Add melpa as a package source.
Emacs git gutter.
Git gutter eldoes not work with linum modebut git gutter fringe elcan work with linum mode.
Using emacs 42 git gutter and timemachine mike zamansky.
For example if vc supports new vcs which is greater than git diff hl works with such vcs with no code modification.
Git gutter el uses it for calculating character length of the signs.
Git gutter fringe does not use vc.
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Just try it because git gutter works fine in the recent stable emacs.
Emacs comes with a front end for git supporting a large subset of git s functionality.
But char width does not work for some full width characters.
You can not use both git gutter el and git gutter fringe el.
While diff hl benefits from vc.
Of course there s some things which can be improved but people have real life and other things to do so be kind.
If you want to use git gutterfor files in git repository.
You can use git gutter fringe even if you disable vc mode.
Emacs has char width function which returns character width.
Add the following to your emacs file global git gutter mode t if you want to disable git gutter for some modes set the variable git gutter disabled modes.
Git gutter elprovides global minor mode global git gutter mode and minor mode git gutter mode.
So you should explicitly specify window width if you use full width character.
But char width does not work for some full width characters.
It contains patches that haven t yet been added to git gutter changelog.
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You add following s exp in your configuration file emacs d init elor emacs.
In contrast git gutter fringe eldoes not work in tty frame emacs nw but git gutter elcan work in tty frame.
Git gutter el uses it for calculating character length of the signs.
So you should explicitly specify window width if you use full width character.
Emacs comes with a generic version control front end called versioncontrol or vc.
Emacs has char width function which returns character width.
Run m x package install git gutter.
This is a good choice if you use other vcs besides git or have no desire to use features unique to git.