From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: sean Subject: Re: git-commit: allow From: line to be entered in commit message Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:46:42 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20060112093700.1d3d25db.seanlkml@sympatico.ca> <20060112201646.GA3179@steel.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Fri Jan 13 03:51:17 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ExF20-0004fM-6c for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2006 03:51:12 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161450AbWAMCvH (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:51:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161455AbWAMCvH (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:51:07 -0500 Received: from bayc1-pasmtp12.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.172]:52655 "EHLO BAYC1-PASMTP12.bayc1.hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161450AbWAMCvF (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:51:05 -0500 X-Originating-IP: [69.156.6.171] X-Originating-Email: [seanlkml@sympatico.ca] Received: from linux1.attic.local ([69.156.6.171]) by BAYC1-PASMTP12.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:53:29 -0800 Received: from guru.attic.local (guru.attic.local [10.10.10.28]) by linux1.attic.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D3AA644C23; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:51:03 -0500 (EST) To: Alex Riesen Message-Id: <20060112214642.3c88282c.seanlkml@sympatico.ca> In-Reply-To: <20060112201646.GA3179@steel.home> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.0.4 (GTK+ 2.8.9; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jan 2006 02:53:29.0531 (UTC) FILETIME=[886EA0B0:01C617EC] Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:16:46 +0100 Alex Riesen wrote: > > Use the author name and email information given as the > > first line of the commit message in the form of: > > > > From: name > > > Isn't this what git-am expect (as a part of mbox) and handle? > Hi Alex, Yes it is, but not everyone is processing patches in mbox format. If this facility is good enough for the mbox users, it seems like it would be good enough for non-mbox users. In fact, it would seem more consistent to tell someone that a From: line will be handled properly whether they use git-am or git-commit. Sean