{"thread":{"id":"3425","subject":"What does this error message mean?","startedAt":"2006-02-21T22:06:36Z","lastAt":"2006-02-22T04:42:50Z","messageCount":3,"participants":["Alan Chandler","Timo Hirvonen"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"16529","messageId":"200602212206.36685.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk","threadId":"3425","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"What does this error message mean?","fromName":"Alan Chandler","fromEmail":"alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk","sentAt":"2006-02-21T22:06:36Z","receivedAt":"2006-02-21T22:06:36Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/1862247e5ea8eac114c842f9dc3a5db6253754e24ef7171757cf97eedce48b8c?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"alan@kanger usermgr[master]$ git commit -a\nfatal: empty ident  <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> not allowed\n\nSuddenly started happening, possibly after upgrade (via debian) to git 1.2.1\n\n\n\n-- \nAlan Chandler\nhttp://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk\nOpen Source. It's the difference between trust and antitrust.\n"},{"id":"16542","messageId":"20060222004637.1a066569.tihirvon@gmail.com","threadId":"3425","inReplyTo":"200602212206.36685.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk","subject":"Re: What does this error message mean?","fromName":"Timo Hirvonen","fromEmail":"tihirvon@gmail.com","sentAt":"2006-02-21T22:46:37Z","receivedAt":"2006-02-21T22:46:37Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"tihirvon@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:06:36 +0000\nAlan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote:\n\n> alan@kanger usermgr[master]$ git commit -a\n> fatal: empty ident  <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> not allowed\n> \n> Suddenly started happening, possibly after upgrade (via debian) to git 1.2.1\n\nYour GIT_AUTHOR_NAME is empty?\n\n-- \nhttp://onion.dynserv.net/~timo/\n"},{"id":"16562","messageId":"200602220442.50935.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk","threadId":"3425","inReplyTo":"20060222004637.1a066569.tihirvon@gmail.com","subject":"Re: What does this error message mean?","fromName":"Alan Chandler","fromEmail":"alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk","sentAt":"2006-02-22T04:42:50Z","receivedAt":"2006-02-22T04:42:50Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/1862247e5ea8eac114c842f9dc3a5db6253754e24ef7171757cf97eedce48b8c?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"On Tuesday 21 February 2006 22:46, Timo Hirvonen wrote:\n> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 22:06:36 +0000\n>\n> Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote:\n> > alan@kanger usermgr[master]$ git commit -a\n> > fatal: empty ident  <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> not allowed\n> >\n> > Suddenly started happening, possibly after upgrade (via debian) to git\n> > 1.2.1\n>\n> Your GIT_AUTHOR_NAME is empty?\n\nYes - seems it was.\n\nAlthough it has been like that for some months, whereas this is the first time \ngit-commit failed.\n-- \nAlan Chandler\nhttp://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk\nOpen Source. It's the difference between trust and antitrust.\n"}]}