Re: edit Author/Date metadata as part of 'git commit' $EDITOR invocation?

From: Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com>
Date: Jan 5, 2010, 22:38 UTC
Message-ID: <20100106073806.6117@nanako3.lavabit.com>
In-Reply-To: <xuu2zl4tfuij.fsf@nowhere.com>

Quoting Adam Megacz <adam@megacz.com>

> Perhaps a preference (off by default) demanding that they be set
> explicitly when "git commit -m" is used?

Sverre pointed out why this won't work.

> Some people care more than others about the metadata; this is for the
> folks to whom it matters a lot.

So the only workable solution is to check your commits with "git show -s" until you become confident that you configured your new box correctly. Some people unfortunately don't care enough to do so, but it is for the people to whom it matters.

-- 
Nanako Shiraishi
http://ivory.ap.teacup.com/nanako3/

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