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@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ;;; ediff-diff.el --- diff-related utilities
-;;; Copyright (C) 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-;; Author: Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.sunysb.edu>
+;; Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
+;;   2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Michael Kifer <kifer@cs.stonybrook.edu>
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;;; Code:
+
+
+;; compiler pacifier
+(defvar ediff-default-variant)
+(defvar null-device)
+(defvar longlines-mode)
+
+(eval-when-compile
+  (let ((load-path (cons (expand-file-name ".") load-path)))
+    (or (featurep 'ediff-init)
+       (load "ediff-init.el" nil nil 'nosuffix))
+    (or (featurep 'ediff-util)
+       (load "ediff-util.el" nil nil 'nosuffix))
+    ))
+;; end pacifier
 
 (require 'ediff-init)
 
+(defgroup ediff-diff nil
+  "Diff related utilities."
+  :prefix "ediff-"
+  :group 'ediff)
+
+;; these two must be here to prevent ediff-test-utility from barking
+(defcustom ediff-diff-program "diff"
+  "*Program to use for generating the differential of the two files."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+(defcustom ediff-diff3-program "diff3"
+  "*Program to be used for three-way comparison.
+Must produce output compatible with Unix's diff3 program."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+
+;; The following functions must precede all defcustom-defined variables.
 
-(defvar ediff-shell
+;; The following functions needed for setting diff/diff3 options
+;; test if diff supports the --binary option
+(defsubst ediff-test-utility (diff-util option &optional files)
+  (eq 0 (apply 'call-process
+              (append (list diff-util nil nil nil option) files))))
+
+(defun ediff-diff-mandatory-option (diff-util)
+  (let ((file (if (boundp 'null-device) null-device "/dev/null")))
+    (cond  ((not (memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt windows-95)))
+           "")
+          ((and (string= diff-util ediff-diff-program)
+                (ediff-test-utility
+                 ediff-diff-program "--binary" (list file file)))
+           "--binary")
+          ((and (string= diff-util ediff-diff3-program)
+                (ediff-test-utility
+                 ediff-diff3-program "--binary" (list file file file)))
+           "--binary")
+          (t ""))))
+
+;; make sure that mandatory options are added even if the user changes
+;; ediff-diff-options or ediff-diff3-options in the customization widget
+(defun ediff-reset-diff-options (symb val)
+  (let* ((diff-program
+         (if (eq symb 'ediff-diff-options)
+             ediff-diff-program
+           ediff-diff3-program))
+        (mandatory-option (ediff-diff-mandatory-option diff-program))
+        (spacer (if (string-equal mandatory-option "") "" " ")))
+    (set symb
+        (if (string-match mandatory-option val)
+            val
+          (concat mandatory-option spacer val)))
+    ))
+
+
+(defcustom ediff-shell
   (cond ((eq system-type 'emx) "cmd") ; OS/2
+       ((memq system-type '(ms-dos windows-nt windows-95))
+        shell-file-name) ; no standard name on MS-DOS
        ((memq system-type '(vax-vms axp-vms)) "*dcl*") ; VMS
        (t  "sh")) ; UNIX
-  "*The shell used to run diff and patch.  If user's .profile or
-.cshrc files are set up correctly, any shell will do.  However, some people
-set $prompt or other things incorrectly, which leads to undesirable output
-messages.  These may cause Ediff to fail.  In such a case, set ediff-shell
-to a shell that you are not using or, better, fix your shell's startup file.")
-
-
-(defvar ediff-diff-program "diff"
-  "*Program to use for generating the differential of the two files.")
-(defvar ediff-diff-options ""  
-  "*Options to pass to `ediff-diff-program'. 
-If diff\(1\) is used as `ediff-diff-program', then the most useful options are
+  "*The shell used to run diff and patch.
+If user's .profile or .cshrc files are set up correctly, any shell
+will do.  However, some people set $prompt or other things
+incorrectly, which leads to undesirable output messages.  These may
+cause Ediff to fail.  In such a case, set `ediff-shell' to a shell that
+you are not using or, better, fix your shell's startup file."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+(defcustom ediff-cmp-program "cmp"
+  "*Utility to use to determine if two files are identical.
+It must return code 0, if its arguments are identical files."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+(defcustom ediff-cmp-options nil
+  "*Options to pass to `ediff-cmp-program'.
+If GNU diff is used as `ediff-cmp-program', then the most useful options
+are `-I REGEXP', to ignore changes whose lines match the REGEXP."
+  :type '(repeat string)
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+(defcustom ediff-diff-options ""
+  "*Options to pass to `ediff-diff-program'.
+If Unix diff is used as `ediff-diff-program', then a useful option is
 `-w', to ignore space, and `-i', to ignore case of letters.
-At present, the option `-c' is ignored, since Ediff doesn't understand this
-type of output.")
+Options `-c' and `-i' are not allowed. Case sensitivity can be toggled
+interactively using [ediff-toggle-ignore-case]"
+  :set 'ediff-reset-diff-options
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+(ediff-defvar-local ediff-ignore-case nil
+  "*If t, skip over difference regions that differ only in letter case.
+This variable can be set either in .emacs or toggled interactively.
+Use `setq-default' if setting it in .emacs")
 
-(defvar ediff-custom-diff-program ediff-diff-program
+(defcustom ediff-ignore-case-option "-i"
+  "*Option that causes the diff program to ignore case of letters."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+(defcustom ediff-ignore-case-option3 ""
+  "*Option that causes the diff3 program to ignore case of letters.
+GNU diff3 doesn't have such an option."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+;; the actual options used in comparison
+(ediff-defvar-local ediff-actual-diff-options "" "")
+
+(defcustom ediff-custom-diff-program ediff-diff-program
   "*Program to use for generating custom diff output for saving it in a file.
-This output is not used by Ediff internally.")
-(defvar ediff-custom-diff-options "-c"
-  "*Options to pass to `ediff-custom-diff-program'.")
+This output is not used by Ediff internally."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+(defcustom ediff-custom-diff-options "-c"
+  "*Options to pass to `ediff-custom-diff-program'."
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
 
 ;;; Support for diff3
 
-(defvar ediff-match-diff3-line "^====\\(.?\\)$"
+(defvar ediff-match-diff3-line "^====\\(.?\\)\C-m?$"
   "Pattern to match lines produced by diff3 that describe differences.")
-(defvar ediff-diff3-program "diff3"
-  "*Program to be used for three-way comparison.
-Must produce output compatible with Unix's diff3 program.")
-(defvar ediff-diff3-options ""  
-  "*Options to pass to `ediff-diff3-program'.")
-(defvar ediff-diff3-ok-lines-regexp
-  "^\\([1-3]:\\|====\\|  \\|.*Warning *:\\|.*No newline\\|.*missing newline\\)"
+(defcustom ediff-diff3-options ""
+  "*Options to pass to `ediff-diff3-program'."
+  :set 'ediff-reset-diff-options
+  :type 'string
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
+
+;; the actual options used in comparison
+(ediff-defvar-local ediff-actual-diff3-options "" "")
+
+(defcustom ediff-diff3-ok-lines-regexp
+  "^\\([1-3]:\\|====\\|  \\|.*Warning *:\\|.*No newline\\|.*missing newline\\|^\C-m$\\)"
   "*Regexp that matches normal output lines from `ediff-diff3-program'.
-Lines that do not match are assumed to be error messages.")
+Lines that do not match are assumed to be error messages."
+  :type 'regexp
+  :group 'ediff-diff)
 
 ;; keeps the status of the current diff in 3-way jobs.
 ;; the status can be =diff(A), =diff(B), or =diff(A+B)
 (ediff-defvar-local ediff-diff-status "" "")
 
-;; Support for patch 
-
-(defvar ediff-patch-program "patch"
-  "*Name of the program that applies patches.")
-(defvar ediff-patch-options ""
-  "*Options to pass to ediff-patch-program.")
-
-;; The buffer of the patch file.
-(defvar ediff-patch-buf nil)
-;; The buffer where patch would display its diagnostics.
-(defvar ediff-patch-diagnostics nil)
 
-  
-;;; Fine differences 
+;;; Fine differences
 
-(ediff-defvar-local ediff-auto-refine (if window-system 'on 'nix)
+(ediff-defvar-local ediff-auto-refine (if (ediff-has-face-support-p) 'on 'nix)
   "If `on', Ediff auto-highlights fine diffs for the current diff region.
 If `off', auto-highlighting is not used. If `nix', no fine diffs are shown
 at all, unless the user force-refines the region by hitting `*'.
@@ -94,20 +205,30 @@ Use `setq-default' if setting it in .emacs")
 This variable can be set either in .emacs or toggled interactively.
 Use `setq-default' if setting it in .emacs")
 
-(ediff-defvar-local ediff-auto-refine-limit 700
-  "Auto-refine only those regions that are smaller than this number of bytes.")
-  
+(ediff-defvar-local ediff-auto-refine-limit 14000
+  "*Auto-refine only the regions of this size \(in bytes\) or less.")
+
 ;;; General
 
-(defvar ediff-diff-ok-lines-regexp  
-  "^\\([0-9,]+[acd][0-9,]+$\\|[<>] \\|---\\|.*Warning *:\\|.*No newline\\|.*missing newline\\)"
+(defvar ediff-diff-ok-lines-regexp
+  (concat
+   "^\\("
+   "[0-9,]+[acd][0-9,]+\C-m?$"
+   "\\|[<>] "
+   "\\|---"
+   "\\|.*Warning *:"
+   "\\|.*No +newline"
+   "\\|.*missing +newline"
+   "\\|^\C-m?$"
+   "\\)")
   "Regexp that matches normal output lines from `ediff-diff-program'.
 This is mostly lifted from Emerge, except that Ediff also considers
 warnings and `Missing newline'-type messages to be normal output.
 Lines that do not match are assumed to be error messages.")
 
-(defvar ediff-match-diff-line (let ((x "\\([0-9]+\\)\\(\\|,\\([0-9]+\\)\\)"))
-                               (concat "^" x "\\([acd]\\)" x "$"))
+(defvar ediff-match-diff-line
+  (let ((x "\\([0-9]+\\)\\(\\|,\\([0-9]+\\)\\)"))
+    (concat "^" x "\\([acd]\\)" x "\C-m?$"))
   "Pattern to match lines produced by diff that describe differences.")
 
 (ediff-defvar-local ediff-setup-diff-regions-function nil
@@ -119,8 +240,7 @@ The function should take three mandatory arguments, file-A, file-B, and
 file-C. It may ignore file C for diff2 jobs. It should also take
 one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
 
-  
-  
+
 ;;; Functions
 
 ;; Generate the difference vector and overlays for the two files
@@ -130,55 +250,53 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
 ;; ediff-setup-diff-regions-function, which can also have the value
 ;; ediff-setup-diff-regions3, which takes 4 arguments.
 (defun ediff-setup-diff-regions (file-A file-B file-C)
-  ;; force all minibuffers to display ediff's messages.
-  ;; when xemacs implements minibufferless screens, this won't be necessary
-  (if ediff-xemacs-p (setq synchronize-minibuffers t))
-                                                 
+  ;; looking for '-c', '-i', or a 'c', 'i' among clustered non-long options
+  (if (string-match "^-[ci]\\| -[ci]\\|\\(^\\| \\)-[^- ]+[ci]"
+                   ediff-diff-options)
+      (error "Options `-c' and `-i' are not allowed in `ediff-diff-options'"))
+
+  ;; create, if it doesn't exist
   (or (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-diff-buffer)
       (setq ediff-diff-buffer
            (get-buffer-create (ediff-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-diff" "*"))))
-  (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-eval-in-buffer ediff-diff-buffer
-    (erase-buffer)
-    ;; shell-command tends to display old shell command buffers even when it
-    ;; puts output in another buffer---probably an Emacs bug.
-    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully "*Shell Command Output*")
-    (let ((shell-file-name ediff-shell))
-      (message "Computing differences ...") (sit-for 0)
-      (shell-command
-       (format "%s %s %s %s"
-              ediff-diff-program ediff-diff-options
-              (ediff-protect-metachars file-A)
-              (ediff-protect-metachars file-B))
-       t)
-      ))
-  
-  ;; compute custom diffs
-  (let ((shell-file-name ediff-shell)
-       (recomp-diff-key
-        (string-to-char
-         (substitute-command-keys "\\[ediff-update-diffs]"))))
-    (if (or (= (buffer-size) 0)  ; was the first time
-           (eq last-command-char recomp-diff-key)) ; was a recompute cmd
-       ;; do asynchronously & insert output in ediff-custom-diff-buffer
-       (ediff-shell-command
-        (format "%s %s %s %s"
-                ediff-custom-diff-program ediff-custom-diff-options
-                (ediff-protect-metachars file-A)
-                (ediff-protect-metachars file-B))
-        ediff-custom-diff-buffer)))
-  
+  (ediff-make-diff2-buffer ediff-diff-buffer file-A file-B)
   (ediff-prepare-error-list ediff-diff-ok-lines-regexp ediff-diff-buffer)
-  (message "Computing differences ... done")(sit-for 0)
   (ediff-convert-diffs-to-overlays
    (ediff-extract-diffs
-    ediff-diff-buffer ediff-word-mode ediff-narrow-bounds))
-  )
-     
+    ediff-diff-buffer ediff-word-mode ediff-narrow-bounds)))
+
+;; Run the diff program on FILE1 and FILE2 and put the output in DIFF-BUFFER
+;; Return the size of DIFF-BUFFER
+;; The return code isn't used in the program at present.
+(defun ediff-make-diff2-buffer (diff-buffer file1 file2)
+  (let ((file1-size (ediff-file-size file1))
+       (file2-size (ediff-file-size file2)))
+    (cond ((not (numberp file1-size))
+          (message "Can't find file: %s"
+                   (ediff-abbreviate-file-name file1))
+          (sit-for 2)
+          ;; 1 is an error exit code
+          1)
+         ((not (numberp file2-size))
+          (message "Can't find file: %s"
+                   (ediff-abbreviate-file-name file2))
+          (sit-for 2)
+          ;; 1 is an error exit code
+          1)
+         (t (message "Computing differences between %s and %s ..."
+                     (file-name-nondirectory file1)
+                     (file-name-nondirectory file2))
+            ;; this erases the diff buffer automatically
+            (ediff-exec-process ediff-diff-program
+                                diff-buffer
+                                'synchronize
+                                ediff-actual-diff-options file1 file2)
+            (message "")
+            (ediff-with-current-buffer diff-buffer
+              (buffer-size))))))
+
+
+
 ;; If file-A/B/C is nil, do 2-way comparison with the non-nil buffers
 ;; This function works for diff3 and diff2 jobs
 (defun ediff-setup-fine-diff-regions (file-A file-B file-C reg-num)
@@ -186,43 +304,34 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
       (setq ediff-fine-diff-buffer
            (get-buffer-create
             (ediff-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-fine-diff" "*"))))
-  
+
   (let (diff3-job diff-program diff-options ok-regexp diff-list)
     (setq diff3-job ediff-3way-job
          diff-program (if diff3-job ediff-diff3-program ediff-diff-program)
-         diff-options ""
+         diff-options (if diff3-job
+                          ediff-actual-diff3-options
+                        ediff-actual-diff-options)
          ok-regexp (if diff3-job
                        ediff-diff3-ok-lines-regexp
                        ediff-diff-ok-lines-regexp))
-    
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer ediff-fine-diff-buffer
-      (erase-buffer)
-      ;; shell-command tends to display old shell command buffers even when
-      ;; it puts output in another buffer---probably an Emacs bug.
-      (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully "*Shell Command Output*")
-      (let ((shell-file-name ediff-shell))
-       (message "Refining difference region %d ..." (1+ reg-num))
-       (shell-command
-        (format "%s %s %s %s %s"
-                diff-program diff-options 
-                (if file-A 
-                    (ediff-protect-metachars file-A) 
-                  (ediff-protect-metachars file-B))
-                (if file-B
-                    (ediff-protect-metachars file-B) 
-                  (ediff-protect-metachars file-A))
-                (if diff3-job
-                    (if file-C 
-                        (ediff-protect-metachars file-C) 
-                      (ediff-protect-metachars file-B))
-                  "")
-                )
-        t)
-       ))
-  
+
+    (ediff-message-if-verbose "Refining difference region %d ..." (1+ reg-num))
+    (ediff-exec-process diff-program ediff-fine-diff-buffer 'synchronize
+                       diff-options
+                       ;; The shuffle below is because we can compare 3-way
+                       ;; or in several 2-way fashions, like fA fC, fA fB,
+                       ;; or fB fC.
+                       (if file-A file-A file-B)
+                       (if file-B file-B file-A)
+                       (if diff3-job
+                           (if file-C file-C file-B))
+                       ) ; exec process
+
     (ediff-prepare-error-list ok-regexp ediff-fine-diff-buffer)
-    (message "Refining difference region %d ... done" (1+ reg-num))
-    
+    (ediff-message-if-verbose
+     "")
+    ;; "Refining difference region %d ... done" (1+ reg-num))
+
     (setq diff-list
          (if diff3-job
              (ediff-extract-diffs3
@@ -231,41 +340,46 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
     ;; fixup diff-list
     (if diff3-job
        (cond ((not file-A)
-              (mapcar (function (lambda (elt)
-                                  (aset elt 0 nil)
-                                  (aset elt 1 nil)))
+              (mapcar (lambda (elt)
+                        (aset elt 0 nil)
+                        (aset elt 1 nil))
                       (cdr diff-list)))
              ((not file-B)
-              (mapcar (function (lambda (elt)
-                                  (aset elt 2 nil)
-                                  (aset elt 3 nil)))
+              (mapcar (lambda (elt)
+                        (aset elt 2 nil)
+                        (aset elt 3 nil))
                       (cdr diff-list)))
              ((not file-C)
-              (mapcar (function (lambda (elt)
-                                  (aset elt 4 nil)
-                                  (aset elt 5 nil)))
+              (mapcar (lambda (elt)
+                        (aset elt 4 nil)
+                        (aset elt 5 nil))
                       (cdr diff-list)))
          ))
-    
+
     (ediff-convert-fine-diffs-to-overlays diff-list reg-num)
     ))
-  
-    
+
+
 (defun ediff-prepare-error-list (ok-regexp diff-buff)
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer ediff-error-buffer
-      (erase-buffer)
-      (insert-buffer diff-buff)
-      (delete-matching-lines ok-regexp)
-      (if (memq system-type '(vax-vms axp-vms))
-         (delete-matching-lines "^$")))
-    ;; If diff reports errors, show them then quit.
-    (if (/= 0 (ediff-eval-in-buffer ediff-error-buffer (buffer-size)))
-       (let ((ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
-             (error-buf ediff-error-buffer))
-         (ediff-skip-unsuitable-frames)
-         (switch-to-buffer error-buf)
-         (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ctl-buf)
-         (error "Errors in diff output. Diff output is in %S" diff-buff))))
+  (or (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-error-buffer)
+      (setq ediff-error-buffer
+           (get-buffer-create (ediff-unique-buffer-name
+                               "*ediff-errors" "*"))))
+  (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-error-buffer
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (insert (ediff-with-current-buffer diff-buff (buffer-string)))
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (delete-matching-lines ok-regexp)
+    (if (memq system-type '(vax-vms axp-vms))
+       (delete-matching-lines "^$")))
+  ;; If diff reports errors, show them then quit.
+  (if (/= 0 (ediff-with-current-buffer ediff-error-buffer (buffer-size)))
+      (let ((ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
+           (error-buf ediff-error-buffer))
+       (ediff-skip-unsuitable-frames)
+       (switch-to-buffer error-buf)
+       (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully ctl-buf)
+       (error "Errors in diff output.  Diff output is in %S" diff-buff))))
 
 ;; BOUNDS specifies visibility bounds to use.
 ;; WORD-MODE tells whether we are in the word-mode or not.
@@ -278,11 +392,14 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
        (B-buffer ediff-buffer-B)
        (C-buffer ediff-buffer-C)
        (a-prev 1) ; this is needed to set the first diff line correctly
+       (a-prev-pt nil)
        (b-prev 1)
+       (b-prev-pt nil)
        (c-prev 1)
+       (c-prev-pt nil)
        diff-list shift-A shift-B
        )
+    
     ;; diff list contains word numbers, unless changed later
     (setq diff-list (cons (if word-mode 'words 'points)
                          diff-list))
@@ -291,36 +408,36 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
        (setq shift-A
              (ediff-overlay-start
               (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type 'A bounds))
-             shift-B 
+             shift-B
              (ediff-overlay-start
               (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type 'B bounds))))
     
     ;; reset point in buffers A/B/C
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer A-buffer
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer A-buffer
       (goto-char (if shift-A shift-A (point-min))))
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer B-buffer
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer B-buffer
       (goto-char (if shift-B shift-B (point-min))))
     (if (ediff-buffer-live-p C-buffer)
-       (ediff-eval-in-buffer C-buffer
+       (ediff-with-current-buffer C-buffer
          (goto-char (point-min))))
-    
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer diff-buffer
+
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer diff-buffer
       (goto-char (point-min))
       (while (re-search-forward ediff-match-diff-line nil t)
-       (let* ((a-begin (string-to-int (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
-                                                       (match-end 1))))
+       (let* ((a-begin (string-to-number (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+                                                           (match-end 1))))
              (a-end  (let ((b (match-beginning 3))
                            (e (match-end 3)))
                        (if b
-                           (string-to-int (buffer-substring b e))
+                           (string-to-number (buffer-substring b e))
                          a-begin)))
              (diff-type (buffer-substring (match-beginning 4) (match-end 4)))
-             (b-begin (string-to-int (buffer-substring (match-beginning 5)
-                                                       (match-end 5))))
+             (b-begin (string-to-number (buffer-substring (match-beginning 5)
+                                                           (match-end 5))))
              (b-end (let ((b (match-beginning 7))
                           (e (match-end 7)))
                       (if b
-                          (string-to-int (buffer-substring b e))
+                          (string-to-number (buffer-substring b e))
                         b-begin)))
              a-begin-pt a-end-pt b-begin-pt b-end-pt
              c-begin c-end c-begin-pt c-end-pt)
@@ -337,57 +454,89 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
             ;; (string-equal diff-type "c")
             (setq a-end (1+ a-end)
                   b-end (1+ b-end))))
-                  
+
         (if (eq ediff-default-variant 'default-B)
             (setq c-begin b-begin
                   c-end b-end)
           (setq c-begin a-begin
                 c-end a-end))
-        
+
         ;; compute main diff vector
         (if word-mode
             ;; make diff-list contain word numbers
-            (setq diff-list 
+            (setq diff-list
                   (nconc diff-list
                          (list
                           (if (ediff-buffer-live-p C-buffer)
                               (vector (- a-begin a-prev) (- a-end a-begin)
                                       (- b-begin b-prev) (- b-end b-begin)
                                       (- c-begin c-prev) (- c-end c-begin)
-                                      nil ; state of diff
-                                      nil ; state of merge
+                                      nil nil ; dummy ancestor
+                                      nil     ; state of diff
+                                      nil     ; state of merge
+                                      nil     ; state of ancestor
                                       )
                             (vector (- a-begin a-prev) (- a-end a-begin)
                                     (- b-begin b-prev) (- b-end b-begin)
                                     nil nil ; dummy buf C
+                                    nil nil ; dummy ancestor
                                     nil     ; state of diff
                                     nil     ; state of merge
+                                    nil     ; state of ancestor
                                     ))
                           ))
                   a-prev a-end
                   b-prev b-end
                   c-prev c-end)
           ;; else convert lines to points
-          (ediff-eval-in-buffer A-buffer
-            (forward-line (- a-begin a-prev))
-            (setq a-begin-pt (point))
-            (forward-line (- a-end a-begin))
-            (setq a-end-pt (point)
-                  a-prev a-end))
-          (ediff-eval-in-buffer B-buffer
-            (forward-line (- b-begin b-prev))
-            (setq b-begin-pt (point))
-            (forward-line (- b-end b-begin))
-            (setq b-end-pt (point)
-                  b-prev b-end))
+          (ediff-with-current-buffer A-buffer
+            (let ((longlines-mode-val
+                   (if (and (boundp 'longlines-mode) longlines-mode) 1 0)))
+              ;; we must disable and then restore longlines-mode
+              (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                  (longlines-mode 0))
+              (goto-char (or a-prev-pt shift-A (point-min)))
+              (forward-line (- a-begin a-prev))
+              (setq a-begin-pt (point))
+              (forward-line (- a-end a-begin))
+              (setq a-end-pt (point)
+                    a-prev a-end
+                    a-prev-pt a-end-pt)
+              (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                  (longlines-mode longlines-mode-val))
+              ))
+          (ediff-with-current-buffer B-buffer
+            (let ((longlines-mode-val
+                   (if (and (boundp 'longlines-mode) longlines-mode) 1 0)))
+              (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                  (longlines-mode 0))
+              (goto-char (or b-prev-pt shift-B (point-min)))
+              (forward-line (- b-begin b-prev))
+              (setq b-begin-pt (point))
+              (forward-line (- b-end b-begin))
+              (setq b-end-pt (point)
+                    b-prev b-end
+                    b-prev-pt b-end-pt)
+              (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                  (longlines-mode longlines-mode-val))
+              ))
           (if (ediff-buffer-live-p C-buffer)
-              (ediff-eval-in-buffer C-buffer
-                (forward-line (- c-begin c-prev))
-                (setq c-begin-pt (point))
-                (forward-line (- c-end c-begin))
-                (setq c-end-pt (point)
-                      c-prev c-end)))
-          (setq diff-list 
+              (ediff-with-current-buffer C-buffer
+                (let ((longlines-mode-val
+                       (if (and (boundp 'longlines-mode) longlines-mode) 1 0)))
+                  (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                      (longlines-mode 0))
+                  (goto-char (or c-prev-pt (point-min)))
+                  (forward-line (- c-begin c-prev))
+                  (setq c-begin-pt (point))
+                  (forward-line (- c-end c-begin))
+                  (setq c-end-pt (point)
+                        c-prev c-end
+                        c-prev-pt c-end-pt)
+                  (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                      (longlines-mode longlines-mode-val))
+                )))
+          (setq diff-list
                 (nconc
                  diff-list
                  (list
@@ -395,26 +544,56 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                       (vector
                        a-begin-pt a-end-pt b-begin-pt b-end-pt
                        c-begin-pt c-end-pt
+                       nil nil ; dummy ancestor
                        ;; state of diff
                        ;; shows which buff is different from the other two
                        (if (eq ediff-default-variant 'default-B) 'A 'B)
-                       ;; state of merge
-                       ediff-default-variant
+                       ediff-default-variant   ; state of merge
+                       nil                     ; state of ancestor
                        )
-                    (vector a-begin-pt a-end-pt b-begin-pt b-end-pt
-                            nil nil ; dummy buf C
-                            nil nil ; dummy state of diff & merge
-                            ))) 
+                    (vector a-begin-pt a-end-pt
+                            b-begin-pt b-end-pt
+                            nil nil    ; dummy buf C
+                            nil nil    ; dummy ancestor
+                            nil nil    ; dummy state of diff & merge
+                            nil        ; dummy state of ancestor
+                            )))
                  )))
-                 
-        ))) ; end ediff-eval-in-buffer
+
+        ))) ; end ediff-with-current-buffer
     diff-list
     ))
-    
+
+
+(defun ediff-convert-diffs-to-overlays (diff-list)
+  (ediff-set-diff-overlays-in-one-buffer 'A diff-list)
+  (ediff-set-diff-overlays-in-one-buffer 'B diff-list)
+  (if ediff-3way-job
+      (ediff-set-diff-overlays-in-one-buffer 'C diff-list))
+  (if ediff-merge-with-ancestor-job
+      (ediff-set-diff-overlays-in-one-buffer 'Ancestor diff-list))
+  ;; set up vector showing the status of merge regions
+  (if ediff-merge-job
+      (setq ediff-state-of-merge
+           (vconcat
+            (mapcar (lambda (elt)
+                      (let ((state-of-merge (aref elt 9))
+                            (state-of-ancestor (aref elt 10)))
+                        (vector
+                         ;; state of merge: prefers/default-A/B or combined
+                         (if state-of-merge (format "%S" state-of-merge))
+                         ;; whether the ancestor region is empty
+                         state-of-ancestor)))
+                    ;; the first elt designates type of list
+                    (cdr diff-list))
+            )))
+  (message "Processing difference regions ... done"))
+
 
 (defun ediff-set-diff-overlays-in-one-buffer (buf-type diff-list)
   (let* ((current-diff -1)
         (buff (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+        (ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
         ;; ediff-extract-diffs puts the type of diff-list as the first elt
         ;; of this list. The type is either 'points or 'words
         (diff-list-type (car diff-list))
@@ -422,100 +601,94 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                 (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
                  buf-type ediff-narrow-bounds)))
         (limit (ediff-overlay-end
-                (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type 
+                (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type
                  buf-type ediff-narrow-bounds)))
         diff-overlay-list list-element total-diffs
-        begin end pt-saved overlay state-of-diff state-of-merge)
+        begin end pt-saved overlay state-of-diff)
 
     (setq diff-list (cdr diff-list)) ; discard diff list type
     (setq total-diffs (length diff-list))
-      
+
     ;; shift, if necessary
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer buff (setq pt-saved shift))
-          
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer buff (setq pt-saved shift))
+
     (while diff-list
       (setq current-diff (1+ current-diff)
            list-element (car diff-list)
            begin        (aref list-element (cond ((eq buf-type 'A) 0)
                                                  ((eq buf-type 'B) 2)
-                                                 (t 4)))  ; buff C
+                                                 ((eq buf-type 'C) 4)
+                                                 (t 6)))  ; Ancestor
            end          (aref list-element (cond ((eq buf-type 'A) 1)
                                                  ((eq buf-type 'B) 3)
-                                                 (t 5)))  ; buff C
-           state-of-diff (aref list-element 6)
-           state-of-merge (aref list-element 7))
-               
+                                                 ((eq buf-type 'C) 5)
+                                                 (t 7)))  ; Ancestor
+           state-of-diff (aref list-element 8)
+           )
+
       (cond ((and (not (eq buf-type state-of-diff))
+                 (not (eq buf-type 'Ancestor))
                  (memq state-of-diff '(A B C)))
             (setq state-of-diff
                   (car (delq buf-type (delq state-of-diff (list 'A 'B 'C)))))
             (setq state-of-diff (format "=diff(%S)" state-of-diff))
-            (if (and ediff-merge-job state-of-merge (eq buf-type 'C))
-                (setq state-of-merge (format "%S" state-of-merge)))
             )
-           (t (setq state-of-diff nil
-                    state-of-merge nil)))
-           
+           (t (setq state-of-diff nil)))
+
       ;; Put overlays at appropriate places in buffer
       ;; convert word numbers to points, if necessary
       (if (eq diff-list-type 'words)
          (progn
-           (ediff-eval-in-buffer buff (goto-char pt-saved))
-           (setq begin (ediff-goto-word (1+ begin) buff)
-                 end (ediff-goto-word end buff 'end))
+           (ediff-with-current-buffer buff (goto-char pt-saved))
+           (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+             (setq begin (ediff-goto-word (1+ begin) buff)
+                   end (ediff-goto-word end buff 'end)))
            (if (> end limit) (setq end limit))
            (if (> begin end) (setq begin end))
-           (setq pt-saved (ediff-eval-in-buffer buff (point)))))
+           (setq pt-saved (ediff-with-current-buffer buff (point)))))
       (setq overlay (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay begin end buff))
-      
-      ;; Priorities of overlays should be equal in all ediff control
-      ;; panel buffers. Otherwise it won't work due to Emacs
-      ;; bug, as insert-in-front-hooks will be called 
-      ;; only on behalf of the buffer with higher priority.
+
       (ediff-overlay-put overlay 'priority ediff-shadow-overlay-priority)
       (ediff-overlay-put overlay 'ediff-diff-num current-diff)
-      (ediff-overlay-put 
-       overlay 'insert-in-front-hooks '(ediff-insert-in-front))
-      (ediff-overlay-put
-       overlay 'face (if (ediff-odd-p current-diff)
-                        (intern 
-                         (format "ediff-odd-diff-face-%S-var" buf-type))
-                      (intern
-                       (format "ediff-even-diff-face-%S-var" buf-type))))
+      (if (and (ediff-has-face-support-p)
+              ediff-use-faces ediff-highlight-all-diffs)
+         (ediff-set-overlay-face
+          overlay (ediff-background-face buf-type current-diff)))
 
       (if (= 0 (mod current-diff 10))
          (message "Buffer %S: Processing difference region %d of %d"
                   buf-type current-diff total-diffs))
-      ;; record all overlays for this difference
-      ;; the second elt, nill, is a place holder for the fine diff vector.
-      ;; the last nil is a place holder for no-fine-diffs flag.
+      ;; Record all overlays for this difference.
+      ;; The 2-d elt, nil, is a place holder for the fine diff vector.
+      ;; The 3-d elt, nil, is a place holder for no-fine-diffs flag.
+      ;; The 4-th elt says which diff region is different from the other two
+      ;; (3-way jobs only).
       (setq diff-overlay-list
            (nconc
             diff-overlay-list
-            (list (vector overlay nil nil state-of-diff state-of-merge)))
+            (list (vector overlay nil nil state-of-diff)))
            diff-list
            (cdr diff-list))
       ) ; while
-      
-    (set (intern (format "ediff-difference-vector-%S" buf-type))
-        (apply 'vector diff-overlay-list))
+
+    (set (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist buf-type ediff-difference-vector-alist)
+        (vconcat diff-overlay-list))
     ))
-        
+
 ;; `n' is the diff region to work on.  Default is ediff-current-difference.
 ;; if `flag' is 'noforce then make fine-diffs only if this region's fine
 ;; diffs have not been computed before.
 ;; if `flag' is 'skip then don't compute fine diffs for this region.
-;;
-(defun ediff-make-fine-diffs (&optional n flag)       
+(defun ediff-make-fine-diffs (&optional n flag)
   (or n  (setq n ediff-current-difference))
-  
+
   (if (< ediff-number-of-differences 1)
-      (error "No differences found"))
-      
+      (error ediff-NO-DIFFERENCES))
+
   (if ediff-word-mode
       (setq flag 'skip
            ediff-auto-refine 'nix))
-  
+
   (or (< n 0)
       (>= n ediff-number-of-differences)
       ;; n is within the range
@@ -530,51 +703,61 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
            (whitespace-B (ediff-whitespace-diff-region-p n 'B))
            (whitespace-C (ediff-whitespace-diff-region-p n 'C))
            cumulative-fine-diff-length)
-       
-       (cond ((and (eq flag 'noforce) (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'A))
-              ;; don't compute fine diffs if diff vector exists
-              (if (and (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) ediff-verbose-p)
-                  (message "Only white-space differences in region %d"
-                           (1+ n))))
-             ;; if one of the regions is empty (or 2 in 3way comparison
-             ;; then don't refine
+
+       (cond ;; If one of the regions is empty (or 2 in 3way comparison)
+             ;; then don't refine.
+             ;; If the region happens to be entirely whitespace or empty then
+             ;; mark as such.
              ((> (length (delq nil (list empty-A empty-B empty-C))) 1)
               (if (and (ediff-looks-like-combined-merge n)
                        ediff-merge-job)
                   (ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer 'C nil n))
-              (if ediff-verbose-p
-                  (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
-                      (message
-                       "Region %d is empty in all buffers but %S"
-                       (1+ n) 
-                       (cond ((not empty-A) 'A)
-                             ((not empty-B) 'B)
-                             ((not empty-C) 'C)))
-                    (message
-                     "Region %d in buffer %S is empty"
-                     (1+ n) 
-                     (cond (empty-A 'A)
-                           (empty-B 'B)
-                           (empty-C 'C)))
-                    ))
-              ;; if all regions happen to be empty, say, as a result of
-              ;; deletions from non-empty regions, then mark as space only
-              (if (and empty-A empty-B empty-C)
+              (if ediff-3way-comparison-job
+                  (ediff-message-if-verbose
+                   "Region %d is empty in all buffers but %S"
+                   (1+ n)
+                   (cond ((not empty-A) 'A)
+                         ((not empty-B) 'B)
+                         ((not empty-C) 'C)))
+                (ediff-message-if-verbose
+                 "Region %d in buffer %S is empty"
+                 (1+ n)
+                 (cond (empty-A 'A)
+                       (empty-B 'B)
+                       (empty-C 'C)))
+                )
+              ;; if all regions happen to be whitespace
+              (if (and whitespace-A whitespace-B whitespace-C)
+                  ;; mark as space only
                   (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n t)
+                ;; if some regions are white and others don't, then mark as
+                ;; non-white-space-only
                 (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n nil)))
+
+             ;; don't compute fine diffs if diff vector exists
+             ((and (eq flag 'noforce) (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'A))
+              (if (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n)
+                  (message
+                   "Only white-space differences in region %d %s"
+                   (1+ n)
+                   (cond ((eq (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) 'A)
+                          "in buffers B & C")
+                         ((eq (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) 'B)
+                          "in buffers A & C")
+                         ((eq (ediff-no-fine-diffs-p n) 'C)
+                          "in buffers A & B")
+                         (t "")))))
              ;; don't compute fine diffs for this region
              ((eq flag 'skip)
               (or (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'A)
                   (memq ediff-auto-refine '(off nix))
-                  (not ediff-verbose-p)
-                  (message
-                   "Region %d exceeds auto-refine limit. `%s' force-refines"
+                  (ediff-message-if-verbose
+                   "Region %d exceeds the auto-refinement limit. Type `%s' to refine"
                    (1+ n)
-                   (substitute-command-keys "\\[ediff-make-or-kill-fine-diffs]")
+                   (substitute-command-keys
+                    "\\[ediff-make-or-kill-fine-diffs]")
                    )))
              (t
-              ;; delete old fine diffs
-              ;;(ediff-clear-fine-differences n)
               ;; recompute fine diffs
               (ediff-wordify
                (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'beg n)
@@ -582,18 +765,18 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                ediff-buffer-A
                tmp-buffer
                ediff-control-buffer)
-              (ediff-eval-in-buffer tmp-buffer
-                (setq file-A (ediff-make-temp-file "fineDiffA" file-A)))
-              
+              (setq file-A
+                    (ediff-make-temp-file tmp-buffer "fineDiffA" file-A))
+
               (ediff-wordify
                (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg n)
                (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'end n)
                ediff-buffer-B
                tmp-buffer
                ediff-control-buffer)
-              (ediff-eval-in-buffer tmp-buffer
-                (setq file-B (ediff-make-temp-file "fineDiffB" file-B)))
-                
+              (setq file-B
+                    (ediff-make-temp-file tmp-buffer "fineDiffB" file-B))
+
               (if ediff-3way-job
                   (progn
                     (ediff-wordify
@@ -602,36 +785,36 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                      ediff-buffer-C
                      tmp-buffer
                      ediff-control-buffer)
-                    (ediff-eval-in-buffer tmp-buffer
-                      (setq file-C
-                            (ediff-make-temp-file "fineDiffC" file-C)))))
-              
+                    (setq file-C
+                          (ediff-make-temp-file
+                           tmp-buffer "fineDiffC" file-C))))
+
               ;; save temp file names.
               (setq ediff-temp-file-A file-A
                     ediff-temp-file-B file-B
                     ediff-temp-file-C file-C)
-              
+
               ;; set the new vector of fine diffs, if none exists
               (cond ((and ediff-3way-job whitespace-A)
                      (ediff-setup-fine-diff-regions nil file-B file-C n))
                     ((and ediff-3way-job whitespace-B)
                      (ediff-setup-fine-diff-regions file-A nil file-C n))
                     ((and ediff-3way-job
-                          (or whitespace-C
-                              (and ediff-merge-job
-                                   (ediff-looks-like-combined-merge n))))
+                          ;; In merge-jobs, whitespace-C is t, since
+                          ;; ediff-empty-diff-region-p returns t in this case
+                          whitespace-C)
                      (ediff-setup-fine-diff-regions file-A file-B nil n))
                     (t
                      (ediff-setup-fine-diff-regions file-A file-B file-C n)))
-                     
+
               (setq cumulative-fine-diff-length
                     (+ (length (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'A))
-                                  (length (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'B))
-                                  (if file-C
-                                      (length
-                                       (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'C))
-                                    0)))
-                     
+                       (length (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'B))
+                       ;; in merge jobs, the merge buffer is never refined
+                       (if (and file-C (not ediff-merge-job))
+                           (length (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n 'C))
+                         0)))
+
               (cond ((or
                       ;; all regions are white space
                       (and whitespace-A whitespace-B whitespace-C)
@@ -641,26 +824,31 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                            (not (and ediff-3way-job whitespace-C))
                            (eq cumulative-fine-diff-length 0)))
                      (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n t)
-                     (message
+                     (ediff-message-if-verbose
                       "Only white-space differences in region %d" (1+ n)))
                     ((eq cumulative-fine-diff-length 0)
-                     (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n nil)
-                     (message
+                     (ediff-message-if-verbose
                       "Only white-space differences in region %d %s"
                       (1+ n)
-                      (cond (whitespace-A "in buffers B & C")
-                            (whitespace-B "in buffers A & C")
-                            (whitespace-C "in buffers A & B"))))
-                    (t 
+                      (cond (whitespace-A (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n 'A)
+                                          "in buffers B & C")
+                            (whitespace-B (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n 'B)
+                                          "in buffers A & C")
+                            (whitespace-C (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n 'C)
+                                          "in buffers A & B"))))
+                    (t
                      (ediff-mark-diff-as-space-only n nil)))
               )
              ) ; end cond
        (ediff-set-fine-diff-properties n)
        )))
-       
+
 ;; Interface to ediff-make-fine-diffs. Checks for auto-refine limit, etc.
 (defun ediff-install-fine-diff-if-necessary (n)
-  (cond ((eq ediff-auto-refine 'on)
+  (cond ((and (eq ediff-auto-refine 'on)
+             ediff-use-faces
+             (not (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'off))
+             (not (eq ediff-highlighting-style 'ascii)))
         (if (and
              (> ediff-auto-refine-limit
                 (- (ediff-get-diff-posn 'A 'end n)
@@ -670,82 +858,82 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                    (ediff-get-diff-posn 'B 'beg n))))
             (ediff-make-fine-diffs n 'noforce)
           (ediff-make-fine-diffs n 'skip)))
-       
+
        ;; highlight iff fine diffs already exist
        ((eq ediff-auto-refine 'off)
         (ediff-make-fine-diffs n 'skip))))
-    
-    
+
+
 ;; if fine diff vector is not set for diff N, then do nothing
 (defun ediff-set-fine-diff-properties (n &optional default)
-  (or (not window-system)
+  (or (not (ediff-has-face-support-p))
       (< n 0)
       (>= n ediff-number-of-differences)
-      ;; in a window system, set faces and priorities of fine overlays
+      ;; when faces are supported, set faces and priorities of fine overlays
       (progn
        (ediff-set-fine-diff-properties-in-one-buffer 'A n default)
        (ediff-set-fine-diff-properties-in-one-buffer 'B n default)
        (if ediff-3way-job
            (ediff-set-fine-diff-properties-in-one-buffer 'C n default)))))
-       
+
 (defun ediff-set-fine-diff-properties-in-one-buffer (buf-type
                                                     n &optional default)
   (let ((fine-diff-vector  (ediff-get-fine-diff-vector n buf-type))
-       (face (if default 
+       (face (if default
                  'default
                (face-name
-                (intern (format "ediff-fine-diff-face-%S" buf-type)))))
-;;             (if (and (eq buf-type 'C)
-;;                      (ediff-looks-like-combined-merge n))
-;;                 'ediff-combined-diff-face
-;;               (face-name
-;;                (intern (format "ediff-fine-diff-face-%S" buf-type))))))
+                (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+                 buf-type ediff-fine-diff-face-alist))))
        (priority (if default
                      0
                    (1+ (or (ediff-overlay-get
                             (symbol-value
-                             (intern
-                              (format
-                               "ediff-current-diff-overlay-%S" buf-type)))
+                             (ediff-get-symbol-from-alist
+                              buf-type
+                              ediff-current-diff-overlay-alist))
                             'priority)
                            0)))))
-    (mapcar
-     (function (lambda (overl)
-                (ediff-overlay-put overl 'face face)
-                (ediff-overlay-put overl 'priority priority)))
-     fine-diff-vector)))
-     
-;; This assumes buffer C and that the region looks like a combination of
-;; regions in buffer A and C.
+    (mapcar (lambda (overl)
+             (ediff-set-overlay-face overl face)
+             (ediff-overlay-put overl 'priority priority))
+           fine-diff-vector)))
+
+;; Set overlays over the regions that denote delimiters
 (defun ediff-set-fine-overlays-for-combined-merge (diff-list reg-num)
-  (let (overlay1 overlay2 overlay3)
-    (setq overlay1 (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay (nth 0 diff-list)
-                                                   (nth 1 diff-list)
-                                                   ediff-buffer-C)
-         overlay2 (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay (nth 2 diff-list)
-                                                   (nth 3 diff-list)
-                                                   ediff-buffer-C)
-         overlay3 (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay (nth 4 diff-list)
-                                                   (nth 5 diff-list)
-                                                   ediff-buffer-C))
-    (ediff-set-fine-diff-vector reg-num 'C (vector overlay1 overlay2 overlay3))
+  (let (overlay overlay-list)
+    (while diff-list
+      (condition-case nil
+         (setq overlay
+               (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay
+                (nth 0 diff-list) (nth 1 diff-list) ediff-buffer-C))
+       (error ""))
+      (setq overlay-list (cons overlay overlay-list))
+      (if (> (length diff-list) 1)
+         (setq diff-list (cdr (cdr diff-list)))
+       (error "ediff-set-fine-overlays-for-combined-merge: corrupt list of
+delimiter regions"))
+      )
+    (setq overlay-list (reverse overlay-list))
+    (ediff-set-fine-diff-vector
+     reg-num 'C (apply 'vector overlay-list))
     ))
-       
-    
+
+
 ;; Convert diff list to overlays for a given DIFF-REGION
 ;; in buffer of type BUF-TYPE
 (defun ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer (buf-type diff-list region-num)
   (let* ((current-diff -1)
         (reg-start (ediff-get-diff-posn buf-type 'beg region-num))
         (buff (ediff-get-buffer buf-type))
+        (ctl-buf ediff-control-buffer)
         combined-merge-diff-list
         diff-overlay-list list-element
         begin end overlay)
 
     (ediff-clear-fine-differences-in-one-buffer region-num buf-type)
     (setq diff-list (cdr diff-list)) ; discard list type (words or points)
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer buff (goto-char reg-start))
-    
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer buff (goto-char reg-start))
+
     ;; if it is a combined merge then set overlays in buff C specially
     (if (and ediff-merge-job (eq buf-type 'C)
             (setq combined-merge-diff-list
@@ -766,21 +954,30 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
            () ; skip this diff
          ;; Put overlays at appropriate places in buffers
          ;; convert lines to points, if necessary
-         (setq begin (ediff-goto-word (1+ begin) buff)
-               end (ediff-goto-word end buff 'end))
+         (ediff-with-current-buffer ctl-buf
+           (setq begin (ediff-goto-word (1+ begin) buff)
+                 end (ediff-goto-word end buff 'end)))
          (setq overlay (ediff-make-bullet-proof-overlay begin end buff))
          ;; record all overlays for this difference region
          (setq diff-overlay-list (nconc diff-overlay-list (list overlay))))
-       
+
        (setq diff-list (cdr diff-list))
        ) ; while
       ;; convert the list of difference information into a vector
       ;; for fast access
-      (ediff-set-fine-diff-vector 
-       region-num buf-type (apply 'vector diff-overlay-list))
+      (ediff-set-fine-diff-vector
+       region-num buf-type (vconcat diff-overlay-list))
       )))
 
 
+(defsubst ediff-convert-fine-diffs-to-overlays (diff-list region-num)
+  (ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer 'A diff-list region-num)
+  (ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer 'B diff-list region-num)
+  (if ediff-3way-job
+      (ediff-set-fine-overlays-in-one-buffer 'C diff-list region-num)
+    ))
+
+
 ;; Stolen from emerge.el
 (defun ediff-get-diff3-group (file)
   ;; This save-excursion allows ediff-get-diff3-group to be called for the
@@ -789,23 +986,23 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
   ;; can produce the groups in the order 1, 2, 3 or 1, 3, 2.
   (save-excursion
     (re-search-forward
-     (concat "^" file ":\\([0-9]+\\)\\(,\\([0-9]+\\)\\)?\\([ac]\\)$"))
+     (concat "^" file ":\\([0-9]+\\)\\(,\\([0-9]+\\)\\)?\\([ac]\\)\C-m?$"))
     (beginning-of-line 2)
     ;; treatment depends on whether it is an "a" group or a "c" group
     (if (string-equal (buffer-substring (match-beginning 4) (match-end 4)) "c")
        ;; it is a "c" group
        (if (match-beginning 2)
            ;; it has two numbers
-           (list (string-to-int
+           (list (string-to-number
                   (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)))
-                 (1+ (string-to-int
+                 (1+ (string-to-number
                       (buffer-substring (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3)))))
          ;; it has one number
-         (let ((x (string-to-int
+         (let ((x (string-to-number
                    (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)))))
            (list x (1+ x))))
       ;; it is an "a" group
-      (let ((x (1+ (string-to-int
+      (let ((x (1+ (string-to-number
                    (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))))))
        (list x x)))))
 
@@ -814,20 +1011,26 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
 ;; Else, use point values.
 ;; WORD-MODE also tells if we are in the word-mode or not.
 ;; If THREE-WAY-COMP, then it is a 3-way comparison. Else, it is merging
-;; with ancestor, in which case buffer-C contents is identical to buffer-A
-;; contents (unless buffer-A is narrowed.
+;; with ancestor, in which case buffer-C contents is identical to buffer-A/B,
+;; contents (unless buffer-A is narrowed) depending on ediff-default-variant's
+;; value.
 ;; BOUNDS specifies visibility bounds to use.
 (defun ediff-extract-diffs3 (diff-buffer word-mode three-way-comp
                                          &optional bounds)
   (let ((A-buffer ediff-buffer-A)
        (B-buffer ediff-buffer-B)
        (C-buffer ediff-buffer-C)
+       (anc-buffer ediff-ancestor-buffer)
        (a-prev 1) ; needed to set the first diff line correctly
+       (a-prev-pt nil)
        (b-prev 1)
+       (b-prev-pt nil)
        (c-prev 1)
+       (c-prev-pt nil)
+       (anc-prev 1)
        diff-list shift-A shift-B shift-C
        )
+
     ;; diff list contains word numbers or points, depending on word-mode
     (setq diff-list (cons (if word-mode 'words 'points)
                          diff-list))
@@ -835,35 +1038,41 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
        (setq shift-A
              (ediff-overlay-start
               (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type 'A bounds))
-             shift-B 
+             shift-B
              (ediff-overlay-start
               (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type 'B bounds))
-             shift-C 
+             shift-C
              (if three-way-comp
                  (ediff-overlay-start
                   (ediff-get-value-according-to-buffer-type 'C bounds)))))
-    
+
     ;; reset point in buffers A, B, C
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer A-buffer
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer A-buffer
       (goto-char (if shift-A shift-A (point-min))))
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer B-buffer
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer B-buffer
       (goto-char (if shift-B shift-B (point-min))))
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer C-buffer
-      (goto-char (if shift-C shift-C (point-min))))
-    
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer diff-buffer
+    (if three-way-comp
+       (ediff-with-current-buffer C-buffer
+         (goto-char (if shift-C shift-C (point-min)))))
+    (if (ediff-buffer-live-p anc-buffer)
+       (ediff-with-current-buffer anc-buffer
+         (goto-char (point-min))))
+
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer diff-buffer
       (goto-char (point-min))
       (while (re-search-forward ediff-match-diff3-line nil t)
        ;; leave point after matched line
        (beginning-of-line 2)
        (let ((agreement (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))))
-        ;; if the A and B files are the same and not 3way-comparison,
+        ;; if the files A and B are the same and not 3way-comparison,
         ;; ignore the difference
         (if (or three-way-comp (not (string-equal agreement "3")))
             (let* ((a-begin (car (ediff-get-diff3-group "1")))
                    (a-end  (nth 1 (ediff-get-diff3-group "1")))
                    (b-begin (car (ediff-get-diff3-group "2")))
                    (b-end (nth 1 (ediff-get-diff3-group "2")))
+                   (c-or-anc-begin (car (ediff-get-diff3-group "3")))
+                   (c-or-anc-end (nth 1 (ediff-get-diff3-group "3")))
                    (state-of-merge
                     (cond ((string-equal agreement "1") 'prefer-A)
                           ((string-equal agreement "2") 'prefer-B)
@@ -874,52 +1083,105 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                     (cond ((string-equal agreement "1") 'A)
                           ((string-equal agreement "2") 'B)
                           ((string-equal agreement "3") 'C)))
+                   state-of-ancestor
                    c-begin c-end
                    a-begin-pt a-end-pt
-                   b-begin-pt b-end-pt c-begin-pt c-end-pt)
-                   
-              (if three-way-comp
-                  (setq c-begin (car (ediff-get-diff3-group "3"))
-                        c-end (nth 1 (ediff-get-diff3-group "3")))
-                (if (eq ediff-default-variant 'default-B)
-                    (setq c-begin b-begin
-                          c-end b-end)
-                  (setq c-begin a-begin
-                        c-end a-end)))
-        
+                   b-begin-pt b-end-pt
+                   c-begin-pt c-end-pt
+                   anc-begin-pt anc-end-pt)
+
+              (setq state-of-ancestor
+                    (= c-or-anc-begin c-or-anc-end))
+
+              (cond (three-way-comp
+                     (setq c-begin c-or-anc-begin
+                           c-end c-or-anc-end))
+                    ((eq ediff-default-variant 'default-B)
+                     (setq c-begin b-begin
+                           c-end b-end))
+                    (t
+                     (setq c-begin a-begin
+                           c-end a-end)))
+
               ;; compute main diff vector
               (if word-mode
                   ;; make diff-list contain word numbers
-                  (setq diff-list 
+                  (setq diff-list
                         (nconc diff-list
                                (list (vector
                                       (- a-begin a-prev) (- a-end a-begin)
                                       (- b-begin b-prev) (- b-end b-begin)
                                       (- c-begin c-prev) (- c-end c-begin)
-                                      nil nil))) ; state of diff & merge
+                                      nil nil ; dummy ancestor
+                                      nil     ; state of diff
+                                      nil     ; state of merge
+                                      nil     ; state of ancestor
+                                      )))
                         a-prev a-end
                         b-prev b-end
                         c-prev c-end)
                 ;; else convert lines to points
-                (ediff-eval-in-buffer A-buffer
-                  (forward-line (- a-begin a-prev))
-                  (setq a-begin-pt (point))
-                  (forward-line (- a-end a-begin))
-                  (setq a-end-pt (point)
-                        a-prev a-end))
-                (ediff-eval-in-buffer B-buffer
-                  (forward-line (- b-begin b-prev))
-                  (setq b-begin-pt (point))
-                  (forward-line (- b-end b-begin))
-                  (setq b-end-pt (point)
-                        b-prev b-end))
-                (ediff-eval-in-buffer C-buffer
-                  (forward-line (- c-begin c-prev))
-                  (setq c-begin-pt (point))
-                  (forward-line (- c-end c-begin))
-                  (setq c-end-pt (point)
-                        c-prev c-end))
-                (setq diff-list 
+                (ediff-with-current-buffer A-buffer
+                  (let ((longlines-mode-val
+                         (if (and (boundp 'longlines-mode) longlines-mode) 1 0)))
+                    ;; we must disable and then restore longlines-mode
+                    (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                        (longlines-mode 0))
+                    (goto-char (or a-prev-pt shift-A (point-min)))
+                    (forward-line (- a-begin a-prev))
+                    (setq a-begin-pt (point))
+                    (forward-line (- a-end a-begin))
+                    (setq a-end-pt (point)
+                          a-prev a-end
+                          a-prev-pt a-end-pt)
+                    (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                        (longlines-mode longlines-mode-val))
+                    ))
+                (ediff-with-current-buffer B-buffer
+                  (let ((longlines-mode-val
+                         (if (and (boundp 'longlines-mode) longlines-mode) 1 0)))
+                    (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                        (longlines-mode 0))
+                    (goto-char (or b-prev-pt shift-B (point-min)))
+                    (forward-line (- b-begin b-prev))
+                    (setq b-begin-pt (point))
+                    (forward-line (- b-end b-begin))
+                    (setq b-end-pt (point)
+                          b-prev b-end
+                          b-prev-pt b-end-pt)
+                    (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                        (longlines-mode longlines-mode-val))
+                    ))
+                (ediff-with-current-buffer C-buffer
+                  (let ((longlines-mode-val
+                         (if (and (boundp 'longlines-mode) longlines-mode) 1 0)))
+                    (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                        (longlines-mode 0))
+                    (goto-char (or c-prev-pt shift-C (point-min)))
+                    (forward-line (- c-begin c-prev))
+                    (setq c-begin-pt (point))
+                    (forward-line (- c-end c-begin))
+                    (setq c-end-pt (point)
+                          c-prev c-end
+                          c-prev-pt c-end-pt)
+                    (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                        (longlines-mode longlines-mode-val))
+                    ))
+                (if (ediff-buffer-live-p anc-buffer)
+                    (ediff-with-current-buffer anc-buffer
+                      (let ((longlines-mode-val
+                             (if (and (boundp 'longlines-mode) longlines-mode) 1 0)))
+                        (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                            (longlines-mode 0))
+                        (forward-line (- c-or-anc-begin anc-prev))
+                        (setq anc-begin-pt (point))
+                        (forward-line (- c-or-anc-end c-or-anc-begin))
+                        (setq anc-end-pt (point)
+                              anc-prev c-or-anc-end)
+                        (if (eq longlines-mode-val 1)
+                            (longlines-mode longlines-mode-val))
+                        )))
+                (setq diff-list
                       (nconc
                        diff-list
                        ;; if comparing with ancestor, then there also is a
@@ -929,89 +1191,100 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
                                   a-begin-pt a-end-pt
                                   b-begin-pt b-end-pt
                                   c-begin-pt c-end-pt
+                                  nil nil ; ancestor begin/end
                                   state-of-diff-comparison
-                                  nil           ; state of merge
+                                  nil  ; state of merge
+                                  nil  ; state of ancestor
                                   ))
                          (list (vector a-begin-pt a-end-pt
                                        b-begin-pt b-end-pt
                                        c-begin-pt c-end-pt
+                                       anc-begin-pt anc-end-pt
                                        state-of-diff-merge
                                        state-of-merge
+                                       state-of-ancestor
                                        )))
                        )))
               ))
-              
-        ))) ; end ediff-eval-in-buffer
+
+        ))) ; end ediff-with-current-buffer
     diff-list
     ))
-    
+
 ;; Generate the difference vector and overlays for three files
 ;; File-C is either the third file to compare (in case of 3-way comparison)
 ;; or it is the ancestor file.
 (defun ediff-setup-diff-regions3 (file-A file-B file-C)
-  
-  ;; force all minibuffers to display ediff's messages.
-  ;; when xemacs implements minibufferless screens, this won't be necessary
-  (if ediff-xemacs-p (setq synchronize-minibuffers t))
-                                                 
+  ;; looking for '-i' or a 'i' among clustered non-long options
+  (if (string-match "^-i\\| -i\\|\\(^\\| \\)-[^- ]+i" ediff-diff-options)
+      (error "Option `-i' is not allowed in `ediff-diff3-options'"))
+
   (or (ediff-buffer-live-p ediff-diff-buffer)
       (setq ediff-diff-buffer
            (get-buffer-create (ediff-unique-buffer-name "*ediff-diff" "*"))))
-  
-  (ediff-eval-in-buffer ediff-diff-buffer
-    (erase-buffer)
-    ;; shell-command tends to display old shell command buffers even when it
-    ;; puts output in another buffer---probably an Emacs bug.
-    (ediff-kill-buffer-carefully "*Shell Command Output*")
-    (let ((shell-file-name ediff-shell))
-      (message "Computing differences ...")(sit-for 0)
-      (shell-command
-       (format "%s %s %s %s %s"
-              ediff-diff3-program ediff-diff3-options
-              (ediff-protect-metachars file-A)
-              (ediff-protect-metachars file-B)
-              (ediff-protect-metachars file-C))
-       t)
-      ))
-  
+
+  (message "Computing differences ...")
+  (ediff-exec-process ediff-diff3-program ediff-diff-buffer 'synchronize
+                     ediff-actual-diff3-options file-A file-B file-C)
+
   (ediff-prepare-error-list ediff-diff3-ok-lines-regexp ediff-diff-buffer)
-  (message "Computing differences ... done")(sit-for 0)
+  ;;(message "Computing differences ... done")
   (ediff-convert-diffs-to-overlays
    (ediff-extract-diffs3
     ediff-diff-buffer
     ediff-word-mode ediff-3way-comparison-job ediff-narrow-bounds)
    ))
-   
-
-;; Execute shell COMMAND asynchronously and insert output in BUFFER.
-;; BUFFER must be a buffer object, and must be alive.
-;; There should be NO ampersand at the end of the command.
-;; We introduce this command because Emacs shell-command doesn't let us
-;; insert output in current buffer asynchronously.
-;; Most of this command was stolen from Emacs shell-command."
-(defun ediff-shell-command (command buffer)
-  (let ((data (match-data)))
+
+
+;; Execute PROGRAM asynchronously, unless OS/2, Windows-*, or DOS, or unless
+;; SYNCH is non-nil.  BUFFER must be a buffer object, and must be alive.  The
+;; OPTIONS arg is a list of options to pass to PROGRAM. It may be a blank
+;; string.  All elements in FILES must be strings.  We also delete nil from
+;; args.
+(defun ediff-exec-process (program buffer synch options &rest files)
+  (let ((data (match-data))
+       (coding-system-for-read ediff-coding-system-for-read)
+       args)
+    (setq args (append (split-string options) files))
+    (setq args (delete "" (delq nil args))) ; delete nil and "" from arguments
+    ;; the --binary option, if present, should be used only for buffer jobs
+    ;; or for refining the differences
+    (or (string-match "buffer" (symbol-name ediff-job-name))
+       (eq buffer ediff-fine-diff-buffer)
+       (setq args (delete "--binary" args)))
     (unwind-protect
        (let ((directory default-directory)
              proc)
-         ;; If will kill a process, query first.
-         (setq proc (get-buffer-process buffer))
-         (if proc (kill-process proc))
          (save-excursion
            (set-buffer buffer)
            (erase-buffer)
            (setq default-directory directory)
-           (setq proc (start-process "Shell" buffer
-                                     shell-file-name "-c" command))
-           (setq mode-line-process '(":%s"))
-           (set-process-sentinel proc 'ediff-shell-command-sentinel)
-           (set-process-filter proc 'ediff-shell-command-filter)
-           ))
+           (if (or (memq system-type '(emx ms-dos windows-nt windows-95))
+                   synch)
+               ;; In OS/2 (emx) do it synchronously, since OS/2 doesn't let us
+               ;; delete files used by other processes. Thus, in ediff-buffers
+               ;; and similar functions, we can't delete temp files because
+               ;; they might be used by the asynch process that computes
+               ;; custom diffs. So, we have to wait till custom diff
+               ;; subprocess is done.
+               ;; Similarly for Windows-*
+               ;; In DOS, must synchronize because DOS doesn't have
+               ;; asynchronous processes.
+               (apply 'call-process program nil buffer nil args)
+             ;; On other systems, do it asynchronously.
+             (setq proc (get-buffer-process buffer))
+             (if proc (kill-process proc))
+             (setq proc
+                   (apply 'start-process "Custom Diff" buffer program args))
+             (setq mode-line-process '(":%s"))
+             (set-process-sentinel proc 'ediff-process-sentinel)
+             (set-process-filter proc 'ediff-process-filter)
+             )))
       (store-match-data data))))
-      
-;; This is shell-command-filter from simple.el in FSF Emacs.
+
+;; This is shell-command-filter from simple.el in Emacs.
 ;; Copied here because XEmacs doesn't have it.
-(defun ediff-shell-command-filter (proc string)
+(defun ediff-process-filter (proc string)
   ;; Do save-excursion by hand so that we can leave point numerically unchanged
   ;; despite an insertion immediately after it.
   (let* ((obuf (current-buffer))
@@ -1032,11 +1305,11 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
       (if opoint
           (goto-char opoint))
       (set-buffer obuf))))
-      
+
 ;; like shell-command-sentinel but doesn't print an exit status message
 ;; we do this because diff always exits with status 1, if diffs are found
 ;; so shell-command-sentinel displays a confusing message to the user
-(defun ediff-shell-command-sentinel (process signal)
+(defun ediff-process-sentinel (process signal)
   (if (and (memq (process-status process) '(exit signal))
            (buffer-name (process-buffer process)))
       (progn
@@ -1044,39 +1317,45 @@ one optional arguments, diff-number to refine.")
           (set-buffer (process-buffer process))
           (setq mode-line-process nil))
         (delete-process process))))
-       
 
-;;; Word functions used to refine the current diff         
+
+;;; Word functions used to refine the current diff
 
 (defvar ediff-forward-word-function 'ediff-forward-word
   "*Function to call to move to the next word.
 Used for splitting difference regions into individual words.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'ediff-forward-word-function)
 
 (defvar ediff-whitespace " \n\t\f"
   "*Characters constituting white space.
 These characters are ignored when differing regions are split into words.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'ediff-whitespace)
 
-;;(defvar ediff-word-1 "a-zA-Z---_`'.?!:"
-(defvar ediff-word-1 "a-zA-Z---_"
+(defvar ediff-word-1
+  (ediff-cond-compile-for-xemacs-or-emacs "a-zA-Z---_" "-[:word:]_")
   "*Characters that constitute words of type 1.
 More precisely, [ediff-word-1] is a regexp that matches type 1 words.
-See `ediff-forward-word' for more details.")  
+See `ediff-forward-word' for more details.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'ediff-word-1)
 
 (defvar ediff-word-2 "0-9.,"
   "*Characters that constitute words of type 2.
 More precisely, [ediff-word-2] is a regexp that matches type 2 words.
 See `ediff-forward-word' for more details.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'ediff-word-2)
 
 (defvar ediff-word-3 "`'?!:;\"{}[]()"
   "*Characters that constitute words of type 3.
 More precisely, [ediff-word-3] is a regexp that matches type 3 words.
 See `ediff-forward-word' for more details.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'ediff-word-3)
 
 (defvar ediff-word-4
   (concat "^" ediff-word-1 ediff-word-2 ediff-word-3 ediff-whitespace)
   "*Characters that constitute words of type 4.
 More precisely, [ediff-word-4] is a regexp that matches type 4 words.
-See `ediff-forward-word' for more details.")  
+See `ediff-forward-word' for more details.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'ediff-word-4)
 
 ;; Split region along word boundaries. Each word will be on its own line.
 ;; Output to buffer out-buffer.
@@ -1084,71 +1363,197 @@ See `ediff-forward-word' for more details.")
   "Move point one word forward.
 There are four types of words, each of which consists entirely of
 characters in `ediff-word-1', `ediff-word-2', `ediff-word-3', or
-`ediff-word-4'.  Words are recognized by passing these in turn as the
-argument to `skip-chars-forward'."
-  (or (> (skip-chars-forward ediff-word-1) 0)
+`ediff-word-4'.  Words are recognized by passing these one after another as
+arguments to `skip-chars-forward'."
+  (or (> (+ (skip-chars-forward ediff-word-1)
+           (skip-syntax-forward "w"))
+        0)
       (> (skip-chars-forward ediff-word-2) 0)
       (> (skip-chars-forward ediff-word-3) 0)
       (> (skip-chars-forward ediff-word-4) 0)
       ))
 
+
 (defun ediff-wordify (beg end in-buffer out-buffer &optional control-buf)
-  (let (sv-point string)
+  (let ((forward-word-function
+        ;; eval in control buf to let user create local versions for
+        ;; different invocations
+        (if control-buf
+            (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buf
+              ediff-forward-word-function)
+          ediff-forward-word-function))
+       inbuf-syntax-tbl sv-point diff-string)
     (save-excursion
      (set-buffer in-buffer)
-     (setq string (buffer-substring beg end))
+     (setq inbuf-syntax-tbl
+          (if control-buf
+              (ediff-with-current-buffer control-buf
+                ediff-syntax-table)
+            (syntax-table)))
+     (setq diff-string (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end))
 
      (set-buffer out-buffer)
+     ;; Make sure that temp buff syntax table is the same as the original buf
+     ;; syntax tbl, because we use ediff-forward-word in both and
+     ;; ediff-forward-word depends on the syntax classes of characters.
+     (set-syntax-table inbuf-syntax-tbl)
      (erase-buffer)
-     (insert string)
+     (insert diff-string)
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)
      (delete-region (point-min) (point))
-     
+
      (while (not (eobp))
-       ;; eval incontrol buf to let user create local versions for
-       ;; different invocations
-       (if control-buf
-          (funcall 
-           (ediff-eval-in-buffer control-buf ediff-forward-word-function))
-        (funcall ediff-forward-word-function))
+       (funcall forward-word-function)
        (setq sv-point (point))
        (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)
        (delete-region sv-point (point))
        (insert "\n")))))
-       
-;; copy string from BEG END from IN-BUF to OUT-BUF
-(defun ediff-copy-to-buffer (beg end in-buffer out-buffer)
-  (let (string)
-    (save-excursion
-      (set-buffer in-buffer)
-     (setq string (buffer-substring beg end))
 
-     (set-buffer out-buffer)
-     (erase-buffer)
-     (insert string)
-     (goto-char (point-min)))))
+;; copy string specified as BEG END from IN-BUF to OUT-BUF
+(defun ediff-copy-to-buffer (beg end in-buffer out-buffer)
+  (with-current-buffer out-buffer
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (insert-buffer-substring in-buffer beg end)
+    (goto-char (point-min))))
 
 
 ;; goto word #n starting at current position in buffer `buf'
-;; For ediff, a word is either a string of a-z,A-Z, incl `-' and `_';
-;; or a string of other non-blanks. A blank is a \n\t\f
+;; For ediff, a word is determined by ediff-forward-word-function
 ;; If `flag' is non-nil, goto the end of the n-th word.
 (defun ediff-goto-word (n buf &optional flag)
   ;; remember val ediff-forward-word-function has in ctl buf
-  (let ((fwd-word-fun ediff-forward-word-function))
-    (ediff-eval-in-buffer buf
+  (let ((fwd-word-fun ediff-forward-word-function)
+       (syntax-tbl ediff-syntax-table))
+    (ediff-with-current-buffer buf
       (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)
-      (while (> n 1)
-       (funcall fwd-word-fun)
-       (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)
-       (setq n (1- n)))
-      (if (and flag (> n 0))
-         (funcall fwd-word-fun))
+      (ediff-with-syntax-table syntax-tbl
+       (while (> n 1)
+         (funcall fwd-word-fun)
+         (skip-chars-forward ediff-whitespace)
+         (setq n (1- n)))
+       (if (and flag (> n 0))
+           (funcall fwd-word-fun)))
       (point))))
 
+(defun ediff-same-file-contents (f1 f2)
+  "Return t if files F1 and F2 have identical contents."
+  (if (and (not (file-directory-p f1))
+           (not (file-directory-p f2)))
+      (let ((res
+            (apply 'call-process ediff-cmp-program nil nil nil
+                   (append ediff-cmp-options (list f1 f2)))))
+       (and (numberp res) (eq res 0))))
+  )
+
+
+(defun ediff-same-contents (d1 d2 &optional filter-re)
+  "Returns t iff D1 and D2 have the same content.
+D1 and D2 can either be both directories or both regular files.
+Symlinks and the likes are not handled.
+If FILTER-RE is non-nil, recursive checking in directories
+affects only files whose names match the expression."
+  ;; Normalize empty filter RE to nil.
+  (unless (> (length filter-re) 0) (setq filter-re nil))
+  ;; Indicate progress
+  (message "Comparing '%s' and '%s' modulo '%s'" d1 d2 filter-re)
+  (cond
+   ;; D1 & D2 directories => recurse
+   ((and (file-directory-p d1)
+         (file-directory-p d2))
+    (if (null ediff-recurse-to-subdirectories)
+       (if (y-or-n-p "Compare subdirectories recursively? ")
+           (setq ediff-recurse-to-subdirectories 'yes)
+         (setq ediff-recurse-to-subdirectories 'no)))
+    (if (eq ediff-recurse-to-subdirectories 'yes)
+       (let* ((all-entries-1 (directory-files d1 t filter-re))
+              (all-entries-2 (directory-files d2 t filter-re))
+              (entries-1 (ediff-delete-all-matches "^\\.\\.?$" all-entries-1))
+              (entries-2 (ediff-delete-all-matches "^\\.\\.?$" all-entries-2))
+              )
+
+         (ediff-same-file-contents-lists entries-1 entries-2 filter-re)
+         ))
+    ) ; end of the directories case
+   ;; D1 & D2 are both files => compare directly
+   ((and (file-regular-p d1)
+         (file-regular-p d2))
+    (ediff-same-file-contents d1 d2))
+   ;; Otherwise => false: unequal contents
+   )
+  )
+
+;; If lists have the same length and names of files are pairwise equal
+;; (removing the directories) then compare contents pairwise.
+;; True if all contents are the same; false otherwise
+(defun ediff-same-file-contents-lists (entries-1 entries-2 filter-re)
+  ;; First, check only the names (works quickly and ensures a
+  ;; precondition for subsequent code)
+  (if (and (= (length entries-1) (length entries-2))
+          (equal (mapcar 'file-name-nondirectory entries-1)
+                 (mapcar 'file-name-nondirectory entries-2)))
+      ;; With name equality established, compare the entries
+      ;; through recursion.
+      (let ((continue t))
+       (while (and entries-1 continue)
+         (if (ediff-same-contents
+              (car entries-1) (car entries-2) filter-re)
+             (setq entries-1 (cdr entries-1)
+                   entries-2 (cdr entries-2))
+           (setq continue nil))
+         )
+       ;; if reached the end then lists are equal
+       (null entries-1))
+    )
+  )
+
+
+;; ARG1 is a regexp, ARG2 is a list of full-filenames
+;; Delete all entries that match the regexp
+(defun ediff-delete-all-matches (regex file-list-list)
+  (let (result elt)
+    (while file-list-list
+      (setq elt (car file-list-list))
+      (or (string-match regex (file-name-nondirectory elt))
+         (setq result (cons elt result)))
+      (setq file-list-list (cdr file-list-list)))
+    (reverse result)))
+
+;; Ignore case handling - some ideas from drew.adams@@oracle.com
+(defun ediff-toggle-ignore-case ()
+  (interactive)
+  (ediff-barf-if-not-control-buffer)
+  (setq ediff-ignore-case (not ediff-ignore-case))
+  (cond (ediff-ignore-case
+        (setq ediff-actual-diff-options 
+              (concat ediff-diff-options " " ediff-ignore-case-option)
+              ediff-actual-diff3-options
+              (concat ediff-diff3-options " " ediff-ignore-case-option3))
+        (message "Ignoring regions that differ only in case"))
+       (t
+        (setq ediff-actual-diff-options ediff-diff-options
+              ediff-actual-diff3-options ediff-diff3-options)
+        (message "Ignoring case differences turned OFF")))
+  (cond (ediff-merge-job
+        (message "Ignoring letter case is too dangerous in merge jobs"))
+       ((and ediff-diff3-job (string= ediff-ignore-case-option3 ""))
+        (message "Ignoring letter case is not supported by this diff3 program"))
+       ((and (not ediff-3way-job) (string= ediff-ignore-case-option ""))
+        (message "Ignoring letter case is not supported by this diff program"))
+       (t
+        (sit-for 1)
+        (ediff-update-diffs)))
+  )
+
 
 (provide 'ediff-diff)
 
 
-;; ediff-diff.el ends here
+;;; 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: a86d448e-58d7-4572-a1d9-fdedfa22f648
+;;; ediff-diff.el ends here