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Re: Suggestion: add option in git-p4 to preserve user in Git repository

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PWPete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com>
Date
Jan 12, 2013, 16:38 UTC
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shish@keba.be wrote on Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:38 -0500:
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> I'm in a situation where I don't have P4 admin rights to use the
> --preserve-user option of git-p4. However, I would like to keep user
> information in the associated Git branch.
> 
> Would it be possible to add an option for this?

The --preserve-user option is used to submit somebody else's work from git to p4. It does "p4 change -f" to edit the author of the change after it has been submitted to p4. P4 requires admin privileges to do that.

Changes that are imported _from_ p4 to git do have the correct author information.

Can you explain a bit more what you're looking for?
		-- Pete
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  1. Olivier DelalleauJan 11, 2013
  2. Pete WyckoffJan 12, 2013
  3. Olivier DelalleauJan 12, 2013
  4. Pete WyckoffJan 12, 2013
  5. Olivier DelalleauJan 13, 2013
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