"Lessley Dennington via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c > index dd8ce688ba7..fa4683377eb 100644 > --- a/builtin/diff.c > +++ b/builtin/diff.c > @@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ int cmd_diff(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > > prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit); > > + if (!nongit) { > + prepare_repo_settings(the_repository); > + the_repository->settings.command_requires_full_index = 0; > + } > + It is very pleasing to see that with all the preparations, it is jsut a very simple matter of adding four lines to enable the big feature. At this point immediately after asking setup_git_directory_gently(), we positively know if we are in a repository, so the placement of the new code makes perfect sense. Nice.