Re: Linux v2.6.12-rc6

Pavel Machek
2005-06-06T20:18:46Z

Hi!

> > > fix jumpy mouse cursor on console
> >
> > This one was from Dmitry, and git logs know that:
>
> No it doesn't. Somebody sent me a patch in the wrong format..

Okay, that was probably me, but...

> > author Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> Fri, 27 May 2005 12:53:03 -0700
> > committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> Sat, 28 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700
> >
> > [PATCH] fix jumpy mouse cursor on console
> >
> > Do not send empty events to gpm. (Keyboards are assumed to have scroll
> > wheel these days, that makes them part-mouse. That means typing on
> > keyboard generates empty mouse events).
> >
> > From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@ameritech.net>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
> >
> > ...perhaps shortlog script needs some updating?
>
> No, it isn't going to go through the body of the email.
>
> The way that author attributions get done right is if the first line of
> the body of the email has a "From: xyzzy <abc@xyz.com>" in it.

There is "From: Dmitry..." in the changelog. Do your script move first
"From:" into author header and delete it from changelog? That would
explain it...
Pavel