Mergiraf: syntax-aware merging for Git
LWN.net News from the source ContentWeekly EditionArchivesSearchKernelSecurityEvents calendarUnread commentsLWN FAQWrite for us EditionReturn to the Front page User: Password: | | Subscribe / Log in / New account Mergiraf: syntax-aware merging for Git Did you know…? LWN.net is a subscriber-supported publication; we rely on subscribers to keep the entire operation going. Please help out by buying a subscription and keeping LWN on the net. By Daroc AldenOctober 31, 2025 The idea of automatic syntax-aware merging in version-control systems goes back to 2005 or earlier, but initial implementations were often language-specific and slow. Mergiraf is a merge-conflict resolver that uses a generic algorithm plus a small amount of language-specific…
