Denton Liu <liu.denton@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > @@ -734,8 +728,8 @@ int cmd_difftool(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > if (use_gui_tool + !!difftool_cmd + !!extcmd > 1) > die(_("--gui, --tool and --extcmd are mutually exclusive")); > > - if (use_gui_tool && diff_gui_tool && *diff_gui_tool) > - setenv("GIT_DIFF_TOOL", diff_gui_tool, 1); > + if (use_gui_tool) > + setenv("GIT_MERGETOOL_GUI", "true", 1); > else if (difftool_cmd) { > if (*difftool_cmd) > setenv("GIT_DIFF_TOOL", difftool_cmd, 1); So unless difftool_cmd is given explicitly, we'll let the scripted difftool--helper to let merge_tool=$(get_merge_tool) to pick the tool, which will use the same logic you wrote in the step 2/6. OK, that makes sense. What was preventing the get_configured_merge_tool updated in step 2/6 from getting called in difftool was the exporting of GIT_DIFF_TOOL we see abovethat was removed by this step. Which also makes sense. > diff --git a/t/t7800-difftool.sh b/t/t7800-difftool.sh > index 107f31213d..ae90701a12 100755 > --- a/t/t7800-difftool.sh > +++ b/t/t7800-difftool.sh > @@ -279,11 +279,27 @@ test_expect_success 'difftool + mergetool config variables' ' > echo branch >expect && > git difftool --no-prompt branch >actual && > test_cmp expect actual && > + git difftool --gui --no-prompt branch >actual && > + test_cmp expect actual && > > # set merge.tool to something bogus, diff.tool to test-tool > test_config merge.tool bogus-tool && > test_config diff.tool test-tool && > git difftool --no-prompt branch >actual && > + test_cmp expect actual && > + git difftool --gui --no-prompt branch >actual && > + test_cmp expect actual && > + > + # set merge.tool, diff.tool to something bogus, merge.guitool to test-tool > + test_config diff.tool bogus-tool && > + test_config merge.guitool test-tool && > + git difftool --gui --no-prompt branch >actual && > + test_cmp expect actual && > + > + # set merge.tool, diff.tool, merge.guitool to something bogus, diff.guitool to test-tool > + test_config merge.guitool bogus-tool && > + test_config diff.guitool test-tool && > + git difftool --gui --no-prompt branch >actual && > test_cmp expect actual > '