Re: [PATCH 1/4] Add testcase for ammending and fixing author in git commit.

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com> writes:

> Signed-off-by: Kristian Høgsberg <krh@redhat.com>
> ---
>  t/t7501-commit.sh |   10 ++++++++++
>  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/t/t7501-commit.sh b/t/t7501-commit.sh
> index b151b51..3f2112a 100644
> --- a/t/t7501-commit.sh
> +++ b/t/t7501-commit.sh
> @@ -163,4 +163,14 @@ test_expect_success 'partial commit that involves removal (3)' '
>  
>  '
>  
> +author="The Real Author <someguy@his.email.org>"
> +test_expect_success 'amend commit to fix author' '
> +
> +	git reset --hard
> +	git cat-file -p HEAD | sed -e "s/author.*>/author $author/" > expected &&
> +	git commit --amend --author="$author" &&
> +	git cat-file -p HEAD > current &&
> +	diff expected current
> +	
> +'
>  test_done

This can't be right.  How are you ignoring the differences in
committer dates?

By the way, I _think_ git-commit.sh allows fixing author name/email
without molesting the author timestamp (i.e. takes it from the
amended commit).  That should probably be checked with the test
as well.