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[PATCH] Add a commit.signoff configuration variable to always use --signoff

From
Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
Date
Dec 27, 2008, 09:03 UTC
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Signed-off-by: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
---
* Junio C Hamano [Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:44:59 -0800]:
> > +commit.signoff::
> > +       If set, 'git-commit' will always add a Signed-off-by line.
> It is not a big deal, but my first reaction to the above was "S-o-b by
> whom?  It misses details and does not say where to find them".
> How about "if set, 'git commit' will behave as if '-s' option was given",
> so that we can leave the details of whose S-o-b line to generate and such
> to the description of "git commit -s" manual page?
Changed.
> > I'll send an amended patch (or should I send an incremental/extra
> > one instead?)

I didn't get an answer to this, so I'm sending an amended one, hoping that's the correct thing to do in this land.

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> Another problem that you seem to have missed about M-F-T is that while you
> solicited responses from general public by CC'ing the list (which allowed
> me to respond to you), by forcing the response go only to the list, you
> excluded people on the To: and Cc: list of your original message from my
> response.  You required them to be subscribed to the list, if they want to
> be kept in the loop.

No, not really, because Mutt will add to the M-F-T header all addresses that appear on the To or Cc headers.

 Documentation/config.txt     |    9 +++++++++
 Documentation/git-commit.txt |    3 ++-
 builtin-commit.c             |    5 +++++
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 52786c7..4d0a79b 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -591,6 +591,15 @@ color.ui::
 commit.template::
 	Specify a file to use as the template for new commit messages.
 
+commit.signoff::
+	If set, 'git commit' will behave as if '-s' option was given.
+	Please use this option with care: by enabling it, you're stating
+	that all your commits will invariably meet the S-o-b
+	requirements for any project you send patches to. It's probably
+	best to only use it from your private repositories' .git/config
+	file, and only for projects who require a S-o-b as proof of
+	provenance of the patch, and not of its correctness or quality.
+
 diff.autorefreshindex::
 	When using 'git-diff' to compare with work tree
 	files, do not consider stat-only change as changed.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index b5d81be..abab839 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ OPTIONS
 -s::
 --signoff::
 	Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
-	log message.
+	log message. This overrides the `commit.signoff` configuration
+	variable.
 
 -n::
 --no-verify::
diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c
index e88b78f..fc09539 100644
--- a/builtin-commit.c
+++ b/builtin-commit.c
@@ -929,6 +929,11 @@ static int git_commit_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 	if (!strcmp(k, "commit.template"))
 		return git_config_string(&template_file, k, v);
 
+	if (!strcmp(k, "commit.signoff")) {
+		signoff = git_config_bool(k, v);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return git_status_config(k, v, cb);
 }
 
-- 
1.6.1.307.g07803
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Message 7 of 19 in “Add a commit.signoff configuration variable to always use --signoff.”
  1. Add a commit.signoff configuration variable to always use --signoff.Adeodato Simó, Dec 26, 2008
  2. Nanako ShiraishiDec 26, 2008
  3. Adeodato SimóDec 26, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoDec 27, 2008
  5. Adeodato SimóDec 27, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 27, 2008
  7. Add a commit.signoff configuration variable to always use --signoffAdeodato Simó, Dec 27, 2008
  8. Thomas RastDec 27, 2008
  9. Adeodato SimóDec 27, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoDec 27, 2008
  11. Adeodato SimóDec 27, 2008
  12. Add a commit.signoff configuration option to always use --signoff in commitAdeodato Simó, Dec 29, 2008
  13. Adeodato SimóDec 29, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 30, 2008
  15. Adeodato SimóJan 1, 2009
  16. Adeodato SimóJan 2, 2009
  17. Jan KrügerDec 27, 2008
  18. Adeodato SimóDec 27, 2008
  19. Jan KrügerDec 27, 2008

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