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+;;; ediff-util.el --- the core commands and utilities of ediff
+
+;; Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
+;;   2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Michael Kifer <[e-mail]>
+
+;; 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 3 of the License, 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.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;;; Code:
+
+
+(provide 'ediff-util)
+
+;; Compiler pacifier
+(defvar ediff-use-toolbar-p)
+(defvar ediff-toolbar-height)
+(defvar ediff-toolbar)
+(defvar ediff-toolbar-3way)
+(defvar bottom-toolbar)
+(defvar bottom-toolbar-visible-p)
+(defvar bottom-toolbar-height)
+(defvar mark-active)
+
+(defvar ediff-after-quit-hook-internal nil)
+
+(eval-and-compile
+  (unless (fboundp 'declare-function) (defmacro declare-function (&rest  r))))
+
+(eval-when-compile
+  (require 'ediff))
+
+;; end pacifier
+
+
+(require 'ediff-init)
+(require 'ediff-help)
+(require 'ediff-mult)
+(require 'ediff-wind)
+(require 'ediff-diff)
+(require 'ediff-merg)
+;; for compatibility with current stable version of xemacs
+(if (featurep 'xemacs)
+    (require 'ediff-tbar))
+
+
+;;; Functions
+
+(defun ediff-mode ()
+  "Ediff mode controls all operations in a single Ediff session.
+This mode is entered through one of the following commands:
+	`ediff'
+	`ediff-files'
+	`ediff-buffers'
+	`ebuffers'
+	`ediff3'
+	`ediff-files3'
+	`ediff-buffers3'
+	`ebuffers3'
+	`ediff-merge'
+	`ediff-merge-files'
+	`ediff-merge-files-with-ancestor'
+	`ediff-merge-buffers'
+	`ediff-merge-buffers-with-ancestor'
+	`ediff-merge-revisions'
+	`ediff-merge-revisions-with-ancestor'
+	`ediff-windows-wordwise'
+	`ediff-windows-linewise'
+	`ediff-regions-wordwise'
+	`ediff-regions-linewise'
+	`epatch'
+	`ediff-patch-file'
+	`ediff-patch-buffer'
+	`epatch-buffer'
+        `erevision'
+	`ediff-revision'
+
+Commands:
+\\{ediff-mode-map}"
+  (kill-all-local-variables)
+  (setq major-mode 'ediff-mode)
+  (setq mode-name "Ediff")
+  ;; We use run-hooks instead of run-mode-hooks for two reasons.
+  ;; The ediff control buffer is read-only and it is not supposed to be
+  ;; modified by minor modes and such. So, run-mode-hooks doesn't do anything
+  ;; useful here on top of what run-hooks does.
+  ;; Second, changing run-hooks to run-mode-hooks would require an
+  ;; if-statement, since XEmacs doesn't have this.
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-mode-hook))
+
+
+
+;;; Build keymaps
+
+(ediff-defvar-local ediff-mode-map nil
+  "Local keymap used in Ediff mode.
+This is local to each Ediff Control Panel, so they may vary from invocation
+to invocation.")
+
+;; 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-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
+    (if (featurep 'emacs) [mouse-2] [button2]) 'ediff-help-for-quick-help)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-m"  'ediff-help-for-quick-help)
+
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "p" 'ediff-previous-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-?" 'ediff-previous-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map [delete] 'ediff-previous-difference)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-h" (if ediff-no-emacs-help-in-control-buffer
+					'ediff-previous-difference nil))
+  ;; must come after C-h, or else C-h wipes out backspace's binding in XEmacs
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map [backspace] 'ediff-previous-difference)
+  (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 "D" 'ediff-show-diff-output)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "z" 'ediff-suspend)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-l" 'ediff-recenter)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "|" 'ediff-toggle-split)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "h" 'ediff-toggle-hilit)
+  (or ediff-word-mode
+      (define-key ediff-mode-map "@" 'ediff-toggle-autorefine))
+  (if ediff-narrow-job
+      (define-key ediff-mode-map "%" 'ediff-toggle-narrow-region))
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "~" 'ediff-swap-buffers)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "v" 'ediff-scroll-vertically)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\C-v" 'ediff-scroll-vertically)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "^" 'ediff-scroll-vertically)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "\M-v" 'ediff-scroll-vertically)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "V" 'ediff-scroll-vertically)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "<" 'ediff-scroll-horizontally)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map ">" 'ediff-scroll-horizontally)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "i" 'ediff-status-info)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "E" 'ediff-documentation)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "?" 'ediff-toggle-help)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "!" 'ediff-update-diffs)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "M" 'ediff-show-current-session-meta-buffer)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "R" 'ediff-show-registry)
+  (or ediff-word-mode
+      (define-key ediff-mode-map "*" 'ediff-make-or-kill-fine-diffs))
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "a"  nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "b"  nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "r"  nil)
+  (cond (ediff-merge-job
+	 ;; Will barf if no ancestor
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "/" 'ediff-show-ancestor)
+	 ;; In merging, we allow only A->C and B->C copying.
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "a" 'ediff-copy-A-to-C)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "b" 'ediff-copy-B-to-C)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "r" 'ediff-restore-diff-in-merge-buffer)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "s" 'ediff-shrink-window-C)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "+" 'ediff-combine-diffs)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "$"  nil)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "$$" 'ediff-toggle-show-clashes-only)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "$*" 'ediff-toggle-skip-changed-regions)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "&" 'ediff-re-merge))
+	(ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "ab" 'ediff-copy-A-to-B)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "ba" 'ediff-copy-B-to-A)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "ac" 'ediff-copy-A-to-C)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "bc" 'ediff-copy-B-to-C)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "c" nil)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "ca" 'ediff-copy-C-to-A)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "cb" 'ediff-copy-C-to-B)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "ra" 'ediff-restore-diff)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "rb" 'ediff-restore-diff)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "rc" 'ediff-restore-diff)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "C"  'ediff-toggle-read-only))
+	(t ; 2-way comparison
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "a"  'ediff-copy-A-to-B)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "b"  'ediff-copy-B-to-A)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "ra" 'ediff-restore-diff)
+	 (define-key ediff-mode-map "rb" 'ediff-restore-diff))
+	) ; cond
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "G" 'ediff-submit-report)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "#"  nil)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "#h"  'ediff-toggle-regexp-match)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "#f"  'ediff-toggle-regexp-match)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "#c"  'ediff-toggle-ignore-case)
+  (or ediff-word-mode
+      (define-key ediff-mode-map "##"  'ediff-toggle-skip-similar))
+  (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 "wd"  'ediff-save-buffer)
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "="   'ediff-inferior-compare-regions)
+  (if (and (fboundp 'ediff-show-patch-diagnostics) (ediff-patch-job))
+      (define-key ediff-mode-map "P"  'ediff-show-patch-diagnostics))
+  (if ediff-3way-job
+      (progn
+	(define-key ediff-mode-map "wc" 'ediff-save-buffer)
+	(define-key ediff-mode-map "gc" 'ediff-jump-to-difference-at-point)
+	))
+
+  (define-key ediff-mode-map "m" 'ediff-toggle-wide-display)
+
+  ;; Allow ediff-mode-map to be referenced indirectly
+  (fset 'ediff-mode-map ediff-mode-map)
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-keymap-setup-hook))
+
+
+;;; Setup functions
+
+;; Common startup entry for all Ediff functions It now returns control buffer
+;; so other functions can do post-processing SETUP-PARAMETERS is a list of the
+;; form ((param .val) (param . val)...)  This serves a similar purpose to
+;; STARTUP-HOOKS, but these parameters are set in the new control buffer right
+;; after this buf is created and before any windows are set and such.
+(defun ediff-setup (buffer-A file-A buffer-B file-B buffer-C file-C
+			     startup-hooks setup-parameters
+			     &optional merge-buffer-file)
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-before-setup-hook)
+  ;; ediff-convert-standard-filename puts file names in the form appropriate
+  ;; for the OS at hand.
+  (setq file-A (ediff-convert-standard-filename (expand-file-name file-A)))
+  (setq file-B (ediff-convert-standard-filename (expand-file-name file-B)))
+  (if (stringp file-C)
+      (setq file-C
+	    (ediff-convert-standard-filename (expand-file-name file-C))))
+  (if (stringp merge-buffer-file)
+      (progn
+	(setq merge-buffer-file
+	      (ediff-convert-standard-filename
+	       (expand-file-name merge-buffer-file)))
+	;; check the directory exists
+	(or (file-exists-p (file-name-directory merge-buffer-file))
+	    (error "Directory %s given as place to save the merge doesn't exist"
+		   (abbreviate-file-name
+		    (file-name-directory merge-buffer-file))))
+	(if (and (file-exists-p merge-buffer-file)
+		 (file-directory-p merge-buffer-file))
+	    (error "The merge buffer file %s must not be a directory"
+		   (abbreviate-file-name merge-buffer-file)))
+	))
+  (let* ((control-buffer-name
+	  (ediff-unique-buffer-name "*Ediff Control Panel" "*"))
+	 (control-buffer (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer-A
+			   (get-buffer-create control-buffer-name))))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buffer
+      (ediff-mode)
+
+      (make-local-variable 'ediff-use-long-help-message)
+      (make-local-variable 'ediff-prefer-iconified-control-frame)
+      (make-local-variable 'ediff-split-window-function)
+      (make-local-variable 'ediff-default-variant)
+      (make-local-variable 'ediff-merge-window-share)
+      (make-local-variable 'ediff-window-setup-function)
+      (make-local-variable 'ediff-keep-variants)
+
+      (make-local-variable 'window-min-height)
+      (setq window-min-height 2)
+
+      (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	  (make-local-hook 'ediff-after-quit-hook-internal))
+
+      ;; unwrap set up parameters passed as argument
+      (while setup-parameters
+	(set (car (car setup-parameters)) (cdr (car setup-parameters)))
+	(setq setup-parameters (cdr setup-parameters)))
+
+      ;; set variables classifying the current ediff job
+      ;; must come AFTER setup-parameters
+      (setq ediff-3way-comparison-job (ediff-3way-comparison-job)
+	    ediff-merge-job (ediff-merge-job)
+	    ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job (ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job)
+	    ediff-3way-job (ediff-3way-job)
+	    ediff-diff3-job (ediff-diff3-job)
+	    ediff-narrow-job (ediff-narrow-job)
+	    ediff-windows-job (ediff-windows-job)
+	    ediff-word-mode-job (ediff-word-mode-job))
+
+      ;; Don't delete variants in case of ediff-buffer-* jobs without asking.
+      ;; This is because one may loose work---dangerous.
+      (if (string-match "buffer" (symbol-name ediff-job-name))
+	  (setq ediff-keep-variants t))
+
+      (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	  (make-local-hook 'pre-command-hook))
+
+      (if (ediff-window-display-p)
+	  (add-hook 'pre-command-hook 'ediff-spy-after-mouse nil 'local))
+      (setq ediff-mouse-pixel-position (mouse-pixel-position))
+
+      ;; adjust for merge jobs
+      (if ediff-merge-job
+	  (let ((buf
+		 ;; If default variant is `combined', the right stuff is
+		 ;; inserted by ediff-do-merge
+		 ;; Note: at some point, we tried to put ancestor buffer here
+		 ;; (which is currently buffer C.  This didn't work right
+		 ;; because the merge buffer will contain lossage: diff regions
+		 ;; in the ancestor, which correspond to revisions that agree
+		 ;; in both buf A and B.
+		 (cond ((eq ediff-default-variant 'default-B)
+			buffer-B)
+		       (t buffer-A))))
+
+	    (setq ediff-split-window-function
+		  ediff-merge-split-window-function)
+
+	    ;; remember the ancestor buffer, if any
+	    (setq ediff-ancestor-buffer buffer-C)
+
+	    (setq buffer-C
+		  (get-buffer-create
+		   (ediff-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-merge" "*")))
+	    (with-current-buffer buffer-C
+	      (insert-buffer-substring buf)
+	      (goto-char (point-min))
+	      (funcall (ediff-with-current-buffer buf major-mode))
+	      (widen) ; merge buffer is always widened
+	      (add-hook 'local-write-file-hooks 'ediff-set-merge-mode nil t)
+	      )))
+      (setq buffer-read-only nil
+	    ediff-buffer-A buffer-A
+	    ediff-buffer-B buffer-B
+	    ediff-buffer-C buffer-C
+	    ediff-control-buffer control-buffer)
+
+      (ediff-choose-syntax-table)
+
+      (setq ediff-control-buffer-suffix
+	    (if (string-match "<[0-9]*>" control-buffer-name)
+		(substring control-buffer-name
+			   (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))
+	      "")
+	    ediff-control-buffer-number
+	    (max
+	     0
+	     (1-
+	      (string-to-number
+	       (substring
+		ediff-control-buffer-suffix
+		(or
+		 (string-match "[0-9]+" ediff-control-buffer-suffix)
+		 0))))))
+
+      (setq ediff-error-buffer
+	    (get-buffer-create (ediff-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-errors" "*")))
+
+      (with-current-buffer ediff-error-buffer
+	(setq buffer-undo-list t))
+
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer-A (ediff-strip-mode-line-format))
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer-B (ediff-strip-mode-line-format))
+      (if ediff-3way-job
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer-C (ediff-strip-mode-line-format)))
+      (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-ancestor-buffer
+	    (ediff-strip-mode-line-format)))
+
+      (ediff-save-protected-variables) ; save variables to be restored on exit
+
+      ;; ediff-setup-diff-regions-function must be set after setup
+      ;; parameters are processed.
+      (setq ediff-setup-diff-regions-function
+	    (if ediff-diff3-job
+		'ediff-setup-diff-regions3
+	      'ediff-setup-diff-regions))
+
+      (setq ediff-wide-bounds
+	    (list (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay
+		   '(point-min) '(point-max) ediff-buffer-A)
+		  (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay
+		   '(point-min) '(point-max) ediff-buffer-B)
+		  (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay
+		   '(point-min) '(point-max) ediff-buffer-C)))
+
+      ;; This has effect only on ediff-windows/regions
+      ;; In all other cases, ediff-visible-region sets visibility bounds to
+      ;; ediff-wide-bounds, and ediff-narrow-bounds are ignored.
+      (if ediff-start-narrowed
+	  (setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-narrow-bounds)
+	(setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-wide-bounds))
+
+      (ediff-set-keys) ; comes after parameter setup
+
+      ;; set up ediff-narrow-bounds, if not set
+      (or ediff-narrow-bounds
+	  (setq ediff-narrow-bounds ediff-wide-bounds))
+
+      ;; All these must be inside ediff-with-current-buffer control-buffer,
+      ;; since these vars are local to control-buffer
+      ;; These won't run if there are errors in diff
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+	(ediff-nuke-selective-display)
+	(run-hooks 'ediff-prepare-buffer-hook)
+	(if (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buffer ediff-merge-job)
+	    (setq buffer-read-only t))
+	;; add control-buffer to the list of sessions--no longer used, but may
+	;; be used again in the future
+	(or (memq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)
+	    (setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		  (cons control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)))
+	(if ediff-make-buffers-readonly-at-startup
+	    (setq buffer-read-only t))
+	)
+
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+	(ediff-nuke-selective-display)
+	(run-hooks 'ediff-prepare-buffer-hook)
+	(if (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buffer ediff-merge-job)
+	    (setq buffer-read-only t))
+	;; add control-buffer to the list of sessions
+	(or (memq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)
+	    (setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		  (cons control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)))
+	(if ediff-make-buffers-readonly-at-startup
+	    (setq buffer-read-only t))
+	)
+
+      (if ediff-3way-job
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+	    (ediff-nuke-selective-display)
+	    ;; the merge bufer should never be narrowed
+	    ;; (it can happen if it is on rmail-mode or similar)
+	    (if (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buffer ediff-merge-job)
+		(widen))
+	    (run-hooks 'ediff-prepare-buffer-hook)
+	    ;; add control-buffer to the list of sessions
+	    (or (memq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)
+		(setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		      (cons control-buffer
+			    ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)))
+	    (if ediff-make-buffers-readonly-at-startup
+		(setq buffer-read-only t)
+	      (setq buffer-read-only nil))
+	    ))
+
+      (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-ancestor-buffer
+	    (ediff-nuke-selective-display)
+	    (setq buffer-read-only t)
+	    (run-hooks 'ediff-prepare-buffer-hook)
+	    (or (memq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)
+		(setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		      (cons control-buffer
+			    ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions)))
+	    ))
+
+      ;; the following must be after setting up  ediff-narrow-bounds AND after
+      ;; nuking selective display
+      (funcall ediff-setup-diff-regions-function file-A file-B file-C)
+      (setq ediff-number-of-differences (length ediff-difference-vector-A))
+      (setq ediff-current-difference -1)
+
+      (ediff-make-current-diff-overlay 'A)
+      (ediff-make-current-diff-overlay 'B)
+      (if ediff-3way-job
+	  (ediff-make-current-diff-overlay 'C))
+      (if ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job
+	  (ediff-make-current-diff-overlay 'Ancestor))
+
+      (ediff-setup-windows buffer-A buffer-B buffer-C control-buffer)
+
+      (let ((shift-A (ediff-overlay-start
+		      (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		       'A ediff-narrow-bounds)))
+	    (shift-B (ediff-overlay-start
+		      (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		       'B ediff-narrow-bounds)))
+	    (shift-C (ediff-overlay-start
+		      (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		       'C ediff-narrow-bounds))))
+	;; position point in buf A
+	(save-excursion
+	  (select-window ediff-window-A)
+	  (goto-char shift-A))
+	;; position point in buf B
+	(save-excursion
+	  (select-window ediff-window-B)
+	  (goto-char shift-B))
+	(if ediff-3way-job
+	    (save-excursion
+	      (select-window ediff-window-C)
+	      (goto-char shift-C)))
+	)
+
+      (select-window ediff-control-window)
+      (ediff-visible-region)
+
+      (run-hooks 'startup-hooks)
+      (ediff-arrange-autosave-in-merge-jobs merge-buffer-file)
+
+      (ediff-refresh-mode-lines)
+      (setq buffer-read-only t)
+      (setq ediff-session-registry
+	    (cons control-buffer ediff-session-registry))
+      (ediff-update-registry)
+      (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-meta-buffer)
+	  (ediff-update-meta-buffer
+	   ediff-meta-buffer nil ediff-meta-session-number))
+      (run-hooks 'ediff-startup-hook)
+      ) ; eval in control-buffer
+    control-buffer))
+
+
+;; This function assumes that we are in the window where control buffer is
+;; to reside.
+(defun ediff-setup-control-buffer (ctl-buf)
+  "Set up window for control buffer."
+  (if (window-dedicated-p (selected-window))
+      (set-buffer ctl-buf) ; we are in control frame but just in case
+    (switch-to-buffer ctl-buf))
+  (let ((window-min-height 2))
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (ediff-set-help-message)
+    (insert ediff-help-message)
+    (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
+    (or (ediff-multiframe-setup-p)
+	(ediff-indent-help-message))
+    (ediff-set-help-overlays)
+
+    (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
+    (ediff-refresh-mode-lines)
+    (setq ediff-control-window (selected-window))
+    (setq ediff-window-config-saved
+	  (format "%S%S%S%S%S%S%S"
+		  ediff-control-window
+		  ediff-window-A
+		  ediff-window-B
+		  ediff-window-C
+		  ediff-split-window-function
+		  (ediff-multiframe-setup-p)
+		  ediff-wide-display-p))
+
+    (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) t)
+    ;; In multiframe, toolbar is set in ediff-setup-control-frame
+    (if (not (ediff-multiframe-setup-p))
+	(ediff-make-bottom-toolbar)) ; this checks if toolbar is requested
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)))
+
+;; This executes in control buffer and sets auto-save, visited file name, etc,
+;; in the merge buffer
+(defun ediff-arrange-autosave-in-merge-jobs (merge-buffer-file)
+  (if (not ediff-merge-job)
+      ()
+    (if (stringp merge-buffer-file)
+	(setq ediff-autostore-merges t
+	      ediff-merge-store-file merge-buffer-file))
+    (if (stringp ediff-merge-store-file)
+	(progn
+	  ;; save before leaving ctl buffer
+	  (ediff-verify-file-merge-buffer ediff-merge-store-file)
+	  (setq merge-buffer-file ediff-merge-store-file)
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+	    (set-visited-file-name merge-buffer-file))))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+      (setq buffer-offer-save t) ; ask before killing buffer
+      ;; make sure the contents is auto-saved
+      (auto-save-mode 1))
+    ))
+
+
+;;; Commands for working with Ediff
+
+(defun ediff-update-diffs ()
+  "Recompute difference regions in buffers A, B, and C.
+Buffers are not synchronized with their respective files, so changes done
+to these buffers are not saved at this point---the user can do this later,
+if necessary."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+	   (not
+	    (y-or-n-p
+	     "Ancestor buffer will not be used.  Recompute diffs anyway? ")))
+      (error "Recomputation of differences canceled"))
+
+  (let ((point-A (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A (point)))
+	;;(point-B (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B (point)))
+	(tmp-buffer (get-buffer-create ediff-tmp-buffer))
+	(buf-A-file-name (buffer-file-name ediff-buffer-A))
+	(buf-B-file-name (buffer-file-name ediff-buffer-B))
+	;; (null ediff-buffer-C) is no problem, as we later check if
+	;; ediff-buffer-C is alive
+	(buf-C-file-name (buffer-file-name ediff-buffer-C))
+	(overl-A (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		  'A ediff-narrow-bounds))
+	(overl-B (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		  'B ediff-narrow-bounds))
+	(overl-C (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		  'C ediff-narrow-bounds))
+	beg-A end-A beg-B end-B beg-C end-C
+	file-A file-B file-C)
+
+    (if (stringp buf-A-file-name)
+	(setq buf-A-file-name (file-name-nondirectory buf-A-file-name)))
+    (if (stringp buf-B-file-name)
+	(setq buf-B-file-name (file-name-nondirectory buf-B-file-name)))
+    (if (stringp buf-C-file-name)
+	(setq buf-C-file-name (file-name-nondirectory buf-C-file-name)))
+
+    (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference -1)
+
+    (setq beg-A (ediff-overlay-start overl-A)
+	  beg-B (ediff-overlay-start overl-B)
+	  beg-C (ediff-overlay-start overl-C)
+	  end-A (ediff-overlay-end overl-A)
+	  end-B (ediff-overlay-end overl-B)
+	  end-C (ediff-overlay-end overl-C))
+
+    (if ediff-word-mode
+	(progn
+	  (ediff-wordify beg-A end-A ediff-buffer-A tmp-buffer)
+	  (setq file-A (ediff-make-temp-file tmp-buffer "regA"))
+	  (ediff-wordify beg-B end-B ediff-buffer-B tmp-buffer)
+	  (setq file-B (ediff-make-temp-file tmp-buffer "regB"))
+	  (if ediff-3way-job
+	      (progn
+		(ediff-wordify beg-C end-C ediff-buffer-C tmp-buffer)
+		(setq file-C (ediff-make-temp-file tmp-buffer "regC"))))
+	  )
+      ;; not word-mode
+      (setq file-A (ediff-make-temp-file ediff-buffer-A buf-A-file-name))
+      (setq file-B (ediff-make-temp-file ediff-buffer-B buf-B-file-name))
+      (if ediff-3way-job
+	  (setq file-C (ediff-make-temp-file ediff-buffer-C buf-C-file-name)))
+      )
+
+    (ediff-clear-diff-vector 'ediff-difference-vector-A 'fine-diffs-also)
+    (ediff-clear-diff-vector 'ediff-difference-vector-B 'fine-diffs-also)
+    (ediff-clear-diff-vector 'ediff-difference-vector-C 'fine-diffs-also)
+    (ediff-clear-diff-vector
+     'ediff-difference-vector-Ancestor 'fine-diffs-also)
+    ;; let them garbage collect.  we can't use the ancestor after recomputing
+    ;; the diffs.
+    (setq ediff-difference-vector-Ancestor nil
+	  ediff-ancestor-buffer nil
+	  ediff-state-of-merge nil)
+
+    (setq ediff-killed-diffs-alist nil) ; invalidate saved killed diff regions
+
+    ;; In case of merge job, fool it into thinking that it is just doing
+    ;; comparison
+    (let ((ediff-setup-diff-regions-function ediff-setup-diff-regions-function)
+	  (ediff-3way-comparison-job ediff-3way-comparison-job)
+	  (ediff-merge-job ediff-merge-job)
+	  (ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job)
+	  (ediff-job-name ediff-job-name))
+      (if ediff-merge-job
+	  (setq ediff-setup-diff-regions-function 'ediff-setup-diff-regions3
+		ediff-3way-comparison-job t
+		ediff-merge-job nil
+		ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job nil
+		ediff-job-name 'ediff-files3))
+      (funcall ediff-setup-diff-regions-function file-A file-B file-C))
+
+    (setq ediff-number-of-differences (length ediff-difference-vector-A))
+    (delete-file file-A)
+    (delete-file file-B)
+    (if file-C
+	(delete-file file-C))
+
+    (if ediff-3way-job
+	(ediff-set-state-of-all-diffs-in-all-buffers ediff-control-buffer))
+
+    (ediff-jump-to-difference (ediff-diff-at-point 'A point-A))
+    (message "")
+    ))
+
+;; Not bound to any key---to dangerous.  A user can do it if necessary.
+(defun ediff-revert-buffers-then-recompute-diffs (noconfirm)
+  "Revert buffers A, B and C.  Then rerun Ediff on file A and file B."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let ((bufA ediff-buffer-A)
+	(bufB ediff-buffer-B)
+	(bufC ediff-buffer-C)
+	(ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	(keep-variants ediff-keep-variants)
+	(ancestor-buf ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+	(ancestor-job ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job)
+	(merge ediff-merge-job)
+	(comparison ediff-3way-comparison-job))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer bufA
+      (revert-buffer t noconfirm))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer bufB
+      (revert-buffer t noconfirm))
+    ;; this should only be executed in a 3way comparison, not in merge
+    (if comparison
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer bufC
+	  (revert-buffer t noconfirm)))
+    (if merge
+	(progn
+	  (set-buffer ctl-buf)
+	  ;; the argument says whether to reverse the meaning of
+	  ;; ediff-keep-variants, i.e., ediff-really-quit runs here with
+	  ;; variants kept.
+	  (ediff-really-quit (not keep-variants))
+	  (kill-buffer bufC)
+	  (if ancestor-job
+	      (ediff-merge-buffers-with-ancestor bufA bufB ancestor-buf)
+	    (ediff-merge-buffers bufA bufB)))
+      (ediff-update-diffs))))
+
+
+;; optional NO-REHIGHLIGHT says to not rehighlight buffers
+(defun ediff-recenter (&optional no-rehighlight)
+  "Bring the highlighted region of all buffers being compared into view.
+Reestablish the default three-window display."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let (buffer-read-only)
+    (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-A)
+	     (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-B)
+	     (or (not ediff-3way-job)
+		 (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-C)))
+	(ediff-setup-windows
+	 ediff-buffer-A ediff-buffer-B ediff-buffer-C ediff-control-buffer)
+      (or (eq this-command 'ediff-quit)
+	  (message ediff-KILLED-VITAL-BUFFER
+		   (beep 1)))
+      ))
+
+  ;; set visibility range appropriate to this invocation of Ediff.
+  (ediff-visible-region)
+  ;; raise
+  (if (and (ediff-window-display-p)
+	   (symbolp this-command)
+	   (symbolp last-command)
+	   ;; Either one of the display-changing commands
+	   (or (memq this-command
+		     '(ediff-recenter
+		       ediff-dir-action ediff-registry-action
+		       ediff-patch-action
+		       ediff-toggle-wide-display ediff-toggle-multiframe))
+	       ;; Or one of the movement cmds and prev cmd was an Ediff cmd
+	       ;; This avoids raising frames unnecessarily.
+	       (and (memq this-command
+			  '(ediff-next-difference
+			    ediff-previous-difference
+			    ediff-jump-to-difference
+			    ediff-jump-to-difference-at-point))
+		    (not (string-match "^ediff-" (symbol-name last-command)))
+		    )))
+      (progn
+	(if (window-live-p ediff-window-A)
+	    (raise-frame (window-frame ediff-window-A)))
+	(if (window-live-p ediff-window-B)
+	    (raise-frame (window-frame ediff-window-B)))
+	(if (window-live-p ediff-window-C)
+	    (raise-frame (window-frame ediff-window-C)))))
+  (if (and (ediff-window-display-p)
+	   (frame-live-p ediff-control-frame)
+	   (not ediff-use-long-help-message)
+	   (not (ediff-frame-iconified-p ediff-control-frame)))
+      (raise-frame ediff-control-frame))
+
+  ;; Redisplay whatever buffers are showing, if there is a selected difference
+  (let ((control-frame ediff-control-frame)
+	(control-buf ediff-control-buffer))
+    (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-A)
+	     (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-B)
+	     (or (not ediff-3way-job)
+		 (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-C)))
+	(progn
+	  (or no-rehighlight
+	      (ediff-select-difference ediff-current-difference))
+
+	  (ediff-recenter-one-window 'A)
+	  (ediff-recenter-one-window 'B)
+	  (if ediff-3way-job
+	      (ediff-recenter-one-window 'C))
+
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buf
+	    (ediff-recenter-ancestor) ; check if ancestor is alive
+
+	    (if (and (ediff-multiframe-setup-p)
+		     (not ediff-use-long-help-message)
+		     (not (ediff-frame-iconified-p ediff-control-frame)))
+		;; never grab mouse on quit in this place
+		(ediff-reset-mouse
+		 control-frame
+		 (eq this-command 'ediff-quit))))
+	  ))
+
+    (or no-rehighlight
+	(ediff-restore-highlighting))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buf (ediff-refresh-mode-lines))
+    ))
+
+;; this function returns to the window it was called from
+;; (which was the control window)
+(defun ediff-recenter-one-window (buf-type)
+  (if (ediff-valid-difference-p)
+      ;; context must be saved before switching to windows A/B/C
+      (let* ((ctl-wind (selected-window))
+	     (shift (ediff-overlay-start
+		     (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		      buf-type ediff-narrow-bounds)))
+	     (job-name ediff-job-name)
+	     (control-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	     (window-name (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+			   buf-type ediff-window-alist))
+	     (window (if (window-live-p (symbol-value window-name))
+			 (symbol-value window-name))))
+
+	(if (and window ediff-windows-job)
+	    (set-window-start window shift))
+	(if window
+	    (progn
+	      (select-window window)
+	      (ediff-deactivate-mark)
+	      (ediff-position-region
+	       (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg nil control-buf)
+	       (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end nil control-buf)
+	       (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg nil control-buf)
+	       job-name
+	       )))
+	(select-window ctl-wind)
+	)))
+
+(defun ediff-recenter-ancestor ()
+  ;; do half-hearted job by recentering the ancestor buffer, if it is alive and
+  ;; visible.
+  (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+	   (ediff-valid-difference-p))
+      (let ((window (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window ediff-ancestor-buffer))
+	    (ctl-wind (selected-window))
+	    (job-name ediff-job-name)
+	    (ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer))
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-ancestor-buffer
+	  (goto-char (ediff-get-diff-posn 'Ancestor 'beg nil ctl-buf))
+	  (if window
+	      (progn
+		(select-window window)
+		(ediff-position-region
+		 (ediff-get-diff-posn 'Ancestor 'beg nil ctl-buf)
+		 (ediff-get-diff-posn 'Ancestor 'end nil ctl-buf)
+		 (ediff-get-diff-posn 'Ancestor 'beg nil ctl-buf)
+		 job-name))))
+	(select-window ctl-wind)
+	)))
+
+
+;; This will have to be refined for 3way jobs
+(defun ediff-toggle-split ()
+  "Toggle vertical/horizontal window split.
+Does nothing if file-A and file-B are in different frames."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let* ((wind-A (if (window-live-p ediff-window-A) ediff-window-A))
+	 (wind-B (if (window-live-p ediff-window-B) ediff-window-B))
+	 (wind-C (if (window-live-p ediff-window-C) ediff-window-C))
+	 (frame-A (if wind-A (window-frame wind-A)))
+	 (frame-B (if wind-B (window-frame wind-B)))
+	 (frame-C (if wind-C (window-frame wind-C))))
+    (if (or (eq frame-A frame-B)
+	    (not (frame-live-p frame-A))
+	    (not (frame-live-p frame-B))
+	    (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+		(or (not (frame-live-p frame-C))
+		    (eq frame-A frame-C) (eq frame-B frame-C))))
+	(setq ediff-split-window-function
+	      (if (eq ediff-split-window-function 'split-window-vertically)
+		  'split-window-horizontally
+		'split-window-vertically))
+      (message "Buffers being compared are in different frames"))
+    (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)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+
+  (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference
+   ediff-current-difference 'unselect-only)
+  ;; cycle through highlighting
+  (cond ((and ediff-use-faces
+	      (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+	      ediff-highlight-all-diffs)
+	 (message "Unhighlighting unselected difference regions")
+	 (setq ediff-highlight-all-diffs  nil
+	       ediff-highlighting-style  'face))
+	((or (and ediff-use-faces  (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+		  (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'face))       ; has face support
+	     (and (not (ediff-has-face-support-p))           ; no face support
+		  (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'off)))
+	 (message "Highlighting with ASCII flags")
+	 (setq ediff-highlighting-style  'ascii
+	       ediff-highlight-all-diffs  nil
+	       ediff-use-faces            nil))
+	((eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+	 (message "ASCII highlighting flags removed")
+	 (setq ediff-highlighting-style  'off
+	       ediff-highlight-all-diffs  nil))
+	((ediff-has-face-support-p)   ; catch-all for cases with face support
+	 (message "Re-highlighting all difference regions")
+	 (setq ediff-use-faces            t
+	       ediff-highlighting-style  'face
+	       ediff-highlight-all-diffs  t)))
+
+  (if (and ediff-use-faces ediff-highlight-all-diffs)
+      (ediff-paint-background-regions)
+    (ediff-paint-background-regions 'unhighlight))
+
+  (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference
+   ediff-current-difference 'select-only))
+
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-autorefine ()
+  "Toggle auto-refine mode."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if ediff-word-mode
+      (error "No fine differences in this mode"))
+  (cond ((eq ediff-auto-refine 'nix)
+	 (setq ediff-auto-refine 'on)
+	 (ediff-make-fine-diffs ediff-current-difference 'noforce)
+	 (message "Auto-refining is ON"))
+	((eq ediff-auto-refine 'on)
+	 (message "Auto-refining is OFF")
+	 (setq ediff-auto-refine 'off))
+	(t ;; nix 'em
+	 (ediff-set-fine-diff-properties ediff-current-difference 'default)
+	 (message "Refinements are HIDDEN")
+	 (setq ediff-auto-refine 'nix))
+	))
+
+(defun ediff-show-ancestor ()
+  "Show the ancestor buffer in a suitable window."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-recenter)
+  (or (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+      (if ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job
+	  (error "Lost connection to ancestor buffer...sorry")
+	(error "Not merging with ancestor")))
+  (let (wind)
+    (cond ((setq wind (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window ediff-ancestor-buffer))
+	   (raise-frame (window-frame wind)))
+	  (t (set-window-buffer ediff-window-C ediff-ancestor-buffer)))))
+
+(defun ediff-make-or-kill-fine-diffs (arg)
+  "Compute fine diffs.  With negative prefix arg, kill fine diffs.
+In both cases, operates on the current difference region."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (cond ((eq arg '-)
+	 (ediff-clear-fine-differences ediff-current-difference))
+	((and (numberp arg) (< arg 0))
+	 (ediff-clear-fine-differences ediff-current-difference))
+	(t (ediff-make-fine-diffs))))
+
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-help ()
+  "Toggle short/long help message."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let (buffer-read-only)
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (setq ediff-use-long-help-message (not ediff-use-long-help-message))
+    (ediff-set-help-message))
+  ;; remember the icon status of the control frame when the user requested
+  ;; full control message
+  (if (and ediff-use-long-help-message (ediff-multiframe-setup-p))
+      (setq ediff-prefer-iconified-control-frame
+	    (ediff-frame-iconified-p ediff-control-frame)))
+
+  (setq ediff-window-config-saved "") ; force redisplay
+  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+
+
+;; If BUF, this is the buffer to toggle, not current buffer.
+(defun ediff-toggle-read-only (&optional buf)
+  "Toggle read-only in current buffer.
+If buffer is under version control and locked, check it out first.
+If optional argument BUF is specified, toggle read-only in that buffer instead
+of the current buffer."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let ((ctl-buf (if (null buf) (current-buffer)))
+	(buf-type (ediff-char-to-buftype (ediff-last-command-char))))
+    (or buf (ediff-recenter))
+    (or buf
+	(setq buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type)))
+
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer buf     ; eval in buf A/B/C
+      (let* ((file (buffer-file-name buf))
+	     (file-writable (and file
+				 (file-exists-p file)
+				 (file-writable-p file)))
+	     (toggle-ro-cmd (cond (ediff-toggle-read-only-function)
+				  ((ediff-file-checked-out-p file)
+				   'toggle-read-only)
+				  (file-writable 'toggle-read-only)
+				  (t (key-binding "\C-x\C-q")))))
+	;; If the file is checked in, make sure we don't make buffer modifiable
+	;; without warning the user.  The user can fool our checks by making the
+	;; buffer non-RO without checking the file out.  We regard this as a
+	;; user problem.
+	(if (and (ediff-file-checked-in-p file)
+		 ;; If ctl-buf is null, this means we called this
+		 ;; non-interactively, in which case don't ask questions
+		 ctl-buf)
+	    (cond ((not buffer-read-only)
+		   (setq toggle-ro-cmd 'toggle-read-only))
+		  ((and (or (beep 1) t) ; always beep
+			(y-or-n-p
+			 (format
+			  "File %s is under version control.  Check it out? "
+			  (ediff-abbreviate-file-name file))))
+		   ;; if we checked the file out, we should also change the
+		   ;; original state of buffer-read-only to nil.  If we don't
+		   ;; do this, the mode line will show %%, since the file was
+		   ;; RO before ediff started, so the user will think the file
+		   ;; is checked in.
+		   (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+		     (ediff-change-saved-variable
+		      'buffer-read-only nil buf-type)))
+		  (t
+		   (setq toggle-ro-cmd 'toggle-read-only)
+		   (beep 1) (beep 1)
+		   (message
+		    "Boy, this is risky! Don't modify this file...")
+		   (sit-for 3)))) ; let the user see the warning
+	(if (and toggle-ro-cmd
+		 (string-match "toggle-read-only" (symbol-name toggle-ro-cmd)))
+	    (save-excursion
+	      (save-window-excursion
+		(select-window (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buf))
+		(command-execute toggle-ro-cmd)))
+	  (error "Don't know how to toggle read-only in buffer %S" buf))
+
+	;; Check if we made the current buffer updatable, but its file is RO.
+	;; Signal a warning in this case.
+	(if (and file (not buffer-read-only)
+		 (eq this-command 'ediff-toggle-read-only)
+		 (file-exists-p file)
+		 (not (file-writable-p file)))
+	    (progn
+	      (beep 1)
+	      (message "Warning: file %s is read-only"
+		       (ediff-abbreviate-file-name file))))
+	))))
+
+;; checkout if visited file is checked in
+(defun ediff-maybe-checkout (buf)
+  (let ((file (expand-file-name (buffer-file-name buf)))
+	(checkout-function (key-binding "\C-x\C-q")))
+    (if (and (ediff-file-checked-in-p file)
+	     (or (beep 1) t)
+	     (y-or-n-p
+	      (format
+	       "File %s is under version control.  Check it out? "
+	       (ediff-abbreviate-file-name file))))
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+	  (command-execute checkout-function)))))
+
+
+;; This is a simple-minded check for whether a file is under version control.
+;; If file,v exists but file doesn't, this file is considered to be not checked
+;; in and not checked out for the purpose of patching (since patch won't be
+;; able to read such a file anyway).
+;; FILE is a string representing file name
+;;(defun ediff-file-under-version-control (file)
+;;  (let* ((filedir (file-name-directory file))
+;;	 (file-nondir (file-name-nondirectory file))
+;;	 (trial (concat file-nondir ",v"))
+;;	 (full-trial (concat filedir trial))
+;;	 (full-rcs-trial (concat filedir "RCS/" trial)))
+;;    (and (stringp file)
+;;	 (file-exists-p file)
+;;	 (or
+;;	  (and
+;;	   (file-exists-p full-trial)
+;;	   ;; in FAT FS, `file,v' and `file' may turn out to be the same!
+;;	   ;; don't be fooled by this!
+;;	   (not (equal (file-attributes file)
+;;		       (file-attributes full-trial))))
+;;	  ;; check if a version is in RCS/ directory
+;;	  (file-exists-p full-rcs-trial)))
+;;       ))
+
+
+(defun ediff-file-checked-out-p (file)
+  (or (not (featurep 'vc-hooks))
+      (and (vc-backend file)
+	   (if (fboundp 'vc-state)
+	       (or (memq (vc-state file) '(edited needs-merge))
+		   (stringp (vc-state file)))
+	     ;; XEmacs has no vc-state
+	     (when (featurep 'xemacs) (vc-locking-user file)))
+	   )))
+
+(defun ediff-file-checked-in-p (file)
+  (and (featurep 'vc-hooks)
+       ;; Only RCS and SCCS files are considered checked in
+       (memq (vc-backend file) '(RCS SCCS))
+       (if (fboundp 'vc-state)
+	   (and
+	    (not (memq (vc-state file) '(edited needs-merge)))
+	    (not (stringp (vc-state file))))
+	 ;; XEmacs has no vc-state
+	 (when (featurep 'xemacs) (not (vc-locking-user file))))
+       ))
+
+(defun ediff-file-compressed-p (file)
+  (condition-case nil
+      (require 'jka-compr)
+    (error))
+  (if (featurep 'jka-compr)
+      (string-match (jka-compr-build-file-regexp) file)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-swap-buffers ()
+  "Rotate the display of buffers A, B, and C."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if (and (window-live-p ediff-window-A) (window-live-p ediff-window-B))
+      (let ((buf ediff-buffer-A)
+	    (values ediff-buffer-values-orig-A)
+	    (diff-vec ediff-difference-vector-A)
+	    (hide-regexp ediff-regexp-hide-A)
+	    (focus-regexp ediff-regexp-focus-A)
+	    (wide-visibility-p (eq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-wide-bounds))
+	    (overlay (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+			 ediff-current-diff-overlay-A)))
+	(if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	    (progn
+	      (set-window-buffer ediff-window-A ediff-buffer-C)
+	      (set-window-buffer ediff-window-B ediff-buffer-A)
+	      (set-window-buffer ediff-window-C ediff-buffer-B)
+	      )
+	  (set-window-buffer ediff-window-A ediff-buffer-B)
+	  (set-window-buffer ediff-window-B ediff-buffer-A))
+	;; swap diff buffers
+	(if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	    (setq ediff-buffer-A ediff-buffer-C
+		  ediff-buffer-C ediff-buffer-B
+		  ediff-buffer-B buf)
+	  (setq ediff-buffer-A ediff-buffer-B
+		ediff-buffer-B buf))
+
+	;; swap saved buffer characteristics
+	(if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	    (setq ediff-buffer-values-orig-A ediff-buffer-values-orig-C
+		  ediff-buffer-values-orig-C ediff-buffer-values-orig-B
+		  ediff-buffer-values-orig-B values)
+	  (setq ediff-buffer-values-orig-A ediff-buffer-values-orig-B
+		ediff-buffer-values-orig-B values))
+
+	;; swap diff vectors
+	(if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	    (setq ediff-difference-vector-A ediff-difference-vector-C
+		  ediff-difference-vector-C ediff-difference-vector-B
+		  ediff-difference-vector-B diff-vec)
+	  (setq ediff-difference-vector-A ediff-difference-vector-B
+		ediff-difference-vector-B diff-vec))
+
+	;; swap hide/focus regexp
+	(if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	    (setq ediff-regexp-hide-A ediff-regexp-hide-C
+		  ediff-regexp-hide-C ediff-regexp-hide-B
+		  ediff-regexp-hide-B hide-regexp
+		  ediff-regexp-focus-A ediff-regexp-focus-C
+		  ediff-regexp-focus-C ediff-regexp-focus-B
+		  ediff-regexp-focus-B focus-regexp)
+	  (setq ediff-regexp-hide-A ediff-regexp-hide-B
+		ediff-regexp-hide-B hide-regexp
+		ediff-regexp-focus-A ediff-regexp-focus-B
+		ediff-regexp-focus-B focus-regexp))
+
+	;; The following is needed for XEmacs, since there one can't move
+	;; overlay to another buffer.  In Emacs, this swap is redundant.
+	(if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+	    (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+		(setq ediff-current-diff-overlay-A ediff-current-diff-overlay-C
+		      ediff-current-diff-overlay-C ediff-current-diff-overlay-B
+		      ediff-current-diff-overlay-B overlay)
+	      (setq ediff-current-diff-overlay-A ediff-current-diff-overlay-B
+		    ediff-current-diff-overlay-B overlay)))
+
+	;; swap wide bounds
+	(setq ediff-wide-bounds
+	      (cond (ediff-3way-comparison-job
+		     (list (nth 2 ediff-wide-bounds)
+			   (nth 0 ediff-wide-bounds)
+			   (nth 1 ediff-wide-bounds)))
+		    (ediff-3way-job
+		     (list (nth 1 ediff-wide-bounds)
+			   (nth 0 ediff-wide-bounds)
+			   (nth 2 ediff-wide-bounds)))
+		    (t
+		     (list (nth 1 ediff-wide-bounds)
+			   (nth 0 ediff-wide-bounds)))))
+	;; swap narrow bounds
+	(setq ediff-narrow-bounds
+	      (cond (ediff-3way-comparison-job
+		     (list (nth 2 ediff-narrow-bounds)
+			   (nth 0 ediff-narrow-bounds)
+			   (nth 1 ediff-narrow-bounds)))
+		    (ediff-3way-job
+		     (list (nth 1 ediff-narrow-bounds)
+			   (nth 0 ediff-narrow-bounds)
+			   (nth 2 ediff-narrow-bounds)))
+		    (t
+		     (list (nth 1 ediff-narrow-bounds)
+			   (nth 0 ediff-narrow-bounds)))))
+	(if wide-visibility-p
+	    (setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-wide-bounds)
+	  (setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-narrow-bounds))
+	))
+  (if ediff-3way-job
+      (ediff-set-state-of-all-diffs-in-all-buffers ediff-control-buffer))
+  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight)
+  )
+
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-wide-display ()
+  "Toggle wide/regular display.
+This is especially useful when comparing buffers side-by-side."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (or (ediff-window-display-p)
+      (error "%sEmacs is not running as a window application"
+	     (if (featurep 'emacs) "" "X")))
+  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight) ; make sure buffs are displayed in windows
+  (let ((ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer))
+    (setq ediff-wide-display-p (not ediff-wide-display-p))
+    (if (not ediff-wide-display-p)
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+	  (modify-frame-parameters
+	   ediff-wide-display-frame ediff-wide-display-orig-parameters)
+	  ;;(sit-for (if (featurep 'xemacs) 0.4 0))
+	  ;; restore control buf, since ctl window may have been deleted
+	  ;; during resizing
+	  (set-buffer ctl-buf)
+	  (setq ediff-wide-display-orig-parameters nil
+		ediff-window-B nil) ; force update of window config
+	  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+      (funcall ediff-make-wide-display-function)
+      ;;(sit-for (if (featurep 'xemacs) 0.4 0))
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+	(setq ediff-window-B nil) ; force update of window config
+	(ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ediff-toggle-multiframe ()
+  "Switch from multiframe display to single-frame display and back.
+To change the default, set the variable `ediff-window-setup-function',
+which see."
+  (interactive)
+  (let (window-setup-func)
+    (or (ediff-window-display-p)
+	(error "%sEmacs is not running as a window application"
+	       (if (featurep 'emacs) "" "X")))
+
+  (cond ((eq ediff-window-setup-function 'ediff-setup-windows-multiframe)
+	 (setq ediff-multiframe nil)
+	 (setq window-setup-func 'ediff-setup-windows-plain))
+	((eq ediff-window-setup-function 'ediff-setup-windows-plain)
+	 (if (ediff-in-control-buffer-p)
+	     (ediff-kill-bottom-toolbar))
+	 (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-control-buffer)
+		  (window-live-p ediff-control-window))
+	     (set-window-dedicated-p ediff-control-window nil))
+	 (setq ediff-multiframe t)
+	 (setq window-setup-func 'ediff-setup-windows-multiframe))
+	(t
+	 (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-control-buffer)
+		  (window-live-p ediff-control-window))
+	     (set-window-dedicated-p ediff-control-window nil))
+	 (setq ediff-multiframe t)
+	 (setq window-setup-func 'ediff-setup-windows-multiframe))
+	)
+
+  ;; change default
+  (setq-default ediff-window-setup-function window-setup-func)
+  ;; change in all active ediff sessions
+  (mapc (lambda(buf) (ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+		       (setq ediff-window-setup-function window-setup-func
+			     ediff-window-B nil)))
+	ediff-session-registry)
+  (if (ediff-in-control-buffer-p)
+      (progn
+	(set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) nil)
+	(ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight)))))
+
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun ediff-toggle-use-toolbar ()
+  "Enable or disable Ediff toolbar.
+Works only in versions of Emacs that support toolbars.
+To change the default, set the variable `ediff-use-toolbar-p', which see."
+  (interactive)
+  (if (featurep 'ediff-tbar)
+      (progn
+	(or (ediff-window-display-p)
+	    (error "%sEmacs is not running as a window application"
+		   (if (featurep 'emacs) "" "X")))
+	(if (ediff-use-toolbar-p)
+	    (ediff-kill-bottom-toolbar))
+	;; do this only after killing the toolbar
+	(setq ediff-use-toolbar-p (not ediff-use-toolbar-p))
+
+	(mapc (lambda(buf)
+		(ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+		  ;; force redisplay
+		  (setq ediff-window-config-saved "")
+		  ))
+	      ediff-session-registry)
+	(if (ediff-in-control-buffer-p)
+	    (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight)))))
+
+
+;; if was using toolbar, kill it
+(defun ediff-kill-bottom-toolbar ()
+  ;; Using ctl-buffer or ediff-control-window for LOCALE does not
+  ;; work properly in XEmacs 19.14: we have to use
+  ;;(selected-frame).
+  ;; The problem with this is that any previous bottom-toolbar
+  ;; will not re-appear after our cleanup here.  Is there a way
+  ;; to do "push" and "pop" toolbars ?  --marcpa
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+      (when (ediff-use-toolbar-p)
+	(set-specifier bottom-toolbar (list (selected-frame) nil))
+	(set-specifier bottom-toolbar-visible-p (list (selected-frame) nil)))))
+
+;; If wants to use toolbar, make it.
+;; If not, zero the toolbar for XEmacs.
+;; Do nothing for Emacs.
+(defun ediff-make-bottom-toolbar (&optional frame)
+  (when (ediff-window-display-p)
+    (setq frame (or frame (selected-frame)))
+    (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	(cond ((ediff-use-toolbar-p) ; this checks for XEmacs
+	       (set-specifier
+		bottom-toolbar
+		(list frame (if (ediff-3way-comparison-job)
+				ediff-toolbar-3way ediff-toolbar)))
+	       (set-specifier bottom-toolbar-visible-p (list frame t))
+	       (set-specifier bottom-toolbar-height
+			      (list frame ediff-toolbar-height)))
+	      ((ediff-has-toolbar-support-p)
+	       (set-specifier bottom-toolbar-height (list frame 0)))))))
+
+;; Merging
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-show-clashes-only ()
+  "Toggle the mode that shows only the merge regions where both variants differ from the ancestor."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if (not ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job)
+      (error "This command makes sense only when merging with an ancestor"))
+  (setq ediff-show-clashes-only (not ediff-show-clashes-only))
+  (if ediff-show-clashes-only
+      (message "Focus on regions where both buffers differ from the ancestor")
+    (message "Canceling focus on regions where changes clash")))
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-skip-changed-regions ()
+  "Toggle the mode that skips the merge regions that differ from the default."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (setq ediff-skip-merge-regions-that-differ-from-default
+	(not ediff-skip-merge-regions-that-differ-from-default))
+  (if ediff-skip-merge-regions-that-differ-from-default
+      (message "Skipping regions that differ from default setting")
+    (message "Showing regions that differ from default setting")))
+
+
+
+;; Widening/narrowing
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-narrow-region ()
+  "Toggle narrowing in buffers A, B, and C.
+Used in ediff-windows/regions only."
+  (interactive)
+  (if (eq ediff-buffer-A ediff-buffer-B)
+      (error ediff-NO-DIFFERENCES))
+  (if (eq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-wide-bounds)
+      (setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-narrow-bounds)
+    (setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-wide-bounds))
+  (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+
+;; Narrow bufs A/B/C to ediff-visible-bounds.  If this is currently set to
+;; ediff-wide-bounds, then this actually widens.
+;; This function does nothing if job-name is not
+;; ediff-regions-wordwise/linewise or ediff-windows-wordwise/linewise.
+;; Does nothing if buffer-A  = buffer-B since we can't narrow
+;; to two different regions in one buffer.
+(defun ediff-visible-region ()
+  (if (or (eq ediff-buffer-A ediff-buffer-B)
+	  (eq ediff-buffer-A ediff-buffer-C)
+	  (eq ediff-buffer-C ediff-buffer-B))
+      ()
+    ;; If ediff-*-regions/windows, ediff-visible-bounds is already set
+    ;; Otherwise, always use full range.
+    (if (not ediff-narrow-job)
+	(setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-wide-bounds))
+    (let ((overl-A (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		    'A  ediff-visible-bounds))
+	  (overl-B (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		    'B  ediff-visible-bounds))
+	  (overl-C (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
+		    'C  ediff-visible-bounds))
+	  )
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+	(if (ediff-overlay-buffer overl-A)
+	    (narrow-to-region
+	     (ediff-overlay-start overl-A) (ediff-overlay-end overl-A))))
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+	(if (ediff-overlay-buffer overl-B)
+	    (narrow-to-region
+	     (ediff-overlay-start overl-B) (ediff-overlay-end overl-B))))
+
+      (if (and ediff-3way-job (ediff-overlay-buffer overl-C))
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+	    (narrow-to-region
+	     (ediff-overlay-start overl-C) (ediff-overlay-end overl-C))))
+      )))
+
+
+;; Window scrolling operations
+
+;; Performs some operation on the two file windows (if they are showing).
+;; Traps all errors on the operation in windows A/B/C.
+;; Usually, errors come from scrolling off the
+;; beginning or end of the buffer, and this gives error messages.
+(defun ediff-operate-on-windows (operation arg)
+
+  ;; make sure windows aren't dead
+  (if (not (and (window-live-p ediff-window-A) (window-live-p ediff-window-B)))
+      (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+  (if (not (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-A)
+		(ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-B)
+		(or (not ediff-3way-job) ediff-buffer-C)
+		))
+      (error ediff-KILLED-VITAL-BUFFER))
+
+  (let* ((wind (selected-window))
+	 (wind-A ediff-window-A)
+	 (wind-B ediff-window-B)
+	 (wind-C ediff-window-C)
+	 (coefA (ediff-get-region-size-coefficient 'A operation))
+	 (coefB (ediff-get-region-size-coefficient 'B operation))
+	 (three-way ediff-3way-job)
+	 (coefC (if three-way
+		    (ediff-get-region-size-coefficient 'C operation))))
+
+    (select-window wind-A)
+    (condition-case nil
+	(funcall operation (round (* coefA arg)))
+      (error))
+    (select-window wind-B)
+    (condition-case nil
+	(funcall operation (round (* coefB arg)))
+      (error))
+    (if three-way
+	(progn
+	  (select-window wind-C)
+	  (condition-case nil
+	      (funcall operation (round (* coefC arg)))
+	    (error))))
+    (select-window wind)))
+
+(defun ediff-scroll-vertically (&optional arg)
+  "Vertically scroll buffers A, B \(and C if appropriate\).
+With optional argument ARG, scroll ARG lines; otherwise scroll by nearly
+the one half of the height of window-A."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+
+  ;; make sure windows aren't dead
+  (if (not (and (window-live-p ediff-window-A) (window-live-p ediff-window-B)))
+      (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+  (if (not (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-A)
+		(ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-B)
+		(or (not ediff-3way-job)
+		    (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-C))
+		))
+      (error ediff-KILLED-VITAL-BUFFER))
+
+  (ediff-operate-on-windows
+   (if (memq (ediff-last-command-char) '(?v ?\C-v))
+       'scroll-up
+     'scroll-down)
+   ;; calculate argument to scroll-up/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 (default-amount)
+       (setq default-amount
+	     (- (/ (min (window-height ediff-window-A)
+			(window-height ediff-window-B)
+			(if ediff-3way-job
+			    (window-height ediff-window-C)
+			  500)) ; some large number
+		   2)
+		1 next-screen-context-lines))
+       ;; window 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-horizontally (&optional arg)
+  "Horizontally scroll buffers A, B \(and C if appropriate\).
+If an argument is given, that is how many columns are scrolled, else nearly
+the width of the A/B/C windows."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+
+  ;; make sure windows aren't dead
+  (if (not (and (window-live-p ediff-window-A) (window-live-p ediff-window-B)))
+      (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))
+  (if (not (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-A)
+		(ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-B)
+		(or (not ediff-3way-job)
+		    (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-C))
+		))
+      (error ediff-KILLED-VITAL-BUFFER))
+
+  (ediff-operate-on-windows
+   ;; Arrange for scroll-left and scroll-right being called
+   ;; interactively so that they set the window's min_hscroll.
+   ;; Otherwise, automatic hscrolling will undo the effect of
+   ;; hscrolling.
+   (if (= (ediff-last-command-char) ?<)
+       (lambda (arg)
+	 (let ((prefix-arg arg))
+	   (call-interactively 'scroll-left)))
+     (lambda (arg)
+       (let ((prefix-arg arg))
+	 (call-interactively 'scroll-right))))
+   ;; calculate argument to scroll-left/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
+	       (- (/ (min (window-width ediff-window-A)
+			  (window-width ediff-window-B)
+			  (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+			      (window-width ediff-window-C)
+			    500) ; some large number
+			  )
+		     2)
+		  3)))
+	 ;; window found
+	 (if arg
+	     ;; C-u as argument means half of default amount
+	     (/ default-amount 2)
+	   ;; no argument means default amount
+	   default-amount))))))
+
+
+;;BEG, END show the region to be positioned.
+;;JOB-NAME holds ediff-job-name.  The ediff-windows job positions regions
+;;differently.
+(defun ediff-position-region (beg end pos job-name)
+  (if (> end (point-max))
+      (setq end (point-max)))
+  (if ediff-windows-job
+      (if (pos-visible-in-window-p end)
+	  () ; do nothing, wind is already positioned
+	;; at this point, windows are positioned at the beginning of the
+	;; file regions (not diff-regions)  being compared.
+	(save-excursion
+	  (move-to-window-line (- (window-height) 2))
+	  (let ((amount (+ 2 (count-lines (point) end))))
+	    (scroll-up amount))))
+    (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)
+	      (prev-point 0))
+	  (while ( and (> end (progn
+				(move-to-window-line lines)
+				(point)))
+		       ;; `end' may be beyond the window bottom, so check
+		       ;; that we are making progress
+		       (< prev-point (point)))
+	    (setq prev-point (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)
+    ))
+
+;; get number of lines from window start to region end
+(defun ediff-get-lines-to-region-end (buf-type &optional n ctl-buf)
+  (or n (setq n ediff-current-difference))
+  (or ctl-buf (setq ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer))
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+    (let* ((buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	   (wind (eval (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+			buf-type ediff-window-alist)))
+	   (beg (window-start wind))
+	   (end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end))
+	   lines)
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+	(if (< beg end)
+	    (setq lines (count-lines beg end))
+	  (setq lines 0))
+	lines
+	))))
+
+;; Calculate the number of lines from window end to the start of diff region
+(defun ediff-get-lines-to-region-start (buf-type &optional diff-num ctl-buf)
+  (or diff-num (setq diff-num ediff-current-difference))
+  (or ctl-buf (setq ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer))
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+    (let* ((buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	   (wind (eval (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+			buf-type ediff-window-alist)))
+	   (end (or (window-end wind) (window-end wind t)))
+	   (beg (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg diff-num)))
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+	(if (< beg end)
+	    (count-lines (max beg (point-min)) (min end (point-max))) 0))
+      )))
+
+
+;; region size coefficient is a coefficient by which to adjust scrolling
+;; up/down of the window displaying buffer of type BUFTYPE.
+;; The purpose of this coefficient is to make the windows scroll in sync, so
+;; that it won't happen that one diff region is scrolled off while the other is
+;; still seen.
+;;
+;; If the difference region is invalid, the coefficient is 1
+(defun ediff-get-region-size-coefficient (buf-type op &optional n ctl-buf)
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer (or ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+    (if (ediff-valid-difference-p n)
+	(let* ((func (cond ((eq op 'scroll-down)
+			    'ediff-get-lines-to-region-start)
+			   ((eq op 'scroll-up)
+			    'ediff-get-lines-to-region-end)
+			   (t '(lambda (a b c) 0))))
+	       (max-lines (max (funcall func 'A n ctl-buf)
+			       (funcall func 'B n ctl-buf)
+			       (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-C)
+				   (funcall func 'C n ctl-buf)
+				 0))))
+	  ;; this covers the horizontal coefficient as well:
+	  ;; if max-lines = 0 then coef = 1
+	  (if (> max-lines 0)
+	      (/ (+ (funcall func buf-type n ctl-buf) 0.0)
+		 (+ max-lines 0.0))
+	    1))
+      1)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-next-difference (&optional arg)
+  "Advance to the next difference.
+With a prefix argument, go forward that many differences."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if (< ediff-current-difference ediff-number-of-differences)
+      (let ((n (min ediff-number-of-differences
+		    (+ ediff-current-difference (or arg 1))))
+	    non-clash-skip skip-changed regexp-skip)
+
+	(ediff-visible-region)
+	(or (>= n ediff-number-of-differences)
+	    (setq regexp-skip (funcall ediff-skip-diff-region-function n))
+	    ;; this won't exec if regexp-skip is t
+	    (setq non-clash-skip (ediff-merge-region-is-non-clash-to-skip n)
+		  skip-changed
+		  (ediff-skip-merge-region-if-changed-from-default-p n))
+	    (ediff-install-fine-diff-if-necessary n))
+	;; Skip loop
+	(while (and (< n ediff-number-of-differences)
+		    (or
+		     ;; regexp skip
+		     regexp-skip
+		     ;; skip clashes, if necessary
+		     non-clash-skip
+		     ;; skip processed regions
+		     skip-changed
+		     ;; skip difference regions that differ in white space
+		     (and ediff-ignore-similar-regions
+			  (ediff-merge-region-is-non-clash n)
+			  (or (eq (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) t)
+			      (and (ediff-merge-job)
+				   (eq (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) 'C)))
+			  )))
+	  (setq n (1+ n))
+	  (if (= 0 (mod n 20))
+	      (message "Skipped over region %d and counting ..."  n))
+	  (or (>= n ediff-number-of-differences)
+	      (setq regexp-skip (funcall ediff-skip-diff-region-function n))
+	      ;; this won't exec if regexp-skip is t
+	      (setq non-clash-skip (ediff-merge-region-is-non-clash-to-skip n)
+		    skip-changed
+		    (ediff-skip-merge-region-if-changed-from-default-p n))
+	      (ediff-install-fine-diff-if-necessary n))
+	  )
+	(message "")
+	(ediff-unselect-and-select-difference n)
+	) ; let
+    (ediff-visible-region)
+    (error "At end of the difference list")))
+
+(defun ediff-previous-difference (&optional arg)
+  "Go to the previous difference.
+With a prefix argument, go back that many differences."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if (> ediff-current-difference -1)
+      (let ((n (max -1 (- ediff-current-difference (or arg 1))))
+	    non-clash-skip skip-changed regexp-skip)
+
+	(ediff-visible-region)
+	(or (< n 0)
+	    (setq regexp-skip (funcall ediff-skip-diff-region-function n))
+	    ;; this won't exec if regexp-skip is t
+	    (setq non-clash-skip (ediff-merge-region-is-non-clash-to-skip n)
+		  skip-changed
+		  (ediff-skip-merge-region-if-changed-from-default-p n))
+	    (ediff-install-fine-diff-if-necessary n))
+	(while (and (> n -1)
+		    (or
+		     ;; regexp skip
+		     regexp-skip
+		     ;; skip clashes, if necessary
+		     non-clash-skip
+		     ;; skipp changed regions
+		     skip-changed
+		     ;; skip difference regions that differ in white space
+		     (and ediff-ignore-similar-regions
+			  (ediff-merge-region-is-non-clash n)
+			  (or (eq (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) t)
+			      (and (ediff-merge-job)
+				   (eq (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) 'C)))
+			  )))
+	  (if (= 0 (mod (1+ n) 20))
+	      (message "Skipped over region %d and counting ..."  (1+ n)))
+	  (setq n (1- n))
+	  (or (< n 0)
+	      (setq regexp-skip (funcall ediff-skip-diff-region-function n))
+	      ;; this won't exec if regexp-skip is t
+	      (setq non-clash-skip (ediff-merge-region-is-non-clash-to-skip n)
+		    skip-changed
+		    (ediff-skip-merge-region-if-changed-from-default-p n))
+	      (ediff-install-fine-diff-if-necessary n))
+	  )
+	(message "")
+	(ediff-unselect-and-select-difference n)
+	) ; let
+    (ediff-visible-region)
+    (error "At beginning of the difference list")))
+
+;; The diff number is as perceived by the user (i.e., 1+ the internal
+;; representation)
+(defun ediff-jump-to-difference (difference-number)
+  "Go to the difference specified as a prefix argument.
+If the prefix is negative, count differences from the end."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (setq difference-number
+	(cond ((< difference-number 0)
+	       (+ ediff-number-of-differences difference-number))
+	      ((> difference-number 0) (1- difference-number))
+	      (t -1)))
+  ;; -1 is allowed by ediff-unselect-and-select-difference --- it is the
+  ;; position before the first one.
+  (if (and (>= difference-number -1)
+	   (<= difference-number ediff-number-of-differences))
+      (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference difference-number)
+    (error ediff-BAD-DIFF-NUMBER
+	   this-command (1+ difference-number) ediff-number-of-differences)))
+
+(defun ediff-jump-to-difference-at-point (arg)
+  "Go to difference closest to the point in buffer A, B, or C.
+The buffer depends on last command character \(a, b, or c\) that invoked this
+command.  For instance, if the command was `ga' then the point value in buffer
+A is used.
+With a prefix argument, synchronize all files around the current point position
+in the specified buffer."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let* ((buf-type (ediff-char-to-buftype (ediff-last-command-char)))
+	 (buffer (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	 (pt (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer (point)))
+	 (diff-no (ediff-diff-at-point buf-type nil (if arg 'after)))
+	 (past-last-diff (< ediff-number-of-differences diff-no))
+	 (beg (if past-last-diff
+		  (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer (point-max))
+		(ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg (1- diff-no))))
+	 ctl-wind wind-A wind-B wind-C
+	 shift)
+    (if past-last-diff
+	(ediff-jump-to-difference -1)
+      (ediff-jump-to-difference diff-no))
+    (setq ctl-wind (selected-window)
+	  wind-A ediff-window-A
+	  wind-B ediff-window-B
+	  wind-C ediff-window-C)
+    (if arg
+	(progn
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer
+	    (setq shift (- beg pt)))
+	  (select-window wind-A)
+	  (if past-last-diff (goto-char (point-max)))
+	  (condition-case nil
+	      (backward-char shift) ; noerror, if beginning of buffer
+	    (error))
+	  (recenter)
+	  (select-window wind-B)
+	  (if past-last-diff (goto-char (point-max)))
+	  (condition-case nil
+	      (backward-char shift) ; noerror, if beginning of buffer
+	    (error))
+	  (recenter)
+	  (if (window-live-p wind-C)
+	      (progn
+		(select-window wind-C)
+		(if past-last-diff (goto-char (point-max)))
+		(condition-case nil
+		    (backward-char shift) ; noerror, if beginning of buffer
+		  (error))
+		(recenter)
+		))
+	  (select-window ctl-wind)
+	  ))
+    ))
+
+
+;; find region most related to the current point position (or POS, if given)
+;; returns diff number as seen by the user (i.e., 1+ the internal
+;; representation)
+;; The optional argument WHICH-DIFF can be `after' or `before'.  If `after',
+;; find the diff after the point.  If `before', find the diff before the
+;; point.  If the point is inside a diff, return that diff.
+(defun ediff-diff-at-point (buf-type &optional pos which-diff)
+  (let ((buffer (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	(ctl-buffer ediff-control-buffer)
+	(max-dif-num (1- ediff-number-of-differences))
+	(diff-no -1)
+	(prev-beg 0)
+	(prev-end 0)
+	(beg 0)
+	(end 0))
+
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer
+      (setq pos (or pos (point)))
+      (while (and (or (< pos prev-beg) (> pos beg))
+		  (< diff-no max-dif-num))
+	(setq diff-no (1+ diff-no))
+	(setq prev-beg beg
+	      prev-end end)
+	(setq beg (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg diff-no ctl-buffer)
+	      end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end diff-no ctl-buffer))
+	)
+
+      ;; boost diff-no by 1, if past the last diff region
+      (if (and (memq which-diff '(after before))
+	       (> pos beg) (= diff-no max-dif-num))
+	  (setq diff-no (1+ diff-no)))
+
+      (cond ((eq which-diff 'after) (1+ diff-no))
+	    ((eq which-diff 'before) diff-no)
+	    ((< (abs (count-lines pos (max 1 prev-end)))
+		(abs (count-lines pos (max 1 beg))))
+	     diff-no) 	    ; choose prev difference
+	    (t
+	     (1+ diff-no))) ; choose next difference
+     )))
+
+
+;;; Copying diffs.
+
+(defun ediff-diff-to-diff (arg &optional keys)
+  "Copy buffer-X'th difference region to buffer Y \(X,Y are A, B, or C\).
+If numerical prefix argument, copy the difference specified in the arg.
+Otherwise, copy the difference given by `ediff-current-difference'.
+This command assumes it is bound to a 2-character key sequence, `ab', `ba',
+`ac', etc., which is used to determine the types of buffers to be used for
+copying difference regions.  The first character in the sequence specifies
+the source buffer and the second specifies the target.
+
+If the second optional argument, a 2-character string, is given, use it to
+determine the source and the target buffers instead of the command keys."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (or keys (setq keys (this-command-keys)))
+  (if (eq arg '-) (setq arg -1)) ; translate neg arg to -1
+  (if (numberp arg) (ediff-jump-to-difference arg))
+
+  (let* ((key1 (aref keys 0))
+	 (key2 (aref keys 1))
+	 (char1 (ediff-event-key key1))
+	 (char2 (ediff-event-key key2))
+	 ediff-verbose-p)
+    (ediff-copy-diff ediff-current-difference
+		     (ediff-char-to-buftype char1)
+		     (ediff-char-to-buftype char2))
+    ;; recenter with rehighlighting, but no messages
+    (ediff-recenter)))
+
+(defun ediff-copy-A-to-B (arg)
+  "Copy ARGth difference region from buffer A to B.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If nil, copy the current difference region."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-diff-to-diff arg "ab"))
+
+(defun ediff-copy-B-to-A (arg)
+  "Copy ARGth difference region from buffer B to A.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If nil, copy the current difference region."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-diff-to-diff arg "ba"))
+
+(defun ediff-copy-A-to-C (arg)
+  "Copy ARGth difference region from buffer A to buffer C.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If nil, copy the current difference region."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-diff-to-diff arg "ac"))
+
+(defun ediff-copy-B-to-C (arg)
+  "Copy ARGth difference region from buffer B to buffer C.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If nil, copy the current difference region."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-diff-to-diff arg "bc"))
+
+(defun ediff-copy-C-to-B (arg)
+  "Copy ARGth difference region from buffer C to B.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If nil, copy the current difference region."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-diff-to-diff arg "cb"))
+
+(defun ediff-copy-C-to-A (arg)
+  "Copy ARGth difference region from buffer C to A.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If nil, copy the current difference region."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-diff-to-diff arg "ca"))
+
+
+
+;; Copy diff N from FROM-BUF-TYPE \(given as A, B or C\) to TO-BUF-TYPE.
+;; If optional DO-NOT-SAVE is non-nil, do not save the old value of the
+;; target diff.  This is used in merging, when constructing the merged
+;; version.
+(defun ediff-copy-diff (n from-buf-type to-buf-type
+			  &optional batch-invocation reg-to-copy)
+  (let* ((to-buf (ediff-get-buffer to-buf-type))
+	 ;;(from-buf (if (not reg-to-copy) (ediff-get-buffer from-buf-type)))
+	 (ctrl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	 (saved-p t)
+	 (three-way ediff-3way-job)
+	 messg
+	 ediff-verbose-p
+	 reg-to-delete reg-to-delete-beg reg-to-delete-end)
+
+    (setq reg-to-delete-beg
+	  (ediff-get-diff-posn to-buf-type 'beg n ctrl-buf))
+    (setq reg-to-delete-end
+	  (ediff-get-diff-posn to-buf-type 'end n ctrl-buf))
+
+    (if reg-to-copy
+	(setq from-buf-type nil)
+      (setq reg-to-copy (ediff-get-region-contents n from-buf-type ctrl-buf)))
+
+    (setq reg-to-delete (ediff-get-region-contents
+			 n to-buf-type ctrl-buf
+			 reg-to-delete-beg reg-to-delete-end))
+
+    (if (string= reg-to-delete reg-to-copy)
+	(setq saved-p nil) ; don't copy identical buffers
+      ;; seems ok to copy
+      (if (or batch-invocation (ediff-test-save-region n to-buf-type))
+	  (condition-case conds
+	      (progn
+		(ediff-with-current-buffer to-buf
+		  ;; to prevent flags from interfering if buffer is writable
+		  (let ((inhibit-read-only (null buffer-read-only)))
+
+		    (goto-char reg-to-delete-end)
+		    (insert reg-to-copy)
+
+		    (if (> reg-to-delete-end reg-to-delete-beg)
+			(kill-region reg-to-delete-beg reg-to-delete-end))
+		    ))
+		(or batch-invocation
+		    (setq
+		     messg
+		     (ediff-save-diff-region n to-buf-type reg-to-delete))))
+	    (error (message "ediff-copy-diff: %s %s"
+			    (car conds)
+			    (mapconcat 'prin1-to-string (cdr conds) " "))
+		   (beep 1)
+		   (sit-for 2) ; let the user see the error msg
+		   (setq saved-p nil)
+		   )))
+      )
+
+    ;; adjust state of difference in case 3-way and diff was copied ok
+    (if (and saved-p three-way)
+	(ediff-set-state-of-diff-in-all-buffers n ctrl-buf))
+
+    (if batch-invocation
+	(ediff-clear-fine-differences n)
+      ;; If diff3 job, we should recompute fine diffs so we clear them
+      ;; before reinserting flags (and thus before ediff-recenter).
+      (if (and saved-p three-way)
+	  (ediff-clear-fine-differences n))
+
+      (ediff-refresh-mode-lines)
+
+      ;; For diff2 jobs, don't recompute fine diffs, since we know there
+      ;; aren't any.  So we clear diffs after ediff-recenter.
+      (if (and saved-p (not three-way))
+	  (ediff-clear-fine-differences n))
+      ;; Make sure that the message about saving and how to restore is seen
+      ;; by the user
+      (message "%s" messg))
+    ))
+
+;; Save Nth diff of buffer BUF-TYPE \(A, B, or C\).
+;; That is to say, the Nth diff on the `ediff-killed-diffs-alist'.  REG
+;; is the region to save.  It is redundant here, but is passed anyway, for
+;; convenience.
+(defun ediff-save-diff-region (n buf-type reg)
+  (let* ((n-th-diff-saved (assoc n ediff-killed-diffs-alist))
+	 (buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	 (this-buf-n-th-diff-saved (assoc buf (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 reg)))
+	(setq ediff-killed-diffs-alist  ;; create record for n-th diff
+	      (cons (list n (cons buf reg))
+		    ediff-killed-diffs-alist))))
+    (message "Saving old diff region #%d of buffer %S.  To recover, type `r%s'"
+	     (1+ n) buf-type
+	     (if ediff-merge-job
+		 "" (downcase (symbol-name buf-type))))
+    ))
+
+;; Test if saving Nth difference region of buffer BUF-TYPE is possible.
+(defun ediff-test-save-region (n buf-type)
+  (let* ((n-th-diff-saved (assoc n ediff-killed-diffs-alist))
+	 (buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	 (this-buf-n-th-diff-saved (assoc buf (cdr n-th-diff-saved))))
+
+    (if this-buf-n-th-diff-saved
+	(if (yes-or-no-p
+	     (format
+	      "You've previously copied diff region %d to buffer %S.  Confirm? "
+	      (1+ n) buf-type))
+	    t
+	  (error "Quit"))
+      t)))
+
+(defun ediff-pop-diff (n buf-type)
+  "Pop last killed Nth diff region from buffer BUF-TYPE."
+  (let* ((n-th-record (assoc n ediff-killed-diffs-alist))
+	 (buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	 (saved-rec (assoc buf (cdr n-th-record)))
+	 (three-way ediff-3way-job)
+	 (ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	 ediff-verbose-p
+	 saved-diff reg-beg reg-end recovered)
+
+    (if (cdr saved-rec)
+	(setq saved-diff (cdr saved-rec))
+      (if (> ediff-number-of-differences 0)
+	  (error "Nothing saved for diff %d in buffer %S" (1+ n) buf-type)
+	(error ediff-NO-DIFFERENCES)))
+
+    (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))
+
+    (condition-case conds
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+	  (let ((inhibit-read-only (null buffer-read-only)))
+
+	    (goto-char reg-end)
+	    (insert saved-diff)
+
+	    (if (> reg-end reg-beg)
+		(kill-region reg-beg reg-end))
+
+	    (setq recovered t)
+	    ))
+      (error (message "ediff-pop-diff: %s %s"
+		      (car conds)
+		      (mapconcat 'prin1-to-string (cdr conds) " "))
+	     (beep 1)))
+
+    ;; Clearing fine diffs is necessary for
+    ;; ediff-unselect-and-select-difference to properly recompute them.  We
+    ;; can't rely on ediff-copy-diff to clear this vector, as the user might
+    ;; have modified diff regions after copying and, thus, may have recomputed
+    ;; fine diffs.
+    (if recovered
+	(ediff-clear-fine-differences n))
+
+    ;; adjust state of difference
+    (if (and three-way recovered)
+	(ediff-set-state-of-diff-in-all-buffers n ctl-buf))
+
+    (ediff-refresh-mode-lines)
+
+    (if recovered
+	(progn
+	  (setq n-th-record (delq saved-rec n-th-record))
+	  (message "Diff region %d in buffer %S restored" (1+ n) buf-type)
+	  ))
+    ))
+
+(defun ediff-restore-diff  (arg &optional key)
+  "Restore ARGth diff from `ediff-killed-diffs-alist'.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If ARG is nil, restore the current-difference.
+If the second optional argument, a character, is given, use it to
+determine the target buffer instead of (ediff-last-command-char)"
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if (numberp arg)
+      (ediff-jump-to-difference arg))
+  (ediff-pop-diff ediff-current-difference
+		  (ediff-char-to-buftype (or key (ediff-last-command-char))))
+  ;; recenter with rehighlighting, but no messages
+  (let (ediff-verbose-p)
+    (ediff-recenter)))
+
+(defun ediff-restore-diff-in-merge-buffer (arg)
+  "Restore ARGth diff in the merge buffer.
+ARG is a prefix argument.  If nil, restore the current diff."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-restore-diff arg ?c))
+
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-regexp-match ()
+  "Toggle between focusing and hiding of difference regions that match
+a regular expression typed in by the user."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let ((regexp-A "")
+	(regexp-B "")
+	(regexp-C "")
+	msg-connective alt-msg-connective alt-connective)
+    (cond
+     ((or (and (eq ediff-skip-diff-region-function
+		   ediff-focus-on-regexp-matches-function)
+	       (eq (ediff-last-command-char) ?f))
+	  (and (eq ediff-skip-diff-region-function
+		   ediff-hide-regexp-matches-function)
+	       (eq (ediff-last-command-char) ?h)))
+      (message "Selective browsing by regexp turned off")
+      (setq ediff-skip-diff-region-function 'ediff-show-all-diffs))
+     ((eq (ediff-last-command-char) ?h)
+      (setq ediff-skip-diff-region-function ediff-hide-regexp-matches-function
+	    regexp-A
+	    (read-string
+	     (format
+	      "Ignore A-regions matching this regexp (default %s): "
+	      ediff-regexp-hide-A))
+	    regexp-B
+	    (read-string
+	     (format
+	      "Ignore B-regions matching this regexp (default %s): "
+	      ediff-regexp-hide-B)))
+      (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	  (setq regexp-C
+		(read-string
+		 (format
+		  "Ignore C-regions matching this regexp (default %s): "
+		  ediff-regexp-hide-C))))
+      (if (eq ediff-hide-regexp-connective 'and)
+	  (setq msg-connective "BOTH"
+		alt-msg-connective "ONE OF"
+		alt-connective 'or)
+	(setq msg-connective "ONE OF"
+	      alt-msg-connective "BOTH"
+	      alt-connective 'and))
+      (if (y-or-n-p
+	   (format
+	    "Ignore regions that match %s regexps, OK? "
+	    msg-connective))
+	  (message "Will ignore regions that match %s regexps" msg-connective)
+	(setq ediff-hide-regexp-connective alt-connective)
+	(message "Will ignore regions that match %s regexps"
+		 alt-msg-connective))
+
+      (or (string= regexp-A "") (setq ediff-regexp-hide-A regexp-A))
+      (or (string= regexp-B "") (setq ediff-regexp-hide-B regexp-B))
+      (or (string= regexp-C "") (setq ediff-regexp-hide-C regexp-C)))
+
+     ((eq (ediff-last-command-char) ?f)
+      (setq ediff-skip-diff-region-function
+	    ediff-focus-on-regexp-matches-function
+	    regexp-A
+	    (read-string
+	     (format
+	      "Focus on A-regions matching this regexp (default %s): "
+	      ediff-regexp-focus-A))
+	    regexp-B
+	    (read-string
+	     (format
+	      "Focus on B-regions matching this regexp (default %s): "
+	      ediff-regexp-focus-B)))
+      (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	  (setq regexp-C
+		(read-string
+		 (format
+		  "Focus on C-regions matching this regexp (default %s): "
+		  ediff-regexp-focus-C))))
+      (if (eq ediff-focus-regexp-connective 'and)
+	  (setq msg-connective "BOTH"
+		alt-msg-connective "ONE OF"
+		alt-connective 'or)
+	(setq msg-connective "ONE OF"
+	      alt-msg-connective "BOTH"
+	      alt-connective 'and))
+      (if (y-or-n-p
+	   (format
+	    "Focus on regions that match %s regexps, OK? "
+	    msg-connective))
+	  (message "Will focus on regions that match %s regexps"
+		   msg-connective)
+	(setq ediff-focus-regexp-connective alt-connective)
+	(message "Will focus on regions that match %s regexps"
+		 alt-msg-connective))
+
+      (or (string= regexp-A "") (setq ediff-regexp-focus-A regexp-A))
+      (or (string= regexp-B "") (setq ediff-regexp-focus-B regexp-B))
+      (or (string= regexp-C "") (setq ediff-regexp-focus-C regexp-C))))))
+
+(defun ediff-toggle-skip-similar ()
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (if (not (eq ediff-auto-refine 'on))
+      (error
+       "Can't skip over whitespace regions: first turn auto-refining on"))
+  (setq ediff-ignore-similar-regions (not ediff-ignore-similar-regions))
+  (if ediff-ignore-similar-regions
+      (message
+       "Skipping regions that differ only in white space & line breaks")
+    (message "Skipping over white-space differences turned off")))
+
+(defun ediff-focus-on-regexp-matches (n)
+  "Focus on diffs that match regexp `ediff-regexp-focus-A/B'.
+Regions to be ignored according to this function are those where
+buf A region doesn't match `ediff-regexp-focus-A' and buf B region
+doesn't match `ediff-regexp-focus-B'.
+This function returns nil if the region number N (specified as
+an argument) is not to be ignored and t if region N is to be ignored.
+
+N is a region number used by Ediff internally.  It is 1 less
+the number seen by the user."
+  (if (ediff-valid-difference-p n)
+      (let* ((ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	     (regex-A ediff-regexp-focus-A)
+	     (regex-B ediff-regexp-focus-B)
+	     (regex-C ediff-regexp-focus-C)
+	     (reg-A-match (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+			    (save-restriction
+			      (narrow-to-region
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'beg n ctl-buf)
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'end n ctl-buf))
+			      (goto-char (point-min))
+			      (re-search-forward regex-A nil t))))
+	     (reg-B-match (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+			    (save-restriction
+			      (narrow-to-region
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg n ctl-buf)
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'end n ctl-buf))
+			      (re-search-forward regex-B nil t))))
+	     (reg-C-match (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+			      (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+				(save-restriction
+				  (narrow-to-region
+				   (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'beg n ctl-buf)
+				   (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'end n ctl-buf))
+				  (re-search-forward regex-C nil t))))))
+	(not (eval (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+		       (list ediff-focus-regexp-connective
+			     reg-A-match reg-B-match reg-C-match)
+		     (list ediff-focus-regexp-connective
+			   reg-A-match reg-B-match))))
+	)))
+
+(defun ediff-hide-regexp-matches (n)
+  "Hide diffs that match regexp `ediff-regexp-hide-A/B/C'.
+Regions to be ignored are those where buf A region matches
+`ediff-regexp-hide-A' and buf B region matches `ediff-regexp-hide-B'.
+This function returns nil if the region number N (specified as
+an argument) is not to be ignored and t if region N is to be ignored.
+
+N is a region number used by Ediff internally.  It is 1 less
+the number seen by the user."
+  (if (ediff-valid-difference-p n)
+      (let* ((ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	     (regex-A ediff-regexp-hide-A)
+	     (regex-B ediff-regexp-hide-B)
+	     (regex-C ediff-regexp-hide-C)
+	     (reg-A-match (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+			    (save-restriction
+			      (narrow-to-region
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'beg n ctl-buf)
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'end n ctl-buf))
+			      (goto-char (point-min))
+			      (re-search-forward regex-A nil t))))
+	     (reg-B-match (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+			    (save-restriction
+			      (narrow-to-region
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg n ctl-buf)
+			       (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'end n ctl-buf))
+			      (goto-char (point-min))
+			      (re-search-forward regex-B nil t))))
+	     (reg-C-match (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+			      (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+				(save-restriction
+				  (narrow-to-region
+				   (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'beg n ctl-buf)
+				   (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'end n ctl-buf))
+				  (goto-char (point-min))
+				  (re-search-forward regex-C nil t))))))
+	(eval (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+		  (list ediff-hide-regexp-connective
+			reg-A-match reg-B-match reg-C-match)
+		(list ediff-hide-regexp-connective reg-A-match reg-B-match)))
+	)))
+
+
+
+;;; Quitting, suspending, etc.
+
+(defun ediff-quit (reverse-default-keep-variants)
+  "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
+\(but not buffers A, B, C\).
+
+If `ediff-keep-variants' is nil, the user will be asked whether the buffers
+containing the variants should be removed \(if they haven't been modified\).
+If it is t, they will be preserved unconditionally.  A prefix argument,
+temporarily reverses the meaning of this variable."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let ((ctl-buf (current-buffer))
+	(ctl-frm (selected-frame))
+	(minibuffer-auto-raise t))
+    (if (y-or-n-p (format "Quit this Ediff session%s? "
+			  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-meta-buffer)
+			      " & show containing session group" "")))
+	(progn
+	  (message "")
+	  (set-buffer ctl-buf)
+	  (ediff-really-quit reverse-default-keep-variants))
+      (select-frame ctl-frm)
+      (raise-frame ctl-frm)
+      (message ""))))
+
+
+;; Perform the quit operations.
+(defun ediff-really-quit (reverse-default-keep-variants)
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally)
+  (ediff-clear-diff-vector 'ediff-difference-vector-A 'fine-diffs-also)
+  (ediff-clear-diff-vector 'ediff-difference-vector-B 'fine-diffs-also)
+  (ediff-clear-diff-vector 'ediff-difference-vector-C 'fine-diffs-also)
+  (ediff-clear-diff-vector 'ediff-difference-vector-Ancestor 'fine-diffs-also)
+
+  (ediff-delete-temp-files)
+
+  ;; Restore the visibility range.  This affects only ediff-*-regions/windows.
+  ;; Since for other job names ediff-visible-region sets
+  ;; ediff-visible-bounds to ediff-wide-bounds, the settings below are
+  ;; ignored for such jobs.
+  (if ediff-quit-widened
+      (setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-wide-bounds)
+    (setq ediff-visible-bounds ediff-narrow-bounds))
+
+  ;; Apply selective display to narrow or widen
+  (ediff-visible-region)
+  (mapc (lambda (overl)
+	  (if (ediff-overlayp overl)
+	      (ediff-delete-overlay overl)))
+	ediff-wide-bounds)
+  (mapc (lambda (overl)
+	  (if (ediff-overlayp overl)
+	      (ediff-delete-overlay overl)))
+	ediff-narrow-bounds)
+
+  ;; restore buffer mode line id's in buffer-A/B/C
+  (let ((control-buffer ediff-control-buffer)
+	(meta-buffer ediff-meta-buffer)
+	(after-quit-hook-internal ediff-after-quit-hook-internal)
+	(session-number ediff-meta-session-number)
+	;; suitable working frame
+	(warp-frame (if (and (ediff-window-display-p) (eq ediff-grab-mouse t))
+			(cond ((window-live-p ediff-window-A)
+			       (window-frame ediff-window-A))
+			      ((window-live-p ediff-window-B)
+			       (window-frame ediff-window-B))
+			      (t (next-frame))))))
+    (condition-case nil
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+	  (setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		(delq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions))
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-buffer-identification)
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
+	  )
+      (error))
+
+    (condition-case nil
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+	  (setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		(delq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions))
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-buffer-identification)
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
+	  )
+      (error))
+
+    (condition-case nil
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+	  (setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		(delq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions))
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-buffer-identification)
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
+	  )
+      (error))
+
+    (condition-case nil
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-ancestor-buffer
+	  (setq ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions
+		(delq control-buffer ediff-this-buffer-ediff-sessions))
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-buffer-identification)
+	  (kill-local-variable 'mode-line-format)
+	  )
+      (error))
+
+  (setq ediff-session-registry
+	(delq ediff-control-buffer ediff-session-registry))
+  (ediff-update-registry)
+  ;; restore state of buffers to what it was before ediff
+  (ediff-restore-protected-variables)
+
+  ;; If the user interrupts (canceling saving the merge buffer), continue
+  ;; normally.
+  (condition-case nil
+      (if (ediff-merge-job)
+	  (run-hooks 'ediff-quit-merge-hook))
+    (quit))
+
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-cleanup-hook)
+
+  (ediff-janitor
+   'ask
+   ;; reverse-default-keep-variants is t if the user quits with a prefix arg
+   (if reverse-default-keep-variants
+       (not ediff-keep-variants)
+     ediff-keep-variants))
+
+  ;; one hook here is ediff-cleanup-mess, which kills the control buffer and
+  ;; other auxiliary buffers. we made it into a hook to let the users do their
+  ;; own cleanup, if needed.
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-quit-hook)
+  (ediff-update-meta-buffer meta-buffer nil session-number)
+
+  ;; warp mouse into a working window
+  (setq warp-frame  ; if mouse is over a reasonable frame, use it
+	(cond ((ediff-good-frame-under-mouse))
+	      (t warp-frame)))
+  (if (and (ediff-window-display-p) (frame-live-p warp-frame) ediff-grab-mouse)
+      (set-mouse-position (if (featurep 'emacs)
+			      warp-frame
+			    (frame-selected-window warp-frame))
+			  2 1))
+
+  (run-hooks 'after-quit-hook-internal)
+  ))
+
+;; Returns frame under mouse, if this frame is not a minibuffer
+;; frame.  Otherwise: nil
+(defun ediff-good-frame-under-mouse ()
+  (let ((frame-or-win (car (mouse-position)))
+	(buf-name "")
+	frame obj-ok)
+    (setq obj-ok
+	  (if (featurep 'emacs)
+	      (frame-live-p frame-or-win)
+	    (window-live-p frame-or-win)))
+    (if obj-ok
+	(setq frame (if (featurep 'emacs) frame-or-win (window-frame frame-or-win))
+	      buf-name
+	      (buffer-name (window-buffer (frame-selected-window frame)))))
+    (if (string-match "Minibuf" buf-name)
+	nil
+      frame)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-delete-temp-files ()
+  (if (and (stringp ediff-temp-file-A) (file-exists-p ediff-temp-file-A))
+      (delete-file ediff-temp-file-A))
+  (if (and (stringp ediff-temp-file-B) (file-exists-p ediff-temp-file-B))
+      (delete-file ediff-temp-file-B))
+  (if (and (stringp ediff-temp-file-C) (file-exists-p ediff-temp-file-C))
+      (delete-file ediff-temp-file-C)))
+
+
+;; Kill control buffer, other auxiliary Ediff buffers.
+;; Leave one of the frames split between buffers A/B/C
+(defun ediff-cleanup-mess ()
+  (let* ((buff-A ediff-buffer-A)
+	 (buff-B ediff-buffer-B)
+	 (buff-C ediff-buffer-C)
+	 (ctl-buf  ediff-control-buffer)
+	 (ctl-wind  (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window ctl-buf))
+	 (ctl-frame ediff-control-frame)
+	 (three-way-job ediff-3way-job)
+	 (main-frame (cond ((window-live-p ediff-window-A)
+			    (window-frame ediff-window-A))
+			   ((window-live-p ediff-window-B)
+			    (window-frame ediff-window-B)))))
+
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-diff-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-fine-diff-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-tmp-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-error-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-msg-buffer)
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-debug-buffer)
+    (if (boundp 'ediff-patch-diagnostics)
+	(ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ediff-patch-diagnostics))
+
+    ;; delete control frame or window
+    (cond ((and (ediff-window-display-p) (frame-live-p ctl-frame))
+	   (delete-frame ctl-frame))
+	  ((window-live-p ctl-wind)
+	   (delete-window ctl-wind)))
+
+    ;; Hide bottom toolbar.  --marcpa
+    (if (not (ediff-multiframe-setup-p))
+	(ediff-kill-bottom-toolbar))
+
+    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ctl-buf)
+
+    (if (frame-live-p main-frame)
+	(select-frame main-frame))
+
+    ;; display only if not visible
+    (condition-case nil
+	(or (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buff-B)
+	    (switch-to-buffer buff-B))
+      (error))
+    (condition-case nil
+	(or (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buff-A)
+	    (progn
+	      (if (and (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buff-B)
+		       (ediff-buffer-live-p buff-A))
+		  (funcall ediff-split-window-function))
+	      (switch-to-buffer buff-A)))
+      (error))
+    (if three-way-job
+	(condition-case nil
+	    (or (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buff-C)
+		(progn
+		  (if (and (or (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buff-A)
+			       (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buff-B))
+			   (ediff-buffer-live-p buff-C))
+		      (funcall ediff-split-window-function))
+		  (switch-to-buffer buff-C)))
+	  (error)))
+    (balance-windows)
+    (message "")
+    ))
+
+(defun ediff-janitor (ask keep-variants)
+  "Kill buffers A, B, and, possibly, C, if these buffers aren't modified.
+In merge jobs, buffer C is not deleted here, but rather according to
+ediff-quit-merge-hook.
+A side effect of cleaning up may be that you should be careful when comparing
+the same buffer in two separate Ediff sessions: quitting one of them might
+delete this buffer in another session as well."
+  (ediff-dispose-of-variant-according-to-user
+   ediff-buffer-A 'A ask keep-variants)
+  (ediff-dispose-of-variant-according-to-user
+   ediff-buffer-B 'B ask keep-variants)
+  (if ediff-merge-job  ; don't del buf C if merging--del ancestor buf instead
+      (ediff-dispose-of-variant-according-to-user
+       ediff-ancestor-buffer 'Ancestor ask keep-variants)
+    (ediff-dispose-of-variant-according-to-user
+     ediff-buffer-C 'C ask keep-variants)
+    ))
+
+;; Kill the variant buffer, according to user directives (ask, kill
+;; unconditionaly, keep)
+;; BUFF is the buffer, BUFF-TYPE is either 'A, or 'B, 'C, 'Ancestor
+(defun ediff-dispose-of-variant-according-to-user (buff bufftype ask keep-variants)
+  ;; if this is indirect buffer, kill it and substitute with direct buf
+  (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p buff)
+	   (ediff-with-current-buffer buff ediff-temp-indirect-buffer))
+      (let ((wind (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buff))
+	    (base (buffer-base-buffer buff))
+	    (modified-p (buffer-modified-p buff)))
+	(if (and (window-live-p wind) (ediff-buffer-live-p base))
+	    (set-window-buffer wind base))
+	;; Kill indirect buffer even if it is modified, because the base buffer
+	;; is still there. Note that if the base buffer is dead then so will be
+	;; the indirect buffer
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer buff
+	  (set-buffer-modified-p nil))
+	(ediff-kill-buffer-carefully buff)
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer base
+	  (set-buffer-modified-p modified-p)))
+    ;; otherwise, ask or use the value of keep-variants
+    (or (not (ediff-buffer-live-p buff))
+	keep-variants
+	(buffer-modified-p buff)
+	(and ask
+	     (not (y-or-n-p (format "Kill buffer %S [%s]? "
+				    bufftype (buffer-name buff)))))
+	(ediff-kill-buffer-carefully buff))
+    ))
+
+(defun ediff-maybe-save-and-delete-merge (&optional save-and-continue)
+  "Default hook to run on quitting a merge job.
+This can also be used to save merge buffer in the middle of an Ediff session.
+
+If the optional SAVE-AND-CONTINUE argument is non-nil, save merge buffer and
+continue.  Otherwise:
+If `ediff-autostore-merges' is nil, this does nothing.
+If it is t, it saves the merge buffer in the file `ediff-merge-store-file'
+or asks the user, if the latter is nil.  It then asks the user whether to
+delete the merge buffer.
+If `ediff-autostore-merges' is neither nil nor t, the merge buffer is saved
+only if this merge job is part of a group, i.e., was invoked from within
+`ediff-merge-directories', `ediff-merge-directory-revisions', and such."
+  (let ((merge-store-file ediff-merge-store-file)
+	(ediff-autostore-merges ; fake ediff-autostore-merges, if necessary
+	 (if save-and-continue t ediff-autostore-merges)))
+    (if ediff-autostore-merges
+	(cond ((stringp merge-store-file)
+	       ;; store, ask to delete
+	       (ediff-write-merge-buffer-and-maybe-kill
+		ediff-buffer-C merge-store-file 'show-file save-and-continue))
+	      ((eq ediff-autostore-merges t)
+	       ;; ask for file name
+	       (setq merge-store-file
+		     (read-file-name "Save the result of the merge in file: "))
+	       (ediff-write-merge-buffer-and-maybe-kill
+		ediff-buffer-C merge-store-file nil save-and-continue))
+	      ((and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-meta-buffer)
+		    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-meta-buffer
+		      (ediff-merge-metajob)))
+	       ;; The parent metajob passed nil as the autostore file.
+	       nil)))
+    ))
+
+;; write merge buffer.  If the optional argument save-and-continue is non-nil,
+;; then don't kill the merge buffer
+(defun ediff-write-merge-buffer-and-maybe-kill (buf file
+					       &optional
+					       show-file save-and-continue)
+  (if (not (eq (find-buffer-visiting file) buf))
+      (let ((warn-message
+	     (format "Another buffer is visiting file %s. Too dangerous to save the merge buffer"
+		     file)))
+	(beep)
+	(message "%s" warn-message)
+	(with-output-to-temp-buffer ediff-msg-buffer
+	  (princ "\n\n")
+	  (princ warn-message)
+	  (princ "\n\n")
+	  )
+	(sit-for 2))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+      (if (or (not (file-exists-p file))
+	      (y-or-n-p (format "File %s exists, overwrite? " file)))
+	  (progn
+	    ;;(write-region nil nil file)
+	    (ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+	      (set-visited-file-name file)
+	      (save-buffer))
+	    (if show-file
+		(progn
+		  (message "Merge buffer saved in: %s" file)
+		  (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
+		  (sit-for 3)))
+	    (if (and
+		 (not save-and-continue)
+		 (y-or-n-p "Merge buffer saved.  Now kill the buffer? "))
+		(ediff-kill-buffer-carefully buf)))))
+    ))
+
+;; The default way of suspending Ediff.
+;; Buries Ediff buffers, kills all windows.
+(defun ediff-default-suspend-function ()
+  (let* ((buf-A ediff-buffer-A)
+	 (buf-B ediff-buffer-B)
+	 (buf-C ediff-buffer-C)
+	 (buf-A-wind (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buf-A))
+	 (buf-B-wind (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buf-B))
+	 (buf-C-wind (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window buf-C))
+	 (buf-patch  (if (boundp 'ediff-patchbufer) ediff-patchbufer nil))
+	 (buf-patch-diag (if (boundp 'ediff-patch-diagnostics)
+			     ediff-patch-diagnostics nil))
+	 (buf-err  ediff-error-buffer)
+	 (buf-diff ediff-diff-buffer)
+	 (buf-custom-diff ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+	 (buf-fine-diff ediff-fine-diff-buffer))
+
+    ;; hide the control panel
+    (if (and (ediff-window-display-p) (frame-live-p ediff-control-frame))
+	(iconify-frame ediff-control-frame)
+      (bury-buffer))
+    (if buf-err (bury-buffer buf-err))
+    (if buf-diff (bury-buffer buf-diff))
+    (if buf-custom-diff (bury-buffer buf-custom-diff))
+    (if buf-fine-diff (bury-buffer buf-fine-diff))
+    (if buf-patch (bury-buffer buf-patch))
+    (if buf-patch-diag (bury-buffer buf-patch-diag))
+    (if (window-live-p buf-A-wind)
+	(progn
+	  (select-window buf-A-wind)
+	  (delete-other-windows)
+	  (bury-buffer))
+      (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buf-A)
+	  (progn
+	    (set-buffer buf-A)
+	    (bury-buffer))))
+    (if (window-live-p buf-B-wind)
+	(progn
+	  (select-window buf-B-wind)
+	  (delete-other-windows)
+	  (bury-buffer))
+      (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buf-B)
+	  (progn
+	    (set-buffer buf-B)
+	    (bury-buffer))))
+    (if (window-live-p buf-C-wind)
+	(progn
+	  (select-window buf-C-wind)
+	  (delete-other-windows)
+	  (bury-buffer))
+      (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buf-C)
+	  (progn
+	    (set-buffer buf-C)
+	    (bury-buffer))))
+    ))
+
+
+(defun ediff-suspend ()
+  "Suspend Ediff.
+To resume, switch to the appropriate `Ediff Control Panel'
+buffer and then type \\[ediff-recenter].  Ediff will automatically set
+up an appropriate window config."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (run-hooks 'ediff-suspend-hook)
+  (message
+   "To resume, type M-x eregistry and select the desired Ediff session"))
+
+;; ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer ensures only called from ediff.
+(declare-function ediff-version "ediff" ())
+
+(defun ediff-status-info ()
+  "Show the names of the buffers or files being operated on by Ediff.
+Hit \\[ediff-recenter] to reset the windows afterward."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (save-excursion
+    (ediff-skip-unsuitable-frames))
+  (with-output-to-temp-buffer ediff-msg-buffer
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer standard-output
+      (fundamental-mode))
+    (raise-frame (selected-frame))
+    (princ (ediff-version))
+    (princ "\n\n")
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+      (if buffer-file-name
+	  (princ
+	   (format "File A = %S\n" buffer-file-name))
+	(princ
+	 (format "Buffer A = %S\n" (buffer-name)))))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+      (if buffer-file-name
+	  (princ
+	   (format "File B = %S\n" buffer-file-name))
+	(princ
+	 (format "Buffer B = %S\n" (buffer-name)))))
+    (if ediff-3way-job
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+	  (if buffer-file-name
+	      (princ
+	       (format "File C = %S\n" buffer-file-name))
+	    (princ
+	     (format "Buffer C = %S\n" (buffer-name))))))
+    (princ (format "Customized diff output %s\n"
+		   (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+		       (concat "\tin buffer "
+			       (buffer-name ediff-custom-diff-buffer))
+		     " is not available")))
+    (princ (format "Plain diff output %s\n"
+		   (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-diff-buffer)
+		       (concat "\tin buffer "
+			       (buffer-name ediff-diff-buffer))
+		     " is not available")))
+
+    (let* ((A-line (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+		     (1+ (count-lines (point-min) (point)))))
+	   (B-line (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+		     (1+ (count-lines (point-min) (point)))))
+	   C-line)
+      (princ (format "\Buffer A's point is on line %d\n" A-line))
+      (princ (format "Buffer B's point is on line %d\n" B-line))
+      (if ediff-3way-job
+	  (progn
+	    (setq C-line (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+			   (1+ (count-lines (point-min) (point)))))
+	    (princ (format "Buffer C's point is on line %d\n" C-line)))))
+
+    (princ (format "\nCurrent difference number = %S\n"
+		   (cond ((< ediff-current-difference 0) 'start)
+			 ((>= ediff-current-difference
+			      ediff-number-of-differences) 'end)
+			 (t (1+ ediff-current-difference)))))
+
+    (princ
+     (format "\n%s regions that differ in white space & line breaks only"
+	     (if ediff-ignore-similar-regions
+		 "Ignoring" "Showing")))
+    (if (and ediff-merge-job ediff-show-clashes-only)
+	(princ
+	 "\nFocusing on regions where both buffers differ from the ancestor"))
+    (if (and ediff-skip-merge-regions-that-differ-from-default ediff-merge-job)
+	(princ
+	 "\nSkipping merge regions that differ from default setting"))
+
+    (cond ((eq ediff-skip-diff-region-function 'ediff-show-all-diffs)
+	   (princ "\nSelective browsing by regexp is off\n"))
+	  ((eq ediff-skip-diff-region-function
+	       ediff-hide-regexp-matches-function)
+	   (princ
+	    "\nIgnoring regions that match")
+	   (princ
+	    (format
+	     "\n\t regexp `%s' in buffer A  %S\n\t regexp `%s' in buffer B\n"
+	     ediff-regexp-hide-A ediff-hide-regexp-connective
+	     ediff-regexp-hide-B)))
+	  ((eq ediff-skip-diff-region-function
+	       ediff-focus-on-regexp-matches-function)
+	   (princ
+	    "\nFocusing on regions that match")
+	   (princ
+	    (format
+	     "\n\t regexp `%s' in buffer A  %S\n\t regexp `%s' in buffer B\n"
+	     ediff-regexp-focus-A ediff-focus-regexp-connective
+	     ediff-regexp-focus-B)))
+	  (t (princ "\nSelective browsing via a user-defined method.\n")))
+
+    (princ
+     (format "\nBugs/suggestions: type `%s' while in Ediff Control Panel."
+	     (substitute-command-keys "\\[ediff-submit-report]")))
+    ) ; with output
+  (if (frame-live-p ediff-control-frame)
+      (ediff-reset-mouse ediff-control-frame))
+  (if (window-live-p ediff-control-window)
+      (select-window ediff-control-window)))
+
+
+
+
+;;; Support routines
+
+;; Select a difference by placing the ASCII flags around the appropriate
+;; group of lines in the A, B buffers
+;; This may have to be modified for buffer C, when it will be supported.
+(defun ediff-select-difference (n)
+  (if (and (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-A)
+	   (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-buffer-B)
+	   (ediff-valid-difference-p n))
+      (progn
+	(cond
+	    ((and (ediff-has-face-support-p) ediff-use-faces)
+	       (ediff-highlight-diff n))
+	    ((eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+	     (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer
+	      'A ediff-buffer-A ediff-control-buffer n)
+	     (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer
+	      'B ediff-buffer-B ediff-control-buffer n)
+	     (if ediff-3way-job
+		 (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer
+		  'C ediff-buffer-C ediff-control-buffer n))
+	     (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+		 (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer
+		  'Ancestor ediff-ancestor-buffer
+		  ediff-control-buffer n))
+	     ))
+
+	(ediff-install-fine-diff-if-necessary n)
+	;; set current difference here so the hook will be able to refer to it
+	(setq ediff-current-difference n)
+	(run-hooks 'ediff-select-hook))))
+
+
+;; Unselect a difference by removing the ASCII flags in the buffers.
+;; This may have to be modified for buffer C, when it will be supported.
+(defun ediff-unselect-difference (n)
+  (if (ediff-valid-difference-p n)
+      (progn
+	(cond ((and (ediff-has-face-support-p) ediff-use-faces)
+	       (ediff-unhighlight-diff))
+	      ((eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+	       (ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer
+		ediff-buffer-A
+		(ediff-get-diff-overlay n 'A))
+	       (ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer
+		ediff-buffer-B
+		(ediff-get-diff-overlay n 'B))
+	       (if ediff-3way-job
+		   (ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer
+		    ediff-buffer-C
+		    (ediff-get-diff-overlay n 'C)))
+	       (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+		   (ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer
+		    ediff-ancestor-buffer
+		    (ediff-get-diff-overlay n 'Ancestor)))
+	       ))
+
+	;; unhighlight fine diffs
+	(ediff-set-fine-diff-properties ediff-current-difference 'default)
+	(run-hooks 'ediff-unselect-hook))))
+
+
+;; 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.
+(defun ediff-unselect-and-select-difference (n &optional flag no-recenter)
+  (let ((ediff-current-difference n))
+    (or no-recenter
+	(ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight)))
+
+  (let ((control-buf ediff-control-buffer))
+    (unwind-protect
+	(progn
+	  (or (eq flag 'select-only)
+	      (ediff-unselect-difference ediff-current-difference))
+
+	  (or (eq flag 'unselect-only)
+	      (ediff-select-difference n))
+	  ;; need to set current diff here even though it is also set in
+	  ;; ediff-select-difference because ediff-select-difference might not
+	  ;; be called if unselect-only is specified
+	  (setq ediff-current-difference n)
+	  ) ; end protected section
+
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buf (ediff-refresh-mode-lines)))
+    ))
+
+
+
+(defun ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer (n buf-type)
+  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+      (let* ((buff (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+	     (last (ediff-with-current-buffer buff (point-max)))
+	     (begin (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n))
+	     (end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n))
+	     (xtra (if (equal begin end) 1 0))
+	     (end-hilit (min last (+ end xtra)))
+	     (current-diff-overlay
+	      (symbol-value
+	       (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+		buf-type ediff-current-diff-overlay-alist))))
+
+	(if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	    (ediff-move-overlay current-diff-overlay begin end-hilit)
+	  (ediff-move-overlay current-diff-overlay begin end-hilit buff))
+	(ediff-overlay-put current-diff-overlay 'priority
+			   (ediff-highest-priority begin end-hilit buff))
+	(ediff-overlay-put current-diff-overlay 'ediff-diff-num n)
+
+	;; unhighlight the background overlay for diff n so it won't
+	;; interfere with the current diff overlay
+	(ediff-set-overlay-face (ediff-get-diff-overlay n buf-type) nil)
+	)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer (buf-type)
+  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+      (let ((current-diff-overlay
+	     (symbol-value
+	      (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+	       buf-type ediff-current-diff-overlay-alist)))
+	    (overlay
+	     (ediff-get-diff-overlay ediff-current-difference buf-type))
+	    )
+
+	(ediff-move-overlay current-diff-overlay 1 1)
+
+	;; rehighlight the overlay in the background of the
+	;; current difference region
+	(ediff-set-overlay-face
+	 overlay
+	 (if (and (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+		  ediff-use-faces ediff-highlight-all-diffs)
+	     (ediff-background-face buf-type ediff-current-difference)))
+	)))
+
+(defun ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer (buf-type)
+  (ediff-unselect-and-select-difference -1)
+  (if (and (ediff-has-face-support-p) ediff-use-faces)
+      (let* ((inhibit-quit t)
+	     (current-diff-overlay-var
+	      (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+	       buf-type ediff-current-diff-overlay-alist))
+	     (current-diff-overlay (symbol-value current-diff-overlay-var)))
+	(ediff-paint-background-regions 'unhighlight)
+	(if (ediff-overlayp current-diff-overlay)
+	    (ediff-delete-overlay current-diff-overlay))
+	(set current-diff-overlay-var nil)
+	)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-highlight-diff (n)
+  "Put face on diff N.  Invoked for X displays only."
+  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'A)
+  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'B)
+  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'C)
+  (ediff-highlight-diff-in-one-buffer n 'Ancestor)
+  )
+
+
+(defun ediff-unhighlight-diff ()
+  "Remove overlays from buffers A, B, and C."
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'A)
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'B)
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'C)
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diff-in-one-buffer 'Ancestor)
+  )
+
+;; delete highlighting overlays, restore faces to their original form
+(defun ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally ()
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'A)
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'B)
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'C)
+  (ediff-unhighlight-diffs-totally-in-one-buffer 'Ancestor)
+  )
+
+
+;; for compatibility
+(defmacro ediff-minibuffer-with-setup-hook (fun &rest body)
+  `(if (fboundp 'minibuffer-with-setup-hook)
+       (minibuffer-with-setup-hook ,fun ,@body)
+     ,@body))
+
+;; This is adapted from a similar function in `emerge.el'.
+;; PROMPT should not have a trailing ': ', so that it can be modified
+;; according to context.
+;; 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 of Emacs' variable `default-directory.'
+(defun ediff-read-file-name (prompt default-dir default-file &optional no-dirs)
+  ;; hack default-dir if it is not set
+  (setq default-dir
+	(file-name-as-directory
+	 (ediff-abbreviate-file-name
+	  (expand-file-name (or default-dir
+				(and default-file
+				     (file-name-directory default-file))
+				default-directory)))))
+
+  ;; strip the directory from default-file
+  (if default-file
+      (setq default-file (file-name-nondirectory default-file)))
+  (if (string= default-file "")
+      (setq default-file nil))
+
+  (let ((defaults (and (fboundp 'dired-dwim-target-defaults)
+		       (dired-dwim-target-defaults
+			(and default-file (list default-file))
+			default-dir)))
+	f)
+    (setq f (ediff-minibuffer-with-setup-hook
+		(lambda () (when defaults
+			     (setq minibuffer-default defaults)))
+	      (read-file-name
+	       (format "%s%s "
+		       prompt
+		       (cond (default-file
+			       (concat " (default " default-file "):"))
+			     (t (concat " (default " default-dir "):"))))
+	       default-dir
+	       (or default-file default-dir)
+	       t			; must match, no-confirm
+	       (if default-file (file-name-directory default-file)))))
+    (setq f (expand-file-name f default-dir))
+    ;; If user entered a directory name, expand the default file in that
+    ;; directory.  This allows the user to enter a directory name for the
+    ;; B-file and diff against the default-file in that directory instead
+    ;; of a DIRED listing!
+    (if (and (file-directory-p f) default-file)
+	(setq f (expand-file-name
+		 (file-name-nondirectory default-file) f)))
+    (if (and no-dirs (file-directory-p f))
+	(error "File %s is a directory" f))
+    f))
+
+;; If PREFIX is given, then it is used as a prefix for the temp file
+;; name.  Otherwise, `ediff' is used.  If FILE is given, use this
+;; file and don't create a new one.
+;; In MS-DOS, make sure the prefix isn't too long, or else
+;; `make-temp-name' isn't guaranteed to return a unique filename.
+;; Also, save buffer from START to END in the file.
+;; START defaults to (point-min), END to (point-max)
+(defun ediff-make-temp-file (buff &optional prefix given-file start end)
+  (let* ((p (ediff-convert-standard-filename (or prefix "ediff")))
+	 (short-p p)
+	 (coding-system-for-write ediff-coding-system-for-write)
+	 f short-f)
+    (if (and (fboundp 'msdos-long-file-names)
+	     (not (msdos-long-file-names))
+	     (> (length p) 2))
+	(setq short-p (substring p 0 2)))
+
+    (setq f (concat ediff-temp-file-prefix p)
+	  short-f (concat ediff-temp-file-prefix short-p)
+  	  f (cond (given-file)
+		  ((find-file-name-handler f 'insert-file-contents)
+		   ;; to thwart file handlers in write-region, e.g., if file
+		   ;; name ends with .Z or .gz
+		   ;; This is needed so that patches produced by ediff will
+		   ;; have more meaningful names
+		   (ediff-make-empty-tmp-file short-f))
+		  (prefix
+		   ;; Prefix is most often the same as the file name for the
+		   ;; variant.  Here we are trying to use the original file
+		   ;; name but in the temp directory.
+		   (ediff-make-empty-tmp-file f 'keep-name))
+		  (t
+		   ;; If don't care about name, add some random stuff
+		   ;; to proposed file name.
+		   (ediff-make-empty-tmp-file short-f))))
+
+    ;; create the file
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer buff
+      (write-region (if start start (point-min))
+		    (if end end (point-max))
+		    f
+		    nil          ; don't append---erase
+		    'no-message)
+      (set-file-modes f ediff-temp-file-mode)
+      (expand-file-name f))))
+
+;; Create a temporary file.
+;; The returned file name (created by appending some random characters at the
+;; end of PROPOSED-NAME is guaranteed to point to a newly created empty file.
+;; This is a replacement for make-temp-name, which eliminates a security hole.
+;; If KEEP-PROPOSED-NAME isn't nil, try to keep PROPOSED-NAME, unless such file
+;; already exists.
+;; It is a modified version of make-temp-file in emacs 20.5
+(defun ediff-make-empty-tmp-file (proposed-name &optional keep-proposed-name)
+  (let ((file proposed-name))
+    (while (condition-case ()
+               (progn
+		 (if (or (file-exists-p file) (not keep-proposed-name))
+		     (setq file (make-temp-name proposed-name)))
+		 ;; the with-temp-buffer thing is a workaround for an XEmacs
+		 ;; bug: write-region complains that we are trying to visit a
+		 ;; file in an indirect buffer, failing to notice that the
+		 ;; VISIT flag is unset and that we are actually writing from a
+		 ;; string and not from any buffer.
+		 (with-temp-buffer
+		   (write-region "" nil file nil 'silent nil 'excl))
+                 nil)
+            (file-already-exists t))
+      ;; the file was somehow created by someone else between
+      ;; `make-temp-name' and `write-region', let's try again.
+      nil)
+    file))
+
+
+;; Quote metacharacters (using \) when executing diff in Unix, but not in
+;; EMX OS/2
+;;(defun ediff-protect-metachars (str)
+;;  (or (memq system-type '(emx))
+;;      (let ((limit 0))
+;;	(while (string-match ediff-metachars str limit)
+;;	  (setq str (concat (substring str 0 (match-beginning 0))
+;;			    "\\"
+;;			    (substring str (match-beginning 0))))
+;;	  (setq limit (1+ (match-end 0))))))
+;;  str)
+
+;; Make sure the current buffer (for a file) has the same contents as the
+;; file on disk, and attempt to remedy the situation if not.
+;; Signal an error if we can't make them the same, or the user doesn't want
+;; to do what is necessary to make them the same.
+;; Also, Ediff always offers to revert obsolete buffers, whether they
+;; are modified or not.
+(defun ediff-verify-file-buffer (&optional file-magic)
+  ;; First check if the file has been modified since the buffer visited it.
+  (if (verify-visited-file-modtime (current-buffer))
+      (if (buffer-modified-p)
+	  ;; If buffer is not obsolete and is modified, offer to save
+	  (if (yes-or-no-p
+	       (format "Buffer %s has been modified. Save it in file %s? "
+		       (buffer-name)
+		       buffer-file-name))
+	      (condition-case nil
+		  (save-buffer)
+		(error
+		 (beep)
+		 (message "Couldn't save %s" buffer-file-name)))
+	    (error "Buffer is out of sync for file %s" buffer-file-name))
+	;; If buffer is not obsolete and is not modified, do nothing
+	nil)
+    ;; If buffer is obsolete, offer to revert
+    (if (yes-or-no-p
+	 (format "File %s was modified since visited by buffer %s.  REVERT file %s? "
+		 buffer-file-name
+		 (buffer-name)
+		 buffer-file-name))
+	(progn
+	  (if file-magic
+	      (erase-buffer))
+	  (revert-buffer t t))
+      (error "Buffer out of sync for file %s" buffer-file-name))))
+
+;; if there is another buffer visiting the file of the merge buffer, offer to
+;; save and delete the buffer; else bark
+(defun ediff-verify-file-merge-buffer (file)
+  (let ((buff (if (stringp file) (find-buffer-visiting file)))
+	warn-message)
+    (or (null buff)
+	(progn
+	  (setq warn-message
+		(format "Buffer %s is visiting %s. Save and kill the buffer? "
+			(buffer-name buff) file))
+	  (with-output-to-temp-buffer ediff-msg-buffer
+	    (princ "\n\n")
+	    (princ warn-message)
+	    (princ "\n\n"))
+	  (if (y-or-n-p
+	       (message "%s" warn-message))
+	      (with-current-buffer buff
+		(save-buffer)
+		(kill-buffer (current-buffer)))
+	    (error "Too dangerous to merge versions of a file visited by another buffer"))))
+    ))
+
+
+
+(defun ediff-filename-magic-p (file)
+  (or (ediff-file-compressed-p file)
+      (ediff-file-remote-p file)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-save-buffer (arg)
+  "Safe way of saving buffers A, B, C, and the diff output.
+`wa' saves buffer A, `wb' saves buffer B, `wc' saves buffer C,
+and `wd' saves the diff output.
+
+With prefix argument, `wd' saves plain diff output.
+Without an argument, it saves customized diff argument, if available
+\(and plain output, if customized output was not generated\)."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (ediff-compute-custom-diffs-maybe)
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer
+      (cond ((memq (ediff-last-command-char) '(?a ?b ?c))
+	     (ediff-get-buffer
+	      (ediff-char-to-buftype (ediff-last-command-char))))
+	    ((eq (ediff-last-command-char) ?d)
+	     (message "Saving diff output ...")
+	     (sit-for 1) ; let the user see the message
+	     (cond ((and arg (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-diff-buffer))
+		    ediff-diff-buffer)
+		   ((ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+		    ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+		   ((ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-diff-buffer)
+		    ediff-diff-buffer)
+		   (t (error "Output from `diff' not found"))))
+	    )
+    (let ((window-min-height 2))
+      (save-buffer))))
+
+
+;; idea suggested by Hannu Koivisto <[e-mail]>
+(defun ediff-clone-buffer-for-region-comparison (buff region-name)
+  (let ((cloned-buff (ediff-make-cloned-buffer buff region-name))
+	(pop-up-windows t)
+	wind
+	other-wind
+	msg-buf)
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer cloned-buff
+      (setq ediff-temp-indirect-buffer t))
+    (pop-to-buffer cloned-buff)
+    (setq wind (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window cloned-buff))
+    (select-window wind)
+    (delete-other-windows)
+    (ediff-activate-mark)
+    (split-window-vertically)
+    (ediff-select-lowest-window)
+    (setq other-wind (selected-window))
+    (with-temp-buffer
+      (erase-buffer)
+      (insert
+       (format "\n   *******  Mark a region in buffer %s (or confirm the existing one)  *******\n"
+	       (buffer-name cloned-buff)))
+      (insert
+       (ediff-with-current-buffer buff
+	 (format "\n\t      When done, type %s       Use %s to abort\n    "
+		 (ediff-format-bindings-of 'exit-recursive-edit)
+		 (ediff-format-bindings-of 'abort-recursive-edit))))
+      (goto-char (point-min))
+      (setq msg-buf (current-buffer))
+      (set-window-buffer other-wind msg-buf)
+      (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
+      (if (window-live-p wind)
+	  (select-window wind))
+      (condition-case nil
+	  (recursive-edit)
+	(quit
+	 (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully cloned-buff)))
+      )
+    cloned-buff))
+
+
+(defun ediff-clone-buffer-for-window-comparison (buff wind region-name)
+  (let ((cloned-buff (ediff-make-cloned-buffer buff region-name)))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer cloned-buff
+      (setq ediff-temp-indirect-buffer t))
+    (set-window-buffer wind cloned-buff)
+    cloned-buff))
+
+(defun ediff-clone-buffer-for-current-diff-comparison (buff buf-type reg-name)
+  (let ((cloned-buff (ediff-make-cloned-buffer buff reg-name))
+	(reg-start (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg))
+	(reg-end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end)))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer cloned-buff
+      ;; set region to be the current diff region
+      (goto-char reg-start)
+      (set-mark reg-end)
+      (setq ediff-temp-indirect-buffer t))
+    cloned-buff))
+
+
+
+(defun ediff-make-cloned-buffer (buff region-name)
+  (ediff-make-indirect-buffer
+   buff (generate-new-buffer-name
+         (concat (if (stringp buff) buff (buffer-name buff)) region-name))))
+
+
+(defun ediff-make-indirect-buffer (base-buf indirect-buf-name)
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+      (make-indirect-buffer base-buf indirect-buf-name)
+    (make-indirect-buffer base-buf indirect-buf-name 'clone)))
+
+
+;; This function operates only from an ediff control buffer
+(defun ediff-compute-custom-diffs-maybe ()
+  (let ((buf-A-file-name (buffer-file-name ediff-buffer-A))
+	(buf-B-file-name (buffer-file-name ediff-buffer-B))
+	file-A file-B)
+    (unless (and buf-A-file-name
+		 (file-exists-p buf-A-file-name)
+		 (not (ediff-file-remote-p buf-A-file-name)))
+      (setq file-A (ediff-make-temp-file ediff-buffer-A)))
+    (unless (and buf-B-file-name
+		 (file-exists-p buf-B-file-name)
+		 (not (ediff-file-remote-p buf-B-file-name)))
+      (setq file-B (ediff-make-temp-file ediff-buffer-B)))
+    (or (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+	(setq ediff-custom-diff-buffer
+	      (get-buffer-create
+	       (ediff-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-custom-diff" "*"))))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-custom-diff-buffer
+			       (setq buffer-read-only nil)
+			       (erase-buffer))
+    (ediff-exec-process
+     ediff-custom-diff-program ediff-custom-diff-buffer 'synchronize
+     ediff-custom-diff-options
+     (or file-A buf-A-file-name)
+     (or file-B buf-B-file-name))
+    ;; put the diff file in diff-mode, if it is available
+    (if (fboundp 'diff-mode)
+	(with-current-buffer ediff-custom-diff-buffer
+	  (diff-mode)))
+    (and file-A (file-exists-p file-A) (delete-file file-A))
+    (and file-B (file-exists-p file-B) (delete-file file-B))
+    ))
+
+(defun ediff-show-diff-output (arg)
+  (interactive "P")
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (ediff-compute-custom-diffs-maybe)
+  (save-excursion
+    (ediff-skip-unsuitable-frames ' ok-unsplittable))
+  (let ((buf (cond ((and arg (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-diff-buffer))
+		    ediff-diff-buffer)
+		   ((ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+		    ediff-custom-diff-buffer)
+		   ((ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-diff-buffer)
+		    ediff-diff-buffer)
+		   (t
+		    (beep)
+		    (message "Output from `diff' not found")
+		    nil))))
+    (if buf
+	(progn
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer buf
+	    (goto-char (point-min)))
+	  (switch-to-buffer buf)
+	  (raise-frame (selected-frame)))))
+  (if (frame-live-p ediff-control-frame)
+      (ediff-reset-mouse ediff-control-frame))
+  (if (window-live-p ediff-control-window)
+      (select-window ediff-control-window)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-inferior-compare-regions ()
+  "Compare regions in an active Ediff session.
+Like ediff-regions-linewise but is called from under an active Ediff session on
+the files that belong to that session.
+
+After quitting the session invoked via this function, type C-l to the parent
+Ediff Control Panel to restore highlighting."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((answer "")
+	(possibilities (list ?A ?B ?C))
+	(zmacs-regions t)
+	use-current-diff-p
+	begA begB endA endB bufA bufB)
+
+    (if (ediff-valid-difference-p ediff-current-difference)
+	(progn
+	  (ediff-set-fine-diff-properties ediff-current-difference 'default)
+	  (ediff-unhighlight-diff)))
+    (ediff-paint-background-regions 'unhighlight)
+
+    (cond ((ediff-merge-job)
+	   (setq bufB ediff-buffer-C)
+	   ;; ask which buffer to compare to the merge buffer
+	   (while (cond ((eq answer ?A)
+			 (setq bufA ediff-buffer-A
+			       possibilities '(?B))
+			 nil)
+			((eq answer ?B)
+			 (setq bufA ediff-buffer-B
+			       possibilities '(?A))
+			 nil)
+			((equal answer ""))
+			(t (beep 1)
+			   (message "Valid values are A or B")
+			   (sit-for 2)
+			   t))
+	     (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t))
+	       (message
+		"Which buffer to compare to the merge buffer (A or B)? ")
+	       (setq answer (capitalize (read-char-exclusive))))))
+
+	  ((ediff-3way-comparison-job)
+	   ;; ask which two buffers to compare
+	   (while (cond ((memq answer possibilities)
+			 (setq possibilities (delq answer possibilities))
+			 (setq bufA
+			       (eval
+				(ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+				 answer ediff-buffer-alist)))
+			 nil)
+			((equal answer ""))
+			(t (beep 1)
+			   (message
+			    "Valid values are %s"
+			    (mapconcat 'char-to-string possibilities " or "))
+			   (sit-for 2)
+			   t))
+	     (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t))
+	       (message "Enter the 1st buffer you want to compare (%s): "
+			(mapconcat 'char-to-string possibilities " or "))
+	       (setq answer (capitalize (read-char-exclusive)))))
+	   (setq answer "") ; silence error msg
+	   (while (cond ((memq answer possibilities)
+			 (setq possibilities (delq answer possibilities))
+			 (setq bufB
+			       (eval
+				(ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+				 answer ediff-buffer-alist)))
+			 nil)
+			((equal answer ""))
+			(t (beep 1)
+			   (message
+			    "Valid values are %s"
+			    (mapconcat 'char-to-string possibilities " or "))
+			   (sit-for 2)
+			   t))
+	     (let ((cursor-in-echo-area t))
+	       (message "Enter the 2nd buffer you want to compare (%s): "
+			(mapconcat 'char-to-string possibilities "/"))
+	       (setq answer (capitalize (read-char-exclusive))))))
+	  (t ; 2way comparison
+	   (setq bufA ediff-buffer-A
+		 bufB ediff-buffer-B
+		 possibilities nil)))
+
+    (if (and (ediff-valid-difference-p ediff-current-difference)
+	     (y-or-n-p "Compare currently highlighted difference regions? "))
+	(setq use-current-diff-p t))
+
+    (setq bufA (if use-current-diff-p
+		   (ediff-clone-buffer-for-current-diff-comparison
+		    bufA 'A "-Region.A-")
+		 (ediff-clone-buffer-for-region-comparison bufA "-Region.A-")))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer bufA
+      (setq begA (region-beginning)
+	    endA (region-end))
+      (goto-char begA)
+      (beginning-of-line)
+      (setq begA (point))
+      (goto-char endA)
+      (end-of-line)
+      (or (eobp) (forward-char)) ; include the newline char
+      (setq endA (point)))
+
+    (setq bufB (if use-current-diff-p
+		   (ediff-clone-buffer-for-current-diff-comparison
+		    bufB 'B "-Region.B-")
+		 (ediff-clone-buffer-for-region-comparison bufB "-Region.B-")))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer bufB
+      (setq begB (region-beginning)
+	    endB (region-end))
+      (goto-char begB)
+      (beginning-of-line)
+      (setq begB (point))
+      (goto-char endB)
+      (end-of-line)
+      (or (eobp) (forward-char)) ; include the newline char
+      (setq endB (point)))
+
+
+    (ediff-regions-internal
+     bufA begA endA bufB begB endB
+     nil     	     	     	; setup-hook
+     (if use-current-diff-p	; job name
+	 'ediff-regions-wordwise
+       'ediff-regions-linewise)
+     (if use-current-diff-p	; word mode, if diffing current diff
+	 t nil)
+     ;; setup param to pass to ediff-setup
+     (list (cons 'ediff-split-window-function ediff-split-window-function)))
+    ))
+
+
+
+(defun ediff-remove-flags-from-buffer (buffer overlay)
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer
+    (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+      (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	  (ediff-overlay-put overlay 'begin-glyph nil)
+	(ediff-overlay-put overlay 'before-string nil))
+
+      (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	  (ediff-overlay-put overlay 'end-glyph nil)
+	(ediff-overlay-put overlay 'after-string nil))
+      )))
+
+
+
+(defun ediff-place-flags-in-buffer (buf-type buffer ctl-buffer diff)
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer
+    (ediff-place-flags-in-buffer1 buf-type ctl-buffer diff)))
+
+
+(defun ediff-place-flags-in-buffer1 (buf-type ctl-buffer diff-no)
+  (let* ((curr-overl (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buffer
+		       (ediff-get-diff-overlay diff-no buf-type)))
+	 (before (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg diff-no ctl-buffer))
+	 after beg-of-line flag)
+
+    ;; insert flag before the difference
+    (goto-char before)
+    (setq beg-of-line (bolp))
+
+    (setq flag (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buffer
+		 (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+		     (if beg-of-line
+			 ediff-before-flag-bol ediff-before-flag-mol))))
+
+    ;; insert the flag itself
+    (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	(ediff-overlay-put curr-overl 'begin-glyph flag)
+      (ediff-overlay-put curr-overl 'before-string flag))
+
+    ;; insert the flag after the difference
+    ;; `after' must be set here, after the before-flag was inserted
+    (setq after (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end diff-no ctl-buffer))
+    (goto-char after)
+    (setq beg-of-line (bolp))
+
+    (setq flag (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buffer
+		 (if (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)
+		     (if beg-of-line
+			 ediff-after-flag-eol ediff-after-flag-mol))))
+
+    ;; insert the flag itself
+    (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+	(ediff-overlay-put curr-overl 'end-glyph flag)
+      (ediff-overlay-put curr-overl 'after-string flag))
+    ))
+
+
+;;; Some diff region tests
+
+;; t if diff region is empty.
+;; In case of buffer C, t also if it is not a 3way
+;; comparison job (merging jobs return t as well).
+(defun ediff-empty-diff-region-p (n buf-type)
+  (if (eq buf-type 'C)
+      (or (not ediff-3way-comparison-job)
+	  (= (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'beg n)
+	     (ediff-get-diff-posn 'C 'end n)))
+    (= (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n)
+       (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n))))
+
+;; Test if diff region is white space only.
+;; If 2-way job and buf-type = C, then returns t.
+(defun ediff-whitespace-diff-region-p (n buf-type)
+  (or (and (eq buf-type 'C) (not ediff-3way-job))
+      (ediff-empty-diff-region-p n buf-type)
+      (let ((beg (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n))
+	    (end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n)))
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer (ediff-get-buffer buf-type)
+	  (save-excursion
+	    (goto-char beg)
+	    (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)
+	    (>= (point) end))))))
+
+
+(defun ediff-get-region-contents (n buf-type ctrl-buf &optional start end)
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer
+      (ediff-with-current-buffer ctrl-buf (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+    (buffer-substring
+     (or start (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg n ctrl-buf))
+     (or end (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'end n ctrl-buf)))))
+
+;; Returns positions of difference sectors in the BUF-TYPE buffer.
+;; BUF-TYPE should be a symbol -- `A', `B', or `C'.
+;; POS is either `beg' or `end'--it specifies whether you want the position at
+;; the beginning of a difference or at the end.
+;;
+;; The optional argument N says which difference (default:
+;; `ediff-current-difference').  N is the internal difference number (1- what
+;; the user sees).  The optional argument CONTROL-BUF says
+;; which control buffer is in effect in case it is not the current
+;; buffer.
+(defun ediff-get-diff-posn (buf-type pos &optional n control-buf)
+  (let (diff-overlay)
+    (or control-buf
+	(setq control-buf (current-buffer)))
+
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buf
+      (or n  (setq n ediff-current-difference))
+      (if (or (< n 0) (>= n ediff-number-of-differences))
+	  (if (> ediff-number-of-differences 0)
+	      (error ediff-BAD-DIFF-NUMBER
+		     this-command (1+ n) ediff-number-of-differences)
+	    (error ediff-NO-DIFFERENCES)))
+      (setq diff-overlay (ediff-get-diff-overlay n buf-type)))
+    (if (not (ediff-buffer-live-p (ediff-overlay-buffer diff-overlay)))
+	(error ediff-KILLED-VITAL-BUFFER))
+    (if (eq pos 'beg)
+	(ediff-overlay-start diff-overlay)
+      (ediff-overlay-end diff-overlay))
+    ))
+
+
+;; Restore highlighting to what it should be according to ediff-use-faces,
+;; ediff-highlighting-style, and ediff-highlight-all-diffs variables.
+(defun ediff-restore-highlighting (&optional ctl-buf)
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer (or ctl-buf (current-buffer))
+    (if (and (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+	     ediff-use-faces
+	     ediff-highlight-all-diffs)
+	(ediff-paint-background-regions))
+    (ediff-select-difference ediff-current-difference)))
+
+
+
+;; null out difference overlays so they won't slow down future
+;; editing operations
+;; VEC is either a difference vector or a fine-diff vector
+(defun ediff-clear-diff-vector (vec-var &optional fine-diffs-also)
+  (if (vectorp (symbol-value vec-var))
+      (mapc (lambda (elt)
+	      (ediff-delete-overlay
+	       (ediff-get-diff-overlay-from-diff-record elt))
+	      (if fine-diffs-also
+		  (ediff-clear-fine-diff-vector elt))
+	      )
+	    (symbol-value vec-var)))
+  ;; allow them to be garbage collected
+  (set vec-var nil))
+
+
+
+;;; Misc
+
+;; In Emacs, this just makes overlay.  In the future, when Emacs will start
+;; supporting sticky overlays, this function will make a sticky overlay.
+;; BEG and END are expressions telling where overlay starts.
+;; If they are numbers or buffers, then all is well.  Otherwise, they must
+;; be expressions to be evaluated in buffer BUF in order to get the overlay
+;; bounds.
+;; If BUFF is not a live buffer, then return nil; otherwise, return the
+;; newly created overlay.
+(defun ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay (beg end buff)
+  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p buff)
+      (let (overl)
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer buff
+	  (or (number-or-marker-p beg)
+	      (setq beg (eval beg)))
+	  (or (number-or-marker-p end)
+	      (setq end (eval end)))
+	  (setq overl
+		(if (featurep 'xemacs)
+		    (make-extent beg end buff)
+		  ;; advance front and rear of the overlay
+		  (make-overlay beg end buff nil 'rear-advance)))
+
+	  ;; never detach
+	  (ediff-overlay-put
+	   overl (if (featurep 'emacs) 'evaporate 'detachable) nil)
+	  ;; make overlay open-ended
+	  ;; In emacs, it is made open ended at creation time
+	  (when (featurep 'xemacs)
+	    (ediff-overlay-put overl 'start-open nil)
+	    (ediff-overlay-put overl 'end-open nil))
+	  (ediff-overlay-put overl 'ediff-diff-num 0)
+	  overl))))
+
+
+(defun ediff-make-current-diff-overlay (type)
+  (if (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+      (let ((overlay (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+		      type ediff-current-diff-overlay-alist))
+	    (buffer (ediff-get-buffer type))
+	    (face (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+		    type ediff-current-diff-face-alist)))
+	(set overlay
+	     (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay (point-max) (point-max) buffer))
+	(ediff-set-overlay-face (symbol-value overlay) face)
+	(ediff-overlay-put (symbol-value overlay) 'ediff ediff-control-buffer))
+    ))
+
+
+;; Like other-buffer, but prefers visible buffers and ignores temporary or
+;; other insignificant buffers (those beginning with "^[ *]").
+;; Gets one arg--buffer name or a list of buffer names (it won't return
+;; these buffers).
+;; EXCL-BUFF-LIST is an exclusion list.
+(defun ediff-other-buffer (excl-buff-lst)
+  (or (listp excl-buff-lst) (setq excl-buff-lst (list excl-buff-lst)))
+  (let* ((all-buffers (nconc (ediff-get-selected-buffers) (buffer-list)))
+	 ;; we compute this the second time because we need to do memq on it
+	 ;; later, and nconc above will break it. Either this or use slow
+	 ;; append instead of nconc
+	 (selected-buffers (ediff-get-selected-buffers))
+	 (prefered-buffer (car all-buffers))
+	 visible-dired-buffers
+	 (excl-buff-name-list
+	  (mapcar
+	   (lambda (b) (cond ((stringp b) b)
+			     ((bufferp b) (buffer-name b))))
+	   excl-buff-lst))
+	 ;; if at least one buffer on the exclusion list is dired, then force
+	 ;; all others to be dired. This is because this means that the user
+	 ;; has already chosen a dired buffer before
+	 (use-dired-major-mode
+	  (cond ((null (ediff-buffer-live-p (car excl-buff-lst))) 'unknown)
+		((eq (ediff-with-current-buffer (car excl-buff-lst) major-mode)
+		     'dired-mode)
+		 'yes)
+		(t 'no)))
+	 ;; significant-buffers must be visible and not belong
+	 ;; to the exclusion list `buff-list'
+	 ;; We also exclude temporary buffers, but keep mail and gnus buffers
+	 ;; Furthermore, we exclude dired buffers, unless they are the only
+	 ;; ones visible (and there are at least two of them).
+	 ;; Also, any visible window not on the exclusion list that is first in
+	 ;; the buffer list is chosen regardless. (This is because the user
+	 ;; clicked on it or did something to distinguish it).
+	 (significant-buffers
+	  (mapcar
+	   (lambda (x)
+	     (cond ((member (buffer-name x) excl-buff-name-list) nil)
+		   ((memq x selected-buffers) x)
+		   ((not (ediff-get-visible-buffer-window x)) nil)
+		   ((eq x prefered-buffer) x)
+		   ;; if prev selected buffer is dired, look only at
+		   ;; dired.
+		   ((eq use-dired-major-mode 'yes)
+		    (if (eq (ediff-with-current-buffer x major-mode)
+			    'dired-mode)
+			x nil))
+		   ((eq (ediff-with-current-buffer x major-mode)
+			'dired-mode)
+		    (if (null use-dired-major-mode)
+			;; don't know if we must enforce dired.
+			;; Remember this buffer in case
+			;; dired buffs are the only ones visible.
+			(setq visible-dired-buffers
+			      (cons x visible-dired-buffers)))
+		    ;; skip, if dired is not forced
+		    nil)
+		   ((memq (ediff-with-current-buffer x major-mode)
+			  '(rmail-mode
+			    vm-mode
+			    gnus-article-mode
+			    mh-show-mode))
+		    x)
+		   ((string-match "^[ *]" (buffer-name x)) nil)
+		   ((string= "*scratch*" (buffer-name x)) nil)
+		   (t x)))
+	   all-buffers))
+	 (clean-significant-buffers (delq nil significant-buffers))
+	 less-significant-buffers)
+
+    (if (and (null clean-significant-buffers)
+	     (> (length visible-dired-buffers) 0))
+	(setq clean-significant-buffers visible-dired-buffers))
+
+    (cond (clean-significant-buffers (car clean-significant-buffers))
+	  ;; try also buffers that are not displayed in windows
+	  ((setq less-significant-buffers
+		 (delq nil
+		       (mapcar
+			(lambda (x)
+			  (cond ((member (buffer-name x) excl-buff-name-list)
+				 nil)
+				((eq use-dired-major-mode 'yes)
+				 (if (eq (ediff-with-current-buffer
+					     x major-mode)
+					 'dired-mode)
+				     x nil))
+				((eq (ediff-with-current-buffer x major-mode)
+				     'dired-mode)
+				 nil)
+				((string-match "^[ *]" (buffer-name x)) nil)
+				((string= "*scratch*" (buffer-name x)) nil)
+				(t x)))
+			all-buffers)))
+	   (car less-significant-buffers))
+	  (t "*scratch*"))
+    ))
+
+
+;; If current buffer is a Buffer-menu buffer, then take the selected buffers
+;; and append the buffer at the cursor to the end.
+;; This list would be the preferred list.
+(defun ediff-get-selected-buffers ()
+  (if (eq major-mode 'Buffer-menu-mode)
+      (let ((lis (condition-case nil
+		     (list (Buffer-menu-buffer t))
+		   (error))
+		 ))
+	(save-excursion
+	  (goto-char (point-max))
+	  (while (search-backward "\n>" nil t)
+	    (forward-char 1)
+	    (setq lis (cons (Buffer-menu-buffer t) lis)))
+	  lis))
+    ))
+
+;; Construct a unique buffer name.
+;; The first one tried is prefixsuffix, then prefix<2>suffix,
+;; prefix<3>suffix, etc.
+(defun ediff-unique-buffer-name (prefix suffix)
+  (if (null (get-buffer (concat prefix suffix)))
+      (concat prefix suffix)
+    (let ((n 2))
+      (while (get-buffer (format "%s<%d>%s" prefix n suffix))
+	(setq n (1+ n)))
+      (format "%s<%d>%s" prefix n suffix))))
+
+
+(defun ediff-submit-report ()
+  "Submit bug report on Ediff."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (let ((reporter-prompt-for-summary-p t)
+	(ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+	(ediff-device-type (ediff-device-type))
+	varlist salutation buffer-name)
+    (setq varlist '(ediff-diff-program ediff-diff-options
+                    ediff-diff3-program ediff-diff3-options
+		    ediff-patch-program ediff-patch-options
+		    ediff-shell
+		    ediff-use-faces
+		    ediff-auto-refine ediff-highlighting-style
+		    ediff-buffer-A ediff-buffer-B ediff-control-buffer
+		    ediff-forward-word-function
+		    ediff-control-frame
+		    ediff-control-frame-parameters
+		    ediff-control-frame-position-function
+		    ediff-prefer-iconified-control-frame
+		    ediff-window-setup-function
+		    ediff-split-window-function
+		    ediff-job-name
+		    ediff-word-mode
+		    buffer-name
+		    ediff-device-type
+		    ))
+    (setq salutation "
+Congratulations!  You may have unearthed a bug in Ediff!
+
+Please make a concise and accurate summary of what happened
+and mail it to the address above.
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+")
+
+    (ediff-skip-unsuitable-frames)
+    (ediff-reset-mouse)
+
+    (switch-to-buffer ediff-msg-buffer)
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (delete-other-windows)
+    (insert "
+Please read this first:
+----------------------
+
+Some ``bugs'' may actually be no bugs at all.  For instance, if you are
+reporting that certain difference regions are not matched as you think they
+should, this is most likely due to the way Unix diff program decides what
+constitutes a difference region.  Ediff is an Emacs interface to diff, and
+it has nothing to do with those decisions---it only takes the output from
+diff and presents it in a way that is better suited for human browsing and
+manipulation.
+
+If Emacs happens to dump core, this is NOT an Ediff problem---it is
+an Emacs bug.  Report this to Emacs maintainers.
+
+Another popular topic for reports is compilation messages.  Because Ediff
+interfaces to several other packages and runs under Emacs and XEmacs,
+byte-compilation may produce output like this:
+
+       While compiling toplevel forms in file ediff.el:
+	 ** reference to free variable pm-color-alist
+	   ........................
+       While compiling the end of the data:
+	 ** The following functions are not known to be defined:
+	   ediff-valid-color-p, ediff-set-face,
+	   ........................
+
+These are NOT errors, but inevitable warnings, which ought to be ignored.
+
+Please do not report those and similar things.  However, comments and
+suggestions are always welcome.
+
+Mail anyway? (y or n) ")
+
+    (if (y-or-n-p "Mail anyway? ")
+	(progn
+	  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ctl-buf)
+	      (set-buffer ctl-buf))
+	  (setq buffer-name (buffer-name))
+	  (require 'reporter)
+	  (reporter-submit-bug-report "[e-mail]"
+				      (ediff-version)
+				      varlist
+				      nil
+				      'delete-other-windows
+				      salutation))
+      (bury-buffer)
+      (beep 1)(message "Bug report aborted")
+      (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ctl-buf)
+	  (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+	    (ediff-recenter 'no-rehighlight))))
+    ))
+
+
+;; Find an appropriate syntax table for everyone to use
+;; If buffer B is not fundamental or text mode, use its syntax table
+;; Otherwise, use buffer B's.
+;; The syntax mode is used in ediff-forward-word-function
+;; The important thing is that every buffer should use the same syntax table
+;; during the refinement operation
+(defun ediff-choose-syntax-table ()
+  (setq ediff-syntax-table
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+	  (if (not (memq major-mode
+			 '(fundamental-mode text-mode indented-text-mode)))
+	      (syntax-table))))
+  (if (not ediff-syntax-table)
+      (setq ediff-syntax-table
+	    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+	      (syntax-table))))
+  )
+
+
+(defun ediff-deactivate-mark ()
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+      (zmacs-deactivate-region)
+    (deactivate-mark)))
+
+(defun ediff-activate-mark ()
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+      (zmacs-activate-region)
+    (make-local-variable 'transient-mark-mode)
+    (setq mark-active t transient-mark-mode t)))
+
+(defun ediff-nuke-selective-display ()
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+      (nuke-selective-display)
+    (save-excursion
+      (save-restriction
+	(widen)
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(let ((mod-p (buffer-modified-p))
+	      buffer-read-only end)
+	  (and (eq t selective-display)
+	       (while (search-forward "\^M" nil t)
+		 (end-of-line)
+		 (setq end (point))
+		 (beginning-of-line)
+		 (while (search-forward "\^M" end t)
+		   (delete-char -1)
+		   (insert "\^J"))))
+	  (set-buffer-modified-p mod-p)
+	  (setq selective-display nil))))))
+
+
+;; The next two are modified versions from emerge.el.
+;; VARS must be a list of symbols
+;; ediff-save-variables returns an association list: ((var . val) ...)
+(defsubst ediff-save-variables (vars)
+  (mapcar (lambda (v) (cons v (symbol-value v)))
+	  vars))
+;; VARS is a list of variable symbols.
+(defun ediff-restore-variables (vars assoc-list)
+  (while vars
+    (set (car vars) (cdr (assoc (car vars) assoc-list)))
+    (setq vars (cdr vars))))
+
+(defun ediff-change-saved-variable (var value buf-type)
+  (let* ((assoc-list
+	  (symbol-value (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+			 buf-type
+			 ediff-buffer-values-orig-alist)))
+	 (assoc-elt (assoc var assoc-list)))
+  (if assoc-elt
+      (setcdr assoc-elt value))))
+
+
+;; must execute in control buf
+(defun ediff-save-protected-variables ()
+  (setq ediff-buffer-values-orig-A
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+	  (ediff-save-variables ediff-protected-variables)))
+  (setq ediff-buffer-values-orig-B
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+	  (ediff-save-variables ediff-protected-variables)))
+  (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+      (setq ediff-buffer-values-orig-C
+	    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+	      (ediff-save-variables ediff-protected-variables))))
+  (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+      (setq ediff-buffer-values-orig-Ancestor
+	    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-ancestor-buffer
+	      (ediff-save-variables ediff-protected-variables)))))
+
+;; must execute in control buf
+(defun ediff-restore-protected-variables ()
+  (let ((values-A ediff-buffer-values-orig-A)
+	(values-B ediff-buffer-values-orig-B)
+	(values-C ediff-buffer-values-orig-C)
+	(values-Ancestor ediff-buffer-values-orig-Ancestor))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-A
+      (ediff-restore-variables ediff-protected-variables values-A))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-B
+      (ediff-restore-variables ediff-protected-variables values-B))
+    (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-buffer-C
+	  (ediff-restore-variables ediff-protected-variables values-C)))
+    (if (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-ancestor-buffer)
+	(ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-ancestor-buffer
+	  (ediff-restore-variables ediff-protected-variables values-Ancestor)))
+    ))
+
+;; save BUFFER in FILE.  used in hooks.
+(defun ediff-save-buffer-in-file (buffer file)
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer buffer
+    (write-file file)))
+
+
+;;; Debug
+
+(ediff-defvar-local ediff-command-begin-time '(0 0 0) "")
+
+;; calculate time used by command
+(defun ediff-calc-command-time ()
+  (let ((end (current-time))
+	micro sec)
+    (setq micro
+	  (if (>= (nth 2 end) (nth 2 ediff-command-begin-time))
+	      (- (nth 2 end) (nth 2 ediff-command-begin-time))
+	    (+ (nth 2 end) (- 1000000 (nth 2 ediff-command-begin-time)))))
+    (setq sec (- (nth 1 end) (nth 1 ediff-command-begin-time)))
+    (or (equal ediff-command-begin-time '(0 0 0))
+	(message "Elapsed time: %d second(s) + %d microsecond(s)" sec micro))))
+
+(defsubst ediff-save-time ()
+  (setq ediff-command-begin-time (current-time)))
+
+(defun ediff-profile ()
+  "Toggle profiling Ediff commands."
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+
+  (if (featurep 'xemacs)
+      (make-local-hook 'post-command-hook))
+
+  (let ((pre-hook 'pre-command-hook)
+	(post-hook 'post-command-hook))
+    (if (not (equal ediff-command-begin-time '(0 0 0)))
+	(progn (remove-hook pre-hook 'ediff-save-time)
+	       (remove-hook post-hook 'ediff-calc-command-time)
+	       (setq ediff-command-begin-time '(0 0 0))
+	       (message "Ediff profiling disabled"))
+      (add-hook pre-hook 'ediff-save-time t 'local)
+      (add-hook post-hook 'ediff-calc-command-time nil 'local)
+      (message "Ediff profiling enabled"))))
+
+(defun ediff-print-diff-vector (diff-vector-var)
+  (princ (format "\n*** %S ***\n" diff-vector-var))
+  (mapcar (lambda (overl-vec)
+	    (princ
+	     (format
+	      "Diff %d: \tOverlay:    %S
+\t\tFine diffs: %s
+\t\tNo-fine-diff-flag: %S
+\t\tState-of-diff:\t   %S
+\t\tState-of-merge:\t   %S
+"
+	      (1+ (ediff-overlay-get (aref overl-vec 0) 'ediff-diff-num))
+	      (aref overl-vec 0)
+	      ;; fine-diff-vector
+	      (if (= (length (aref overl-vec 1)) 0)
+		  "none\n"
+		(mapconcat 'prin1-to-string
+			   (aref overl-vec 1) "\n\t\t\t    "))
+	      (aref overl-vec 2) ; no fine diff flag
+	      (aref overl-vec 3) ; state-of-diff
+	      (aref overl-vec 4) ; state-of-merge
+	      )))
+	  (eval diff-vector-var)))
+
+
+
+(defun ediff-debug-info ()
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (with-output-to-temp-buffer ediff-debug-buffer
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer standard-output
+      (fundamental-mode))
+    (princ (format "\nCtl buffer: %S\n" ediff-control-buffer))
+    (ediff-print-diff-vector (intern "ediff-difference-vector-A"))
+    (ediff-print-diff-vector (intern "ediff-difference-vector-B"))
+    (ediff-print-diff-vector (intern "ediff-difference-vector-C"))
+    (ediff-print-diff-vector (intern "ediff-difference-vector-Ancestor"))
+    ))
+
+
+;;; General utilities
+
+;; this uses comparison-func to decide who is a member
+(defun ediff-member (elt lis comparison-func)
+  (while (and lis (not (funcall comparison-func (car lis) elt)))
+    (setq lis (cdr lis)))
+  lis)
+
+;; Make a readable representation of the invocation sequence for FUNC-DEF.
+;; It would either be a key or M-x something.
+(defun ediff-format-bindings-of (func-def)
+  (let ((desc (car (where-is-internal func-def
+				      overriding-local-map
+				      nil nil))))
+    (if desc
+	(key-description desc)
+      (format "M-x %s" func-def))))
+
+;; this uses comparison-func to decide who is a member, and this determines how
+;; intersection looks like
+(defun ediff-intersection (lis1 lis2 comparison-func)
+  (let ((result (list 'a)))
+    (while lis1
+      (if (ediff-member (car lis1) lis2 comparison-func)
+	  (nconc result (list (car lis1))))
+      (setq lis1 (cdr lis1)))
+    (cdr result)))
+
+
+;; eliminates duplicates using comparison-func
+(defun ediff-union (lis1 lis2 comparison-func)
+  (let ((result (list 'a)))
+    (while lis1
+      (or (ediff-member (car lis1) (cdr result) comparison-func)
+	  (nconc result (list (car lis1))))
+      (setq lis1 (cdr lis1)))
+    (while lis2
+      (or (ediff-member (car lis2) (cdr result) comparison-func)
+	  (nconc result (list (car lis2))))
+      (setq lis2 (cdr lis2)))
+    (cdr result)))
+
+;; eliminates duplicates using comparison-func
+(defun ediff-set-difference (lis1 lis2 comparison-func)
+  (let ((result (list 'a)))
+    (while lis1
+      (or (ediff-member (car lis1) (cdr result) comparison-func)
+	  (ediff-member (car lis1) lis2 comparison-func)
+	  (nconc result (list (car lis1))))
+      (setq lis1 (cdr lis1)))
+    (cdr result)))
+
+(defun ediff-add-to-history (history-var newelt)
+  (if (fboundp 'add-to-history)
+      (add-to-history history-var newelt)
+    (set history-var (cons newelt (symbol-value history-var)))))
+
+(defalias 'ediff-copy-list 'copy-sequence)
+
+
+;; don't report error if version control package wasn't found
+;;(ediff-load-version-control 'silent)
+
+(run-hooks 'ediff-load-hook)
+
+
+;; Local Variables:
+;; eval: (put 'ediff-defvar-local 'lisp-indent-hook 'defun)
+;; eval: (put 'ediff-with-current-buffer 'lisp-indent-hook 1)
+;; eval: (put 'ediff-with-current-buffer 'edebug-form-spec '(form body))
+;; End:
+
+;; arch-tag: f51099b6-ef4b-470f-88a1-3a0e0b03a879
+;;; ediff-util.el ends here