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Using Meld merging tool on Mac

  1. Install XQuartz

  2. Install meld with brew

     brew install meld

  3. Copy PYTHONPATH

     brew info pygtk

  4. Paste result of (3) in ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

     export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH

  5. Set meld as your default git mergetool

     git config --global merge.tool meld

  6. Go find your conflicts!

Source: Homebrew/legacy-homebrew#20644

UPDATE (03/14/2015):

For those who have problems in newer versions Homebrew/legacy-homebrew#36824

If you try:

$ brew install meld
Error: No available formula for meld 
Searching formulae...
Searching taps...`

Instead try:

$ brew install homebrew/x11/meld

Alternative method (by @yousseb)

If you want to install Meld with no hassle go to: https://github.com/yousseb/meld/releases/tag/osx-v1

  • An actual DMG file that you can install right away.
  • No X required.
  • Key mapping is Mac(ish).
  • Used Clearlooks + Tango icon theme in the app so that it looks nice.
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