Using BeyondCompare as the mergetool with git, brings up the diff, not the merge function

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With the mergetool configured for git, I have manufactured a conflict, and then run 'git mergetool', and yet no matter how its configured, it is bringing up a diff, not a merge window.

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The actual problem was that the Standard edition does not include the text merge functionality. So if you have this problem, you should either buy the Pro edition, or find a different merge tool. It would be better if BeyondCompare gave an error in the case where the command line is trying to do a merge, but the license is not for the Pro edition. Bringing up the diff tool in that case is really not helpful.