Use package git gutter ensure t init when display graphic p use package git gutter fringe ensure t global git gutter mode for those who don t use git gutter both packages use the same mode name hence the similar code in both situations only the package names are different.
Git gutter fringe.
Git gutter fringe el is fringe version of of git gutter el.
I always use git gutter el and i love git gutter el however i don t use git gutter fringe and don t do dog fooding myself.
You can use git gutter fringe even if you disable vc mode.
Git gutter fr minimal customize look and feel.
Diff hl is based on emacs vc.
Using the fact git gutter fr faces are inherited from git gutter.
I always use git gutter el and i love git gutter el however i don t use git gutter fringe and don t do dog fooding myself.
Git gutter el does not work with linum mode but git gutter fringe el can work with linum mode.
I suppose if you enable vc mode you should use diff hl rather than git gutter fringe.
Git gutter fringe does not use vc.
In contrast git gutter fringe el does not work in tty frame emacs nw but git gutter el can work in tty frame.
You can customize the colors of modified added and deleted fringe marks either by modifying the faces from git gutter or directly using the git gutter fr faces.
Diff hl is based on emacs vc.
I suppose if you enable vc mode you should use diff hl rather than git gutter fringe.