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Re: Wishlist: Please add --author to git-tag

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RKRhodes, Kate <masukomi@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 16, 2008, 19:49 UTC
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On Jan 31, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> git commit supports --author to overwrite the author information on a
> particular commit; it would be nice if git tag would offer the same.

What are the implications of this on the GPG signature aspect of git- tag (desired or otherwise)?

If you were committing someone else's tag wouldn't you want to sign not only the commit, but their signature on the commit?

Ignoring the GPG issue, I'm just not seeing the benefit to having an author AND a committer on a tag. I mean... it's a *tag*. The only value I see in having any name associated with a tag is knowing who to point the finger at when the wrong thing gets tagged. But, I don't see any authorship aspect to the concept of a tag. To me it's more: "Bob" set it and it points to this. The end.

What you're proposing sounds more like: "Bob" said to set it and then "Mary" did, because Bob said to.

P.S. When the right thing is tagged there's generally no need to know who did it. I don't care if Linus tags the latest kernel release or one of his lieutenants. All I care is that everyone's in agreement that whatever that tag points to is the next release. Who tags something doesn't change the value of what was tagged.

-masukomi
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Message 6 of 7 in “Wishlist: Please add --author to git-tag”
  1. Daniel BaumannJan 31, 2008
  2. Pierre HabouzitJan 31, 2008
  3. Carlos RicaJan 31, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinJan 31, 2008
  5. Carlos RicaFeb 1, 2008
  6. Rhodes, KateFeb 16, 2008
  7. Nicolas PitreFeb 18, 2008

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