Re: [PATCH] Create .mailmap to fix unreachable email address

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.ibm.com>]

On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 07:21:43AM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Aug 2019 09:25:44 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 12:45:34AM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> >> >From 327971006462cbab7b5007717d7536b0e3947eb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> >> From: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
> >> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 00:15:12 +0900
> >> Subject: [PATCH] Create .mailmap to fix unreachable email address
> >>
> >> There are some commits with typo in my gmail address.
> >> Although they can not be fixed after the fact, "git shortlog -se"
> >> and "git show --use-mailmap" respect entries in .mailmap.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
> > 
> > Good point, queued and pushed, thank you!
> > 
> > While in the area, I added commit to allow for my recent email address
> > change and some early git misconfiguration.  ;-)
> 
> The email address on the front page also needs update, doesn't it? ;-)

As does a pile of other instances of that address!  Thank you for the
reminder, I will fix.

							Thanx, Paul

>         Thanks, Akira
> 
> > 
> > 							Thanx, Paul
> > 
> >> ---
> >> Hi Paul,
> >>
> >> Inspired by discussion in another thread, I looked up the usage of
> >> .mailmap in Git repository. It can be used to partially rescue typos
> >> in email configs such as those made in the early days of my contributions.
> >>
> >> This will prevent the unreachable address from being displayed by
> >> "git shortlog -se" and the like.
> >>
> >>         Thanks, Akira
> >> -- 
> >>  .mailmap | 1 +
> >>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >>  create mode 100644 .mailmap
> >>
> >> diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
> >> new file mode 100644
> >> index 00000000..c5d1cd3e
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/.mailmap
> >> @@ -0,0 +1 @@
> >> +<akiyks@gmail.com> <akiysw@gmail.com>
> >> -- 
> >> 2.17.1
> >>
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