Support direct comparison (git diff a..b) as well merge comparison (a...b) (#16635)

This PR changes the compare page to make the "..." in the between branches a clickable link. This changes the comparison type from "..." to "..". Similarly it makes the initial compare icon clickable to switch the head and base branches. Signed-off-by: Andrew Thornton <art27@cantab.net> Co-authored-by: Lauris BH <lauris@nix.lv> Co-authored-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
2025-11-04 08:30:25 +08:00 · 2021-09-27 13:19:34 +01:00
parent 123f0aea00
commit 920608e592
10 changed files with 198 additions and 148 deletions
--- a/modules/git/repo_compare.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_compare.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetMergeBase(tmpRemote string, base, head string) (strin
 }

 // GetCompareInfo generates and returns compare information between base and head branches of repositories.
-func (repo *Repository) GetCompareInfo(basePath, baseBranch, headBranch string) (_ *CompareInfo, err error) {
+func (repo *Repository) GetCompareInfo(basePath, baseBranch, headBranch string, directComparison bool) (_ *CompareInfo, err error) {
 	var (
 		remoteBranch string
 		tmpRemote    string
@@ -79,8 +79,15 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCompareInfo(basePath, baseBranch, headBranch string)
 		if err != nil {
 			compareInfo.BaseCommitID = remoteBranch
 		}
+		separator := "..."
+		baseCommitID := compareInfo.MergeBase
+		if directComparison {
+			separator = ".."
+			baseCommitID = compareInfo.BaseCommitID
+		}
+
 		// We have a common base - therefore we know that ... should work
-		logs, err := NewCommand("log", compareInfo.MergeBase+"..."+headBranch, prettyLogFormat).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		logs, err := NewCommand("log", baseCommitID+separator+headBranch, prettyLogFormat).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCompareInfo(basePath, baseBranch, headBranch string)
 	// Count number of changed files.
 	// This probably should be removed as we need to use shortstat elsewhere
 	// Now there is git diff --shortstat but this appears to be slower than simply iterating with --nameonly
-	compareInfo.NumFiles, err = repo.GetDiffNumChangedFiles(remoteBranch, headBranch)
+	compareInfo.NumFiles, err = repo.GetDiffNumChangedFiles(remoteBranch, headBranch, directComparison)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -120,12 +127,17 @@ func (l *lineCountWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {

 // GetDiffNumChangedFiles counts the number of changed files
 // This is substantially quicker than shortstat but...
-func (repo *Repository) GetDiffNumChangedFiles(base, head string) (int, error) {
+func (repo *Repository) GetDiffNumChangedFiles(base, head string, directComparison bool) (int, error) {
 	// Now there is git diff --shortstat but this appears to be slower than simply iterating with --nameonly
 	w := &lineCountWriter{}
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)

-	if err := NewCommand("diff", "-z", "--name-only", base+"..."+head).
+	separator := "..."
+	if directComparison {
+		separator = ".."
+	}
+
+	if err := NewCommand("diff", "-z", "--name-only", base+separator+head).
 		RunInDirPipeline(repo.Path, w, stderr); err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "no merge base") {
 			// git >= 2.28 now returns an error if base and head have become unrelated.
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -1386,6 +1386,8 @@ pulls.compare_changes = New Pull Request
 pulls.compare_changes_desc = Select the branch to merge into and the branch to pull from.
 pulls.compare_base = merge into
 pulls.compare_compare = pull from
+pulls.switch_comparison_type = Switch comparison type
+pulls.switch_head_and_base = Switch head and base
 pulls.filter_branch = Filter branch
 pulls.no_results = No results found.
 pulls.nothing_to_compare = These branches are equal. There is no need to create a pull request.
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ func parseCompareInfo(ctx *context.APIContext, form api.CreatePullRequestOption)
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
 	}

-	compareInfo, err := headGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(models.RepoPath(baseRepo.Owner.Name, baseRepo.Name), baseBranch, headBranch)
+	compareInfo, err := headGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(models.RepoPath(baseRepo.Owner.Name, baseRepo.Name), baseBranch, headBranch, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		headGitRepo.Close()
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetCompareInfo", err)
@@ -1183,9 +1183,9 @@ func GetPullRequestCommits(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 	defer baseGitRepo.Close()
 	if pr.HasMerged {
-		prInfo, err = baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath(), pr.MergeBase, pr.GetGitRefName())
+		prInfo, err = baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath(), pr.MergeBase, pr.GetGitRefName(), true)
 	} else {
-		prInfo, err = baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath(), pr.BaseBranch, pr.GetGitRefName())
+		prInfo, err = baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath(), pr.BaseBranch, pr.GetGitRefName(), true)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetCompareInfo", err)
--- a/routers/web/repo/commit.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/commit.go
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ func Diff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo,
 		commitID, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
 		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles,
-		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
+		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)),
+		false)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.NotFound("GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior", err)
 		return
--- a/routers/web/repo/compare.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/compare.go
@@ -145,9 +145,21 @@ func setCsvCompareContext(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 }

+// CompareInfo represents the collected results from ParseCompareInfo
+type CompareInfo struct {
+	HeadUser         *models.User
+	HeadRepo         *models.Repository
+	HeadGitRepo      *git.Repository
+	CompareInfo      *git.CompareInfo
+	BaseBranch       string
+	HeadBranch       string
+	DirectComparison bool
+}
+
 // ParseCompareInfo parse compare info between two commit for preparing comparing references
-func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *git.Repository, *git.CompareInfo, string, string) {
+func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) *CompareInfo {
 	baseRepo := ctx.Repo.Repository
+	ci := &CompareInfo{}

 	// Get compared branches information
 	// A full compare url is of the form:
@@ -173,92 +185,97 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 	// same repo: master...feature

 	var (
-		headUser   *models.User
-		headRepo   *models.Repository
-		headBranch string
 		isSameRepo bool
 		infoPath   string
 		err        error
 	)
+
 	infoPath = ctx.Params("*")
 	infos := strings.SplitN(infoPath, "...", 2)
+
+	if len(infos) != 2 {
+		infos = strings.SplitN(infoPath, "..", 2)
+		ci.DirectComparison = true
+		ctx.Data["PageIsComparePull"] = false
+	}
+
 	if len(infos) != 2 {
 		log.Trace("ParseCompareInfo[%d]: not enough compared branches information %s", baseRepo.ID, infos)
 		ctx.NotFound("CompareAndPullRequest", nil)
-		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+		return nil
 	}

 	ctx.Data["BaseName"] = baseRepo.OwnerName
-	baseBranch := infos[0]
-	ctx.Data["BaseBranch"] = baseBranch
+	ci.BaseBranch = infos[0]
+	ctx.Data["BaseBranch"] = ci.BaseBranch

 	// If there is no head repository, it means compare between same repository.
 	headInfos := strings.Split(infos[1], ":")
 	if len(headInfos) == 1 {
 		isSameRepo = true
-		headUser = ctx.Repo.Owner
-		headBranch = headInfos[0]
+		ci.HeadUser = ctx.Repo.Owner
+		ci.HeadBranch = headInfos[0]

 	} else if len(headInfos) == 2 {
 		headInfosSplit := strings.Split(headInfos[0], "/")
 		if len(headInfosSplit) == 1 {
-			headUser, err = models.GetUserByName(headInfos[0])
+			ci.HeadUser, err = models.GetUserByName(headInfos[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				if models.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
 					ctx.NotFound("GetUserByName", nil)
 				} else {
 					ctx.ServerError("GetUserByName", err)
 				}
-				return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+				return nil
 			}
-			headBranch = headInfos[1]
-			isSameRepo = headUser.ID == ctx.Repo.Owner.ID
+			ci.HeadBranch = headInfos[1]
+			isSameRepo = ci.HeadUser.ID == ctx.Repo.Owner.ID
 			if isSameRepo {
-				headRepo = baseRepo
+				ci.HeadRepo = baseRepo
 			}
 		} else {
-			headRepo, err = models.GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName(headInfosSplit[0], headInfosSplit[1])
+			ci.HeadRepo, err = models.GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName(headInfosSplit[0], headInfosSplit[1])
 			if err != nil {
 				if models.IsErrRepoNotExist(err) {
 					ctx.NotFound("GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName", nil)
 				} else {
 					ctx.ServerError("GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName", err)
 				}
-				return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+				return nil
 			}
-			if err := headRepo.GetOwner(); err != nil {
+			if err := ci.HeadRepo.GetOwner(); err != nil {
 				if models.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
 					ctx.NotFound("GetUserByName", nil)
 				} else {
 					ctx.ServerError("GetUserByName", err)
 				}
-				return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+				return nil
 			}
-			headBranch = headInfos[1]
-			headUser = headRepo.Owner
-			isSameRepo = headRepo.ID == ctx.Repo.Repository.ID
+			ci.HeadBranch = headInfos[1]
+			ci.HeadUser = ci.HeadRepo.Owner
+			isSameRepo = ci.HeadRepo.ID == ctx.Repo.Repository.ID
 		}
 	} else {
 		ctx.NotFound("CompareAndPullRequest", nil)
-		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+		return nil
 	}
-	ctx.Data["HeadUser"] = headUser
-	ctx.Data["HeadBranch"] = headBranch
+	ctx.Data["HeadUser"] = ci.HeadUser
+	ctx.Data["HeadBranch"] = ci.HeadBranch
 	ctx.Repo.PullRequest.SameRepo = isSameRepo

 	// Check if base branch is valid.
-	baseIsCommit := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsCommitExist(baseBranch)
-	baseIsBranch := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist(baseBranch)
-	baseIsTag := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsTagExist(baseBranch)
+	baseIsCommit := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsCommitExist(ci.BaseBranch)
+	baseIsBranch := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist(ci.BaseBranch)
+	baseIsTag := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsTagExist(ci.BaseBranch)
 	if !baseIsCommit && !baseIsBranch && !baseIsTag {
 		// Check if baseBranch is short sha commit hash
-		if baseCommit, _ := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetCommit(baseBranch); baseCommit != nil {
-			baseBranch = baseCommit.ID.String()
-			ctx.Data["BaseBranch"] = baseBranch
+		if baseCommit, _ := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetCommit(ci.BaseBranch); baseCommit != nil {
+			ci.BaseBranch = baseCommit.ID.String()
+			ctx.Data["BaseBranch"] = ci.BaseBranch
 			baseIsCommit = true
 		} else {
 			ctx.NotFound("IsRefExist", nil)
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
 	ctx.Data["BaseIsCommit"] = baseIsCommit
@@ -284,7 +301,7 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 		if err != nil {
 			if !models.IsErrRepoNotExist(err) {
 				ctx.ServerError("Unable to find root repo", err)
-				return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+				return nil
 			}
 		} else {
 			rootRepo = baseRepo.BaseRepo
@@ -303,29 +320,29 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 		}
 	}

-	has := headRepo != nil
+	has := ci.HeadRepo != nil
 	// 3. If the base is a forked from "RootRepo" and the owner of
 	// the "RootRepo" is the :headUser - set headRepo to that
-	if !has && rootRepo != nil && rootRepo.OwnerID == headUser.ID {
-		headRepo = rootRepo
+	if !has && rootRepo != nil && rootRepo.OwnerID == ci.HeadUser.ID {
+		ci.HeadRepo = rootRepo
 		has = true
 	}

 	// 4. If the ctx.User has their own fork of the baseRepo and the headUser is the ctx.User
 	// set the headRepo to the ownFork
-	if !has && ownForkRepo != nil && ownForkRepo.OwnerID == headUser.ID {
-		headRepo = ownForkRepo
+	if !has && ownForkRepo != nil && ownForkRepo.OwnerID == ci.HeadUser.ID {
+		ci.HeadRepo = ownForkRepo
 		has = true
 	}

 	// 5. If the headOwner has a fork of the baseRepo - use that
 	if !has {
-		headRepo, has = models.HasForkedRepo(headUser.ID, baseRepo.ID)
+		ci.HeadRepo, has = models.HasForkedRepo(ci.HeadUser.ID, baseRepo.ID)
 	}

 	// 6. If the baseRepo is a fork and the headUser has a fork of that use that
 	if !has && baseRepo.IsFork {
-		headRepo, has = models.HasForkedRepo(headUser.ID, baseRepo.ForkID)
+		ci.HeadRepo, has = models.HasForkedRepo(ci.HeadUser.ID, baseRepo.ForkID)
 	}

 	// 7. Otherwise if we're not the same repo and haven't found a repo give up
@@ -334,20 +351,19 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 	}

 	// 8. Finally open the git repo
-	var headGitRepo *git.Repository
 	if isSameRepo {
-		headRepo = ctx.Repo.Repository
-		headGitRepo = ctx.Repo.GitRepo
+		ci.HeadRepo = ctx.Repo.Repository
+		ci.HeadGitRepo = ctx.Repo.GitRepo
 	} else if has {
-		headGitRepo, err = git.OpenRepository(headRepo.RepoPath())
+		ci.HeadGitRepo, err = git.OpenRepository(ci.HeadRepo.RepoPath())
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("OpenRepository", err)
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+			return nil
 		}
-		defer headGitRepo.Close()
+		defer ci.HeadGitRepo.Close()
 	}

-	ctx.Data["HeadRepo"] = headRepo
+	ctx.Data["HeadRepo"] = ci.HeadRepo

 	// Now we need to assert that the ctx.User has permission to read
 	// the baseRepo's code and pulls
@@ -355,7 +371,7 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 	permBase, err := models.GetUserRepoPermission(baseRepo, ctx.User)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetUserRepoPermission", err)
-		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+		return nil
 	}
 	if !permBase.CanRead(models.UnitTypeCode) {
 		if log.IsTrace() {
@@ -365,26 +381,26 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 				permBase)
 		}
 		ctx.NotFound("ParseCompareInfo", nil)
-		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+		return nil
 	}

 	// If we're not merging from the same repo:
 	if !isSameRepo {
 		// Assert ctx.User has permission to read headRepo's codes
-		permHead, err := models.GetUserRepoPermission(headRepo, ctx.User)
+		permHead, err := models.GetUserRepoPermission(ci.HeadRepo, ctx.User)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("GetUserRepoPermission", err)
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+			return nil
 		}
 		if !permHead.CanRead(models.UnitTypeCode) {
 			if log.IsTrace() {
 				log.Trace("Permission Denied: User: %-v cannot read code in Repo: %-v\nUser in headRepo has Permissions: %-+v",
 					ctx.User,
-					headRepo,
+					ci.HeadRepo,
 					permHead)
 			}
 			ctx.NotFound("ParseCompareInfo", nil)
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+			return nil
 		}
 	}

@@ -393,12 +409,12 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 	// 2. the computed head
 	// then get the branches of it
 	if rootRepo != nil &&
-		rootRepo.ID != headRepo.ID &&
+		rootRepo.ID != ci.HeadRepo.ID &&
 		rootRepo.ID != baseRepo.ID {
 		perm, branches, tags, err := getBranchesAndTagsForRepo(ctx.User, rootRepo)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("GetBranchesForRepo", err)
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+			return nil
 		}
 		if perm {
 			ctx.Data["RootRepo"] = rootRepo
@@ -413,13 +429,13 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 	// 3. The rootRepo (if we have one)
 	// then get the branches from it.
 	if ownForkRepo != nil &&
-		ownForkRepo.ID != headRepo.ID &&
+		ownForkRepo.ID != ci.HeadRepo.ID &&
 		ownForkRepo.ID != baseRepo.ID &&
 		(rootRepo == nil || ownForkRepo.ID != rootRepo.ID) {
 		perm, branches, tags, err := getBranchesAndTagsForRepo(ctx.User, ownForkRepo)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.ServerError("GetBranchesForRepo", err)
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+			return nil
 		}
 		if perm {
 			ctx.Data["OwnForkRepo"] = ownForkRepo
@@ -429,18 +445,18 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 	}

 	// Check if head branch is valid.
-	headIsCommit := headGitRepo.IsCommitExist(headBranch)
-	headIsBranch := headGitRepo.IsBranchExist(headBranch)
-	headIsTag := headGitRepo.IsTagExist(headBranch)
+	headIsCommit := ci.HeadGitRepo.IsCommitExist(ci.HeadBranch)
+	headIsBranch := ci.HeadGitRepo.IsBranchExist(ci.HeadBranch)
+	headIsTag := ci.HeadGitRepo.IsTagExist(ci.HeadBranch)
 	if !headIsCommit && !headIsBranch && !headIsTag {
 		// Check if headBranch is short sha commit hash
-		if headCommit, _ := headGitRepo.GetCommit(headBranch); headCommit != nil {
-			headBranch = headCommit.ID.String()
-			ctx.Data["HeadBranch"] = headBranch
+		if headCommit, _ := ci.HeadGitRepo.GetCommit(ci.HeadBranch); headCommit != nil {
+			ci.HeadBranch = headCommit.ID.String()
+			ctx.Data["HeadBranch"] = ci.HeadBranch
 			headIsCommit = true
 		} else {
 			ctx.NotFound("IsRefExist", nil)
-			return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
 	ctx.Data["HeadIsCommit"] = headIsCommit
@@ -460,40 +476,36 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) (*models.User, *models.Repository, *
 				permBase)
 		}
 		ctx.NotFound("ParseCompareInfo", nil)
-		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+		return nil
 	}

-	baseBranchRef := baseBranch
+	baseBranchRef := ci.BaseBranch
 	if baseIsBranch {
-		baseBranchRef = git.BranchPrefix + baseBranch
+		baseBranchRef = git.BranchPrefix + ci.BaseBranch
 	} else if baseIsTag {
-		baseBranchRef = git.TagPrefix + baseBranch
+		baseBranchRef = git.TagPrefix + ci.BaseBranch
 	}
-	headBranchRef := headBranch
+	headBranchRef := ci.HeadBranch
 	if headIsBranch {
-		headBranchRef = git.BranchPrefix + headBranch
+		headBranchRef = git.BranchPrefix + ci.HeadBranch
 	} else if headIsTag {
-		headBranchRef = git.TagPrefix + headBranch
+		headBranchRef = git.TagPrefix + ci.HeadBranch
 	}

-	compareInfo, err := headGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(baseRepo.RepoPath(), baseBranchRef, headBranchRef)
+	ci.CompareInfo, err = ci.HeadGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(baseRepo.RepoPath(), baseBranchRef, headBranchRef, ci.DirectComparison)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetCompareInfo", err)
-		return nil, nil, nil, nil, "", ""
+		return nil
 	}
-	ctx.Data["BeforeCommitID"] = compareInfo.MergeBase
+	ctx.Data["BeforeCommitID"] = ci.CompareInfo.MergeBase

-	return headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, compareInfo, baseBranch, headBranch
+	return ci
 }

 // PrepareCompareDiff renders compare diff page
 func PrepareCompareDiff(
 	ctx *context.Context,
-	headUser *models.User,
-	headRepo *models.Repository,
-	headGitRepo *git.Repository,
-	compareInfo *git.CompareInfo,
-	baseBranch, headBranch string,
+	ci *CompareInfo,
 	whitespaceBehavior string) bool {

 	var (
@@ -503,19 +515,20 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 	)

 	// Get diff information.
-	ctx.Data["CommitRepoLink"] = headRepo.Link()
+	ctx.Data["CommitRepoLink"] = ci.HeadRepo.Link()

-	headCommitID := compareInfo.HeadCommitID
+	headCommitID := ci.CompareInfo.HeadCommitID

 	ctx.Data["AfterCommitID"] = headCommitID

-	if headCommitID == compareInfo.MergeBase {
+	if (headCommitID == ci.CompareInfo.MergeBase && !ci.DirectComparison) ||
+		headCommitID == ci.CompareInfo.BaseCommitID {
 		ctx.Data["IsNothingToCompare"] = true
 		if unit, err := repo.GetUnit(models.UnitTypePullRequests); err == nil {
 			config := unit.PullRequestsConfig()

 			if !config.AutodetectManualMerge {
-				allowEmptyPr := !(baseBranch == headBranch && ctx.Repo.Repository.Name == headRepo.Name)
+				allowEmptyPr := !(ci.BaseBranch == ci.HeadBranch && ctx.Repo.Repository.Name == ci.HeadRepo.Name)
 				ctx.Data["AllowEmptyPr"] = allowEmptyPr

 				return !allowEmptyPr
@@ -526,9 +539,14 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 		return true
 	}

-	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(headGitRepo,
-		compareInfo.MergeBase, headCommitID, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
-		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, whitespaceBehavior)
+	beforeCommitID := ci.CompareInfo.MergeBase
+	if ci.DirectComparison {
+		beforeCommitID = ci.CompareInfo.BaseCommitID
+	}
+
+	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(ci.HeadGitRepo,
+		beforeCommitID, headCommitID, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
+		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, whitespaceBehavior, ci.DirectComparison)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior", err)
 		return false
@@ -536,14 +554,14 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 	ctx.Data["Diff"] = diff
 	ctx.Data["DiffNotAvailable"] = diff.NumFiles == 0

-	headCommit, err := headGitRepo.GetCommit(headCommitID)
+	headCommit, err := ci.HeadGitRepo.GetCommit(headCommitID)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetCommit", err)
 		return false
 	}

 	baseGitRepo := ctx.Repo.GitRepo
-	baseCommitID := compareInfo.BaseCommitID
+	baseCommitID := ci.CompareInfo.BaseCommitID

 	baseCommit, err := baseGitRepo.GetCommit(baseCommitID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -551,7 +569,7 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 		return false
 	}

-	commits := models.ConvertFromGitCommit(compareInfo.Commits, headRepo)
+	commits := models.ConvertFromGitCommit(ci.CompareInfo.Commits, ci.HeadRepo)
 	ctx.Data["Commits"] = commits
 	ctx.Data["CommitCount"] = len(commits)

@@ -564,7 +582,7 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 			ctx.Data["content"] = strings.Join(body[1:], "\n")
 		}
 	} else {
-		title = headBranch
+		title = ci.HeadBranch
 	}
 	if len(title) > 255 {
 		var trailer string
@@ -579,10 +597,10 @@ func PrepareCompareDiff(
 	}

 	ctx.Data["title"] = title
-	ctx.Data["Username"] = headUser.Name
-	ctx.Data["Reponame"] = headRepo.Name
+	ctx.Data["Username"] = ci.HeadUser.Name
+	ctx.Data["Reponame"] = ci.HeadRepo.Name

-	headTarget := path.Join(headUser.Name, repo.Name)
+	headTarget := path.Join(ci.HeadUser.Name, repo.Name)
 	setCompareContext(ctx, baseCommit, headCommit, headTarget)

 	return false
@@ -615,17 +633,25 @@ func getBranchesAndTagsForRepo(user *models.User, repo *models.Repository) (bool

 // CompareDiff show different from one commit to another commit
 func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
-	headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, compareInfo, baseBranch, headBranch := ParseCompareInfo(ctx)
+	ci := ParseCompareInfo(ctx)
 	defer func() {
-		if headGitRepo != nil {
-			headGitRepo.Close()
+		if ci.HeadGitRepo != nil {
+			ci.HeadGitRepo.Close()
 		}
 	}()
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}

-	nothingToCompare := PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, compareInfo, baseBranch, headBranch,
+	ctx.Data["DirectComparison"] = ci.DirectComparison
+	ctx.Data["OtherCompareSeparator"] = ".."
+	ctx.Data["CompareSeparator"] = "..."
+	if ci.DirectComparison {
+		ctx.Data["CompareSeparator"] = ".."
+		ctx.Data["OtherCompareSeparator"] = "..."
+	}
+
+	nothingToCompare := PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, ci,
 		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
@@ -639,14 +665,14 @@ func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Tags"] = baseTags

-	headBranches, _, err := headGitRepo.GetBranches(0, 0)
+	headBranches, _, err := ci.HeadGitRepo.GetBranches(0, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetBranches", err)
 		return
 	}
 	ctx.Data["HeadBranches"] = headBranches

-	headTags, err := headGitRepo.GetTags(0, 0)
+	headTags, err := ci.HeadGitRepo.GetTags(0, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetTags", err)
 		return
@@ -654,7 +680,7 @@ func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["HeadTags"] = headTags

 	if ctx.Data["PageIsComparePull"] == true {
-		pr, err := models.GetUnmergedPullRequest(headRepo.ID, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, headBranch, baseBranch, models.PullRequestFlowGithub)
+		pr, err := models.GetUnmergedPullRequest(ci.HeadRepo.ID, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, ci.HeadBranch, ci.BaseBranch, models.PullRequestFlowGithub)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !models.IsErrPullRequestNotExist(err) {
 				ctx.ServerError("GetUnmergedPullRequest", err)
@@ -678,7 +704,11 @@ func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	beforeCommitID := ctx.Data["BeforeCommitID"].(string)
 	afterCommitID := ctx.Data["AfterCommitID"].(string)

-	ctx.Data["Title"] = "Comparing " + base.ShortSha(beforeCommitID) + "..." + base.ShortSha(afterCommitID)
+	separator := "..."
+	if ci.DirectComparison {
+		separator = ".."
+	}
+	ctx.Data["Title"] = "Comparing " + base.ShortSha(beforeCommitID) + separator + base.ShortSha(afterCommitID)

 	ctx.Data["IsRepoToolbarCommits"] = true
 	ctx.Data["IsDiffCompare"] = true
--- a/routers/web/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func PrepareMergedViewPullInfo(ctx *context.Context, issue *models.Issue) *git.C
 	ctx.Data["HasMerged"] = true

 	compareInfo, err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetCompareInfo(ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath(),
-		pull.MergeBase, pull.GetGitRefName())
+		pull.MergeBase, pull.GetGitRefName(), true)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Not a valid object name") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown revision or path not in the working tree") {
 			ctx.Data["IsPullRequestBroken"] = true
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func PrepareViewPullInfo(ctx *context.Context, issue *models.Issue) *git.Compare
 		}

 		compareInfo, err := baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pull.BaseRepo.RepoPath(),
-			pull.MergeBase, pull.GetGitRefName())
+			pull.MergeBase, pull.GetGitRefName(), true)
 		if err != nil {
 			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Not a valid object name") {
 				ctx.Data["IsPullRequestBroken"] = true
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ func PrepareViewPullInfo(ctx *context.Context, issue *models.Issue) *git.Compare
 	}

 	compareInfo, err := baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pull.BaseRepo.RepoPath(),
-		git.BranchPrefix+pull.BaseBranch, pull.GetGitRefName())
+		git.BranchPrefix+pull.BaseBranch, pull.GetGitRefName(), true)
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Not a valid object name") {
 			ctx.Data["IsPullRequestBroken"] = true
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func ViewPullFiles(ctx *context.Context) {
 	diff, err := gitdiff.GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo,
 		startCommitID, endCommitID, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines,
 		setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLineCharacters, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles,
-		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
+		gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior", err)
 		return
@@ -1041,10 +1041,10 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		attachments []string
 	)

-	headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, prInfo, baseBranch, headBranch := ParseCompareInfo(ctx)
+	ci := ParseCompareInfo(ctx)
 	defer func() {
-		if headGitRepo != nil {
-			headGitRepo.Close()
+		if ci.HeadGitRepo != nil {
+			ci.HeadGitRepo.Close()
 		}
 	}()
 	if ctx.Written() {
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {

 		// This stage is already stop creating new pull request, so it does not matter if it has
 		// something to compare or not.
-		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, prInfo, baseBranch, headBranch,
+		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, ci,
 			gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 		if ctx.Written() {
 			return
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}

 	if util.IsEmptyString(form.Title) {
-		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, headUser, headRepo, headGitRepo, prInfo, baseBranch, headBranch,
+		PrepareCompareDiff(ctx, ci,
 			gitdiff.GetWhitespaceFlag(ctx.Data["WhitespaceBehavior"].(string)))
 		if ctx.Written() {
 			return
@@ -1104,13 +1104,13 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		Content:     form.Content,
 	}
 	pullRequest := &models.PullRequest{
-		HeadRepoID: headRepo.ID,
+		HeadRepoID: ci.HeadRepo.ID,
 		BaseRepoID: repo.ID,
-		HeadBranch: headBranch,
-		BaseBranch: baseBranch,
-		HeadRepo:   headRepo,
+		HeadBranch: ci.HeadBranch,
+		BaseBranch: ci.BaseBranch,
+		HeadRepo:   ci.HeadRepo,
 		BaseRepo:   repo,
-		MergeBase:  prInfo.MergeBase,
+		MergeBase:  ci.CompareInfo.MergeBase,
 		Type:       models.PullRequestGitea,
 	}
 	// FIXME: check error in the case two people send pull request at almost same time, give nice error prompt
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ func readFileName(rd *strings.Reader) (string, bool) {
 // GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior builds a Diff between two commits of a repository.
 // Passing the empty string as beforeCommitID returns a diff from the parent commit.
 // The whitespaceBehavior is either an empty string or a git flag
-func GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo *git.Repository, beforeCommitID, afterCommitID string, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, whitespaceBehavior string) (*Diff, error) {
+func GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo *git.Repository, beforeCommitID, afterCommitID string, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, whitespaceBehavior string, directComparison bool) (*Diff, error) {
 	repoPath := gitRepo.Path

 	commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(afterCommitID)
@@ -1357,7 +1357,12 @@ func GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo *git.Repository, beforeCommitID,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Wait: %v", err)
 	}

-	shortstatArgs := []string{beforeCommitID + "..." + afterCommitID}
+	separator := "..."
+	if directComparison {
+		separator = ".."
+	}
+
+	shortstatArgs := []string{beforeCommitID + separator + afterCommitID}
 	if len(beforeCommitID) == 0 || beforeCommitID == git.EmptySHA {
 		shortstatArgs = []string{git.EmptyTreeSHA, afterCommitID}
 	}
@@ -1377,8 +1382,8 @@ func GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo *git.Repository, beforeCommitID,

 // GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior builds a Diff representing the given commitID.
 // The whitespaceBehavior is either an empty string or a git flag
-func GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo *git.Repository, commitID string, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, whitespaceBehavior string) (*Diff, error) {
-	return GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo, "", commitID, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles, whitespaceBehavior)
+func GetDiffCommitWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo *git.Repository, commitID string, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles int, whitespaceBehavior string, directComparison bool) (*Diff, error) {
+	return GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo, "", commitID, maxLines, maxLineCharacters, maxFiles, whitespaceBehavior, directComparison)
 }

 // CommentAsDiff returns c.Patch as *Diff
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff_test.go
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func TestGetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(t *testing.T) {
 	defer gitRepo.Close()
 	for _, behavior := range []string{"-w", "--ignore-space-at-eol", "-b", ""} {
 		diffs, err := GetDiffRangeWithWhitespaceBehavior(gitRepo, "559c156f8e0178b71cb44355428f24001b08fc68", "bd7063cc7c04689c4d082183d32a604ed27a24f9",
-			setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, behavior)
+			setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffLines, setting.Git.MaxGitDiffFiles, behavior, false)
 		assert.NoError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("Error when diff with %s", behavior))
 		for _, f := range diffs.Files {
 			assert.True(t, len(f.Sections) > 0, fmt.Sprintf("%s should have sections", f.Name))
--- a/services/pull/pull.go
+++ b/services/pull/pull.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewPullRequest(repo *models.Repository, pull *models.Issue, labelIDs []int6
 	defer baseGitRepo.Close()

 	compareInfo, err := baseGitRepo.GetCompareInfo(pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath(),
-		git.BranchPrefix+pr.BaseBranch, pr.GetGitRefName())
+		git.BranchPrefix+pr.BaseBranch, pr.GetGitRefName(), true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
--- a/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/compare.tmpl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		{{- end -}}
 	{{- end -}}
 	<div class="ui segment choose branch">
-		{{svg "octicon-git-compare"}}
+		<a href="{{$.HeadRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.BaseName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}" title="{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.switch_head_and_base"}}">{{svg "octicon-git-compare"}}</a>
 		<div class="ui floating filter dropdown" data-no-results="{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.no_results"}}">
 			<div class="ui basic small button">
 				<span class="text">{{if $.PageIsComparePull}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_base"}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.compare.compare_base"}}{{end}}: {{$BaseCompareName}}:{{$.BaseBranch}}</span>
@@ -62,47 +62,47 @@
 				</div>
 				<div class="scrolling menu reference-list-menu base-branch-list">
 					{{range .Branches}}
-						<div class="item {{if eq $.BaseBranch .}}selected{{end}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+						<div class="item {{if eq $.BaseBranch .}}selected{{end}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 					{{end}}
 					{{if not .PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}
 						{{range .HeadBranches}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.HeadRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.HeadRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .OwnForkRepo}}
 						{{range .OwnForkRepoBranches}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.OwnForkRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.OwnForkRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .RootRepo}}
 						{{range .RootRepoBranches}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RootRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RootRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="scrolling menu reference-list-menu base-tag-list" style="display: none">
 					{{range .Tags}}
-						<div class="item {{if eq $.BaseBranch .}}selected{{end}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+						<div class="item {{if eq $.BaseBranch .}}selected{{end}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 					{{end}}
 					{{if not .PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}
 						{{range .HeadTags}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.HeadRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.HeadRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .OwnForkRepo}}
 						{{range .OwnForkRepoTags}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.OwnForkRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.OwnForkRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .RootRepo}}
 						{{range .RootRepoTags}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RootRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}...{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RootRepo.Link}}/compare/{{EscapePound .}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		...
+		<a href="{{.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound .BaseBranch}}{{.OtherCompareSeparator}}{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound $.HeadBranch}}" title="{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.switch_comparison_type"}}">{{.CompareSeparator}}</a>
 		<div class="ui floating filter dropdown">
 			<div class="ui basic small button">
 				<span class="text">{{if $.PageIsComparePull}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.pulls.compare_compare"}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.compare.compare_head"}}{{end}}: {{$HeadCompareName}}:{{$.HeadBranch}}</span>
@@ -131,41 +131,41 @@
 				</div>
 				<div class="scrolling menu reference-list-menu head-branch-list">
 					{{range .HeadBranches}}
-						<div class="{{if eq $.HeadBranch .}}selected{{end}} item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound .}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+						<div class="{{if eq $.HeadBranch .}}selected{{end}} item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound .}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 					{{end}}
 					{{if not .PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}
 						{{range .Branches}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{$.BaseName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.BaseName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .OwnForkRepo}}
 						{{range .OwnForkRepoBranches}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{$.OwnForkRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.OwnForkRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.OwnForkRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.OwnForkRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .RootRepo}}
 						{{range .RootRepoBranches}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{$.RootRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.RootRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.RootRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.RootRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="scrolling menu reference-list-menu head-tag-list" style="display: none">
 					{{range .HeadTags}}
-						<div class="{{if eq $.HeadBranch .}}selected{{end}} item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound .}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+						<div class="{{if eq $.HeadBranch .}}selected{{end}} item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{if not $.PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}{{$.HeadUser.Name}}/{{$.HeadRepo.Name}}:{{end}}{{EscapePound .}}">{{$HeadCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 					{{end}}
 					{{if not .PullRequestCtx.SameRepo}}
 						{{range .Tags}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{$.BaseName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.BaseName}}/{{$.Repository.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$BaseCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .OwnForkRepo}}
 						{{range .OwnForkRepoTags}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{$.OwnForkRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.OwnForkRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.OwnForkRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.OwnForkRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$OwnForkCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 					{{if .RootRepo}}
 						{{range .RootRepoTags}}
-							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}...{{$.RootRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.RootRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
+							<div class="item" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/compare/{{EscapePound $.BaseBranch}}{{$.CompareSeparator}}{{$.RootRepo.OwnerName}}/{{$.RootRepo.Name}}:{{EscapePound .}}">{{$RootRepoCompareName}}:{{.}}</div>
 						{{end}}
 					{{end}}
 				</div>