Modify the p4merge client command to pass a reference to an empty file instead of the local file when no base revision available. In the situation where a merge tries to add a file from one branch into a branch that already contains that file (by name), p4merge currently seems to have successfully automatically resolved the 'conflict' when it is opened (correctly if the files differed by just whitespace for example) but leaves the save button disabled. This means the user of the p4merge client cannot commit the resolved changes back to disk and merely exits, leaving the original (merge-conflicted) file intact on the disk. Provide an empty base file to p4merge so that it leaves the save button enabled. This will allow saving of the auto-resolution to disk. Signed-off-by: Ciaran Jessup <ciaranj@xxxxxxxxx> --- A hopefully final stab at the patch, which effectively backs out my version, and implements the suggestions of Junio C Hamano. git-mergetool--lib.sh | 9 +++------ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/git-mergetool--lib.sh b/git-mergetool--lib.sh index fb3f52b..4db9212 100644 --- a/git-mergetool--lib.sh +++ b/git-mergetool--lib.sh @@ -258,12 +258,9 @@ run_merge_tool () { ;; p4merge) if merge_mode; then - touch "$BACKUP" - if $base_present; then - "$merge_tool_path" "$BASE" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" "$MERGED" - else - "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" "$MERGED" - fi + touch "$BACKUP" + $base_present || >"$BASE" + "$merge_tool_path" "$BASE" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" "$MERGED" check_unchanged else "$merge_tool_path" "$LOCAL" "$REMOTE" -- 1.7.4.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html