--- compare/org/eclipse/compare/structuremergeviewer/Differencer.java	
+++ compare/org/eclipse/compare/structuremergeviewer/Differencer.java	
@@ -311,2 +311, @@ 
-		if (content)			// a leaf
-			code= compare(threeWay, ancestor, left, right);
+		code |= compare(threeWay, ancestor, left, right);