line (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-A-buffer
+				       (count-lines (point-min) (point))))
+	 (B-line (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-B-buffer
+				       (count-lines (point-min) (point)))))
+    (message "At lines:  A = %d, B = %d" A-line B-line)))
+
+
+;;; Support routines
+
+;; Select a difference by placing the ASCII flags around the appropriate
+;; group of lines in the A, B buffers
+(defun ediff-select-difference (n)
+  (if (and (>= n 0) (< n ediff-number-of-differences))
+      (progn
+	(ediff-remember-buffer-characteristics)
+	(if (and window-system ediff-want-faces)
+	    (progn
+	      (ediff-highlight-diff n)
+	      (setq ediff-highlighting-style 'face))
+	  (setq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+	  (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer 'A ediff-A-buffer
+				       ediff-control-buffer n)
+	  (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer 'B ediff-B-buffer
+				       ediff-control-buffer n)) 
+	  
+	(ediff-restore-buffer-characteristics)
+	(run-hooks 'ediff-select-hooks))))
+	
+
+;; Unselect a difference by removing the ASCII flags in the buffers.
+(defun ediff-unselect-difference (n)
+  (if (and (>= n 0) (< n ediff-number-of-differences))
+      (progn 
+	(ediff-remember-buffer-characteristics)
+	
+	(cond ((and window-system ediff-want-faces)
+	       (ediff-unhighlight-diff))
+	      ((eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+	       (ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer
+		ediff-A-buffer
+		(ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'beg n)
+		(ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'end n)
+		ediff-before-flag-A ediff-after-flag-A)
+	       (ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer
+		ediff-B-buffer
+		(ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg n)
+		(ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'end n)
+		ediff-before-flag-B ediff-after-flag-B)))
+		
+	(ediff-restore-buffer-characteristics)
+	(setq ediff-highlighting-style nil)
+	(run-hooks 'ediff-unselect-hooks))))
+  
+
+;; Unselects prev diff and selects a new one, if FLAG has value other than
+;; 'select-only or 'unselect-only.  If FLAG is 'select-only, the
+;; next difference is selected, but the current selection is not
+;; unselected.  If FLAG is 'unselect-only then the current selection is
+;; unselected, but the next one is not selected.  If NO-RECENTER is non-nil,
+;; don't recenter buffers after selecting/unselecting.
+;; 
+;; Don't use ``ediff-select-difference'' and ``ediff-unselect-difference''
+;; directly,;; since this will screw up the undo info in the presence of
+;; ASCII flags. 
+;; Instead, use ``ediff-unselect-and-select-difference'' with appropriate
+;; flags.
+
+(defun ediff-unselect-and-select-difference (n &optional flag no-recenter)
+  (let ((wind (selected-window))
+	;; save buf modified info
+	(buf-A-modified (buffer-modified-p ediff-A-buffer))
+	(buf-B-modified (buffer-modified-p ediff-B-buffer))
+	;; temporarily disable undo so highlighting won't confuse the user
+	buf-A-undo buf-B-undo)
+	
+      (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+       ediff-A-buffer
+       (setq buf-A-undo buffer-undo-list))
+      (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+       ediff-B-buffer
+       (setq buf-B-undo buffer-undo-list))
+       
+      (buffer-disable-undo ediff-A-buffer)
+      (buffer-disable-undo ediff-B-buffer)
+    
+      (unwind-protect    ;; we don't want to lose undo info due to error
+	  (progn
+	    (or (eq flag 'select-only)
+		(ediff-unselect-difference ediff-current-difference))
+		
+	    ;; Auto-save buffers while Ediff flags are temporarily removed.
+	    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	     ediff-A-buffer
+	     (if buf-A-modified
+		 (do-auto-save)))
+	    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	     ediff-B-buffer
+	     (if buf-B-modified
+		 (do-auto-save)))
+    
+	    (or (eq flag 'unselect-only)
+		(ediff-select-difference n))
+	    (setq ediff-current-difference n)
+	    ) ;; end protected section
+      
+	(select-window wind) ;; must be before recenter!
+	(ediff-refresh-mode-line)
+	(or no-recenter
+	    (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+	  
+	;; restore undo and buffer-modified info
+	(emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	 ediff-A-buffer
+	 (set-buffer-modified-p buf-A-modified)
+	 (setq buffer-undo-list buf-A-undo))
+	(emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	 ediff-B-buffer
+	 (set-buffer-modified-p buf-B-modified)
+	 (setq buffer-undo-list buf-B-undo))
+	)))
+
+;; Revise the mode line to display which difference we have selected
+
+(defun ediff-refresh-mode-line ()
+  (setq mode-line-buffer-identification
+	(list (format "Ediff: %%b   diff %d of %d"
+		      (1+ ediff-current-difference)
+		      ediff-number-of-differences)))
+  ;; Force mode-line redisplay
+  (set-buffer-modified-p (buffer-modified-p)))
+
+
+
+;; Verify that we have a difference selected.
+(defun ediff-validate-difference ()
+  (if (not (and (>= ediff-current-difference 0)
+		(< ediff-current-difference ediff-number-of-differences)))
+      (error "No difference selected")))
+
+;; The following is added to take care of Lemacs.
+
+	 
+(defun ediff-read-file-name (prompt default-dir default-file A-file)
+; This is a modified version of a similar function in ``emerge.el''.
+; PROMPT should not have trailing ': ', so that it can be modified
+; according to context.
+; If both A-FILE and default-dir are set, the file constructed our of
+; default-dir and the non-directory part of A-FILE is used as default and as
+; initial input.
+; If A-FILE is set (but default-dir is not), it is used as default and
+; initial input. 
+; If default-file is set, it should be used as the default value.
+; If default-dir is non-nil, use it as the default directory.
+; Otherwise, use the value in Emacs's var default-directory.
+  (cond
+   ((and A-file default-dir)
+    (read-file-name (format "%s (default %s%s): "
+			    prompt
+			    (abbreviate-file-name
+			     (expand-file-name default-dir))
+			    (file-name-nondirectory A-file))
+		    (expand-file-name default-dir)
+		    (concat (expand-file-name default-dir)
+			    (file-name-nondirectory A-file))
+		    'confirm (file-name-nondirectory A-file)))
+   (A-file
+    (read-file-name (format "%s (default %s): "
+			    prompt (file-name-nondirectory A-file))
+		    (expand-file-name (file-name-directory A-file))
+		    A-file
+		    'confirm (file-name-nondirectory A-file)))
+   ;; If there is a default file, but no A-file, use it.
+   (default-file
+     (read-file-name (format "%s (default %s): " prompt default-file)
+		     default-dir ;; if nil then default-directory.
+		     nil 'confirm))
+   (t
+    (read-file-name (concat prompt ": ")
+		    default-dir ;; if nil then default-directory.
+		    nil 'confirm))))
+
+  
+(defun ediff-make-temp-file (prefix)
+  (let ((f (make-temp-name (concat ediff-temp-file-prefix prefix))))
+    ;; create the file
+    (write-region (point-min) (point-min) f nil 'no-message)
+    (set-file-modes f ediff-temp-file-mode)
+    f))
+    
+(defun ediff-block-write-file ()    
+  "Prevent writing files A and B directly."
+  (if (ediff-check-for-ascii-flags)
+      (error "Use 'wa' and 'wb' to save buffs A/B (first switch back to *ediff-control*.")))
+
+(defun ediff-check-for-ascii-flags ()
+  (eval
+   (cons 'or
+	 (mapcar (function (lambda (buf)
+			     (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+			      buf
+			      (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii))))
+		 ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions))))
+
+(defun ediff-insert-in-front (overl beg end)
+  "Capture overlays that had insertions in the front.
+Called when overlay OVERL gets insertion in front."
+  (if (ediff-overlay-get overl 'ediff-diff-num)
+      (setq ediff-disturbed-overlays
+	    (cons overl ediff-disturbed-overlays)))
+  )
+  
+(defun ediff-collect-extents-lucid (pos)
+  "Collects all extents at POS having property `ediff-diff-num'.
+Lucid Emacs causes headache by detaching empty extents, so I have to save
+them before they disappear."
+  (let (lis elt)
+    (while (setq elt (extent-at pos nil 'ediff-diff-num elt))
+      (setq lis (cons elt lis)))
+    (setq ediff-disturbed-overlays lis)))
+  
+(defun ediff-move-disturbed-overlays (posn)  
+  (mapcar (function (lambda (overl)
+		       (ediff-move-overlay overl
+					   posn
+					   (ediff-overlay-end overl))
+		       ))
+	  ediff-disturbed-overlays)
+  (setq ediff-disturbed-overlays nil))
+  
+(defun ediff-adjust-disturbed-extents-lucid (posn &optional posn-type)
+;; POSN-TYPE tells if POSN should become a new start of the extents
+;; (if 'new-start) or a new end (if 'new-end). If POSN-TYPE is nil, then
+;; POSN is both the new start and the new end.
+  (mapcar (function (lambda (overl)
+		       (cond ((and (null posn-type)
+				   (equal (ediff-overlay-start overl)
+					  (ediff-overlay-end overl)))
+			      (ediff-move-overlay overl posn posn))
+			   
+			     (posn-type
+			      (ediff-move-overlay
+			       overl
+			       (if (eq posn-type 'new-start)
+				   posn
+				 (ediff-overlay-start overl))
+			       (if (eq posn-type 'new-end)
+				   posn
+				 (ediff-overlay-end overl)))))))
+	  ediff-disturbed-overlays)
+    (setq ediff-disturbed-overlays nil))
+  
+(defun ediff-save-buffer ()
+  "Safe way of saving buffers A and B."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((hooks local-write-file-hooks))
+    (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference ediff-current-difference
+					  'unselect-only)
+    (unwind-protect
+	(emerge-eval-in-buffer
+	 (if (eq last-command-char ?a) ediff-A-buffer ediff-B-buffer)
+	 ;; temporarily remove writing block 
+	 (setq hooks (delq 'ediff-block-write-file hooks))
+	 (let ((local-write-file-hooks hooks))
+	   (save-buffer)))
+      (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference ediff-current-difference
+					    'select-only)
+      )))
+    
+
+       
+(defun ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer (buffer before-posn after-posn
+					      before-flag after-flag)
+  "Essentially ``emerge-remove-flags-in-buffer'', modified to allow deletion
+of read-only flags."
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+   buffer
+   (let ((buffer-read-only nil)
+	 (before-change-function nil)
+	 (inhibit-read-only t)
+	 (before-flag-length (length before-flag))
+	 (after-flag-length (length after-flag))
+	 )
+     (goto-char after-posn)
+     (setq after-posn (point-marker)) ;; after-posn is now a marker
+     ;; remove the flags, if they're there
+     (goto-char (- before-posn before-flag-length))
+     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	 (ediff-collect-extents-lucid (+ (point) before-flag-length)))
+     (if (looking-at (regexp-quote before-flag))
+	 (delete-region (point) (+ (point) before-flag-length))
+       ;; the flag isn't there
+       (ding)
+       (message "Trouble removing ASCII flag"))
+     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	 (ediff-adjust-disturbed-extents-lucid (point)))
+	 
+     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	 (ediff-collect-extents-lucid (point)))
+     (goto-char after-posn)
+     (if (looking-at (regexp-quote after-flag))
+	 (delete-region (point) (+ (point) after-flag-length))
+       ;; the flag isn't there
+       (ding)
+       (message "Trouble removing ASCII flag"))
+     (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	 (ediff-adjust-disturbed-extents-lucid (point)))
+     (setq after-posn nil) ;; after has become a marker--garbage-collect
+     )))
+
+
+(defun ediff-place-flags-in-buffer (buf-type buffer ctl-buffer difference)
+  "This is a modified ``emerge-place-flags-in-buffer''."
+  (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+   buffer
+   (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer1 buf-type ctl-buffer difference)))
+
+(defun ediff-place-flags-in-buffer1 (buf-type ctl-buffer difference)
+  "Modified ``emerge-place-flags-in-buffer1''."
+  (let ((buffer-read-only nil)
+	(inhibit-read-only t)
+	(before-change-function nil)
+	(before-flag-name (if (eq buf-type 'A)
+			       'ediff-before-flag-A
+			    'ediff-before-flag-B))
+	(after-flag-name (if (eq buf-type 'A)
+			       'ediff-after-flag-A
+			     'ediff-after-flag-B))
+	beg-of-line flag)
+	
+    ;; insert the flag before the difference
+    (let ((before (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg difference ctl-buffer)))
+      (goto-char before)
+      (setq beg-of-line (bolp))
+      
+      (setq flag (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+		  ctl-buffer
+		  (if beg-of-line
+		      (set before-flag-name ediff-before-flag-bol)
+		    (set before-flag-name ediff-before-flag-mol))))
+	 
+      ;; insert the flag itself
+      (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	  (ediff-collect-extents-lucid (point)))
+      (insert-before-markers flag)
+      (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	  ;; Lucid's extent end-points behave strangely; they won't
+	  ;; respect insert-before-markers
+	  (ediff-adjust-disturbed-extents-lucid (point) 'new-start))
+      )
+    ;; insert the flag after the difference
+    (let* ((after (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end difference ctl-buffer)))
+      (goto-char after)
+      (setq beg-of-line (bolp))
+
+      (setq flag (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+		  ctl-buffer
+		  (if beg-of-line
+		      (set after-flag-name ediff-after-flag-bol)
+		    (set after-flag-name ediff-after-flag-mol))))
+
+      ;; insert the flag itself
+      (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	  (ediff-collect-extents-lucid (point)))
+      (insert flag)
+      (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	  (ediff-adjust-disturbed-extents-lucid after 'new-end))
+      )))
+
+  
+(defun ediff-get-diff-posn (buf-type pos &optional n control-buf)
+  "Returns positions of difference sectors in the buffer denoted BUF-TYPE
+\('A or 'B\). 
+POS is either 'beg or 'end.  Specifies whether you want the position at the
+beginning of a difference of at the end.  Optional N says which difference
+\(default: ``ediff-current-difference''\).  Optional CONTROL-BUF says which
+control buffer is in effect in case it is not the current buffer."
+
+  (let (diff-overlay)
+    (or control-buf
+	(setq control-buf (current-buffer)))
+
+    (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+     control-buf
+     (or n  (setq n ediff-current-difference))
+     (if (or (< n 0) (>= n ediff-number-of-differences))
+	 (error "There is no diff %d in this session. Valid diffs are 1 to %d."
+		(1+ n) ediff-number-of-differences))
+     (setq diff-overlay (aref (aref ediff-difference-vector n)
+			      (if (eq buf-type 'A) 0 1))))
+    
+    (if (ediff-overlay-get diff-overlay 'detached)
+	(ediff-move-overlay diff-overlay
+			    (ediff-overlay-get diff-overlay 'ediff-marker)
+			    (ediff-overlay-get diff-overlay 'ediff-marker)))
+    (if (eq pos 'beg)
+	(ediff-overlay-start diff-overlay)
+      (ediff-overlay-end diff-overlay))
+    ))
+    
+
+
+;; These would highlight differences under X
+(defun ediff-highlight-diff (n)
+  "Put face on diff N.  Invoked for X displays only."
+  (let* ((last-A (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-A-buffer (point-max)))
+	 (last-B (emerge-eval-in-buffer ediff-B-buffer (point-max)))
+	 (begin-A (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'beg n))
+	 (end-A (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'end n))
+	 (xtraA (if (equal begin-A end-A) 1 0))
+	 (end-A-hilit (min last-A (+ end-A xtraA)))
+	 
+	 (begin-B (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg n))
+	 (end-B (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'end n))
+	 (xtraB (if (equal begin-B end-B) 1 0))
+	 (end-B-hilit (min last-B (+ end-B xtraB))))
+	  
+    (if (ediff-if-lucid)
+	(progn 
+	  (ediff-move-overlay
+	   ediff-current-diff-overlay-A begin-A end-A-hilit)
+	  (ediff-move-overlay
+	   ediff-current-diff-overlay-B begin-B end-B-hilit))
+      ;; GNU stuff has a bug, which requires that ediff-move-overlay will
+      ;; have the buffer as a parameter. Will be fixed in 19.23
+      (ediff-move-overlay ediff-current-diff-overlay-A
+			  begin-A end-A-hilit ediff-A-buffer)
+      (ediff-move-overlay ediff-current-diff-overlay-B
+			  begin-B end-B-hilit ediff-B-buffer))
+    ;; giving priority of 0 and then changing it may look funny, but
+    ;; this is intended to overcome an Emacs bug.
+    (ediff-overlay-put ediff-current-diff-overlay-A 'priority  0)
+    (ediff-overlay-put ediff-current-diff-overlay-B 'priority  0)
+    (ediff-overlay-put ediff-current-diff-overlay-A 'priority  
+		 (ediff-highest-priority begin-A end-A-hilit ediff-A-buffer))
+    (ediff-overlay-put ediff-current-diff-overlay-B 'priority 
+		 (ediff-highest-priority begin-B end-B-hilit ediff-B-buffer))
+		 
+    (if (and (not (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var))
+	     (null ediff-highlight-selected-only))
+	(progn
+	  (copy-face ediff-odd-diff-face-A 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var)
+	  (copy-face ediff-odd-diff-face-B 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var)
+	  (copy-face ediff-even-diff-face-A 'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var)
+	  (copy-face ediff-even-diff-face-B 'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var)))
+	  
+    ;; unhighlight the background overlay for the diff n so they won't
+    ;; interfere with the current diff overlay
+    (ediff-overlay-put (aref (aref ediff-difference-vector n) 0) 'face nil)
+    (ediff-overlay-put (aref (aref ediff-difference-vector n) 1) 'face nil)
+    
+    (sit-for 0) ;; needs to synch for some reason
+    ))
+
+
+(defun ediff-unhighlight-diff ()
+  "Remove overlays from buffers A and B."
+    
+  (ediff-move-overlay ediff-current-diff-overlay-A 1 1)
+  (ediff-move-overlay ediff-current-diff-overlay-B 1 1)
+  
+  ;; rehighlight the overlay in the background of the
+  ;; current difference region
+  (ediff-overlay-put (aref (aref ediff-difference-vector
+				 ediff-current-difference) 
+			   0)
+		     'face (if (ediff-odd-p ediff-current-difference)
+			       'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var
+			     'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var))
+  (ediff-overlay-put (aref (aref ediff-difference-vector
+				 ediff-current-difference) 
+			   1)
+		     'face (if (ediff-odd-p ediff-current-difference)
+			       'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var
+			     'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var))
+  )
+
+
+(defun ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally ()
+    (if (and window-system ediff-want-faces)
+	(let ((inhibit-quit t))
+	  (if (face-differs-from-default-p 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var)
+	      (progn
+		(copy-face 'default 'ediff-odd-diff-face-A-var)
+		(copy-face 'default 'ediff-odd-diff-face-B-var)
+		(copy-face 'default 'ediff-even-diff-face-A-var)
+		(copy-face 'default 'ediff-even-diff-face-B-var)))
+	  (if (ediff-overlayp ediff-current-diff-overlay-A)
+	      (ediff-delete-overlay ediff-current-diff-overlay-A))
+	  (setq ediff-current-diff-overlay-A nil)
+	  (if (ediff-overlayp ediff-current-diff-overlay-B)
+	      (ediff-delete-overlay ediff-current-diff-overlay-B))
+	  (setq ediff-current-diff-overlay-B nil))))
+
+	  
+(defun ediff-operate-on-flags (action)
+  "Re/unhighlights buffers A and B with all flags from all active Ediff
+sessions that involve these buffers.  This is usually needed only when a
+buffer is involved in multiple Ediff sessions."
+  (let* ((A-sessions (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+		      ediff-A-buffer
+		      ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions))
+	 (B-sessions (emerge-eval-in-buffer
+		      ediff-B-buffer
+		      ediff-this-buffer-control-sessions))
+	 (sessions (ediff-union A-sessions B-sessions))
+	 (flag (if (eq action 'remove) 'unselect-only 'select-only)))
+	 
+    (mapcar (function (lambda (buf)
+			(emerge-eval-in-buffer
+			 buf
+			 (or (if (eq action 'insert)
+				 (memq ediff-highlighting-style '(ascii off))
+			       (not (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)))
+			     (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference
+			      ediff-current-difference 
+			      flag 'no-recenter))
+			 )))
+	    sessions)))
+     
+(defun ediff-union (list1 list2)
+  "Combine LIST1 and LIST2 using a set-union operation.
+The result list contains all items that appear in either LIST1 or LIST2.
+This is a non-destructive function; it makes a copy of the data if necessary
+to avoid corrupting the original LIST1 and LIST2.
+This is a slightly simplified version from ``cl-seq.el''.  Added here to
+avoid loading cl-*."
+  (cond ((null list1) list2) ((null list2) list1)
+	((equal list1 list2) list1)
+	(t
+	 (or (>= (length list1) (length list2))
+	     (setq list1 (prog1 list2 (setq list2 list1))))
+	 (while list2
+	   (or (memq (car list2) list1)
+	       (setq list1 (cons (car list2) list1)))
+	   (setq list2 (cdr list2)))
+	 list1)))
+	 
+(defun ediff-debug ()
+  (interactive)
+  (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*ediff-debug*"
+    (princ 
+     (format "Ctl buffer: %S\n\nediff-difference-vector:\n"
+	     ediff-control-buffer))
+    (mapcar (function
+	     (lambda (overl-vec)
+	       (princ (format "Diff %d:  %S %S %S\n\t %S %S %S\n" 
+			      (1+ (ediff-overlay-get (aref overl-vec 0)
+						     'ediff-diff-num))
+			      (ediff-overlay-get (aref overl-vec 0)
+						 'ediff-control-buffer) 
+			      (ediff-overlay-get (aref overl-vec 0)
+						 'insert-in-front-hooks)
+			      (aref overl-vec 0)
+			      (ediff-overlay-get (aref overl-vec 1)
+						 'ediff-control-buffer) 
+			      (ediff-overlay-get (aref overl-vec 0)
+						 'insert-in-front-hooks)
+			      (aref overl-vec 1)
+			      ))))
+	    ediff-difference-vector)
+    (princ "\nediff-disturbed-overlays:\n")
+    (mapcar (function
+	     (lambda (overl)
+	       (princ (format "%S  %S\n"
+			      (ediff-overlay-get overl 'ediff-control-buffer)
+			      overl
+			      ))))
+	    ediff-disturbed-overlays)))
+
+  
+(run-hooks 'ediff-load-hooks)
+  
+
+(provide 'ediff)
+
+;;; ediff.el ends here