Re: [Tagging Commits] feedback / discussion request

From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date: May 4, 2011, 09:21 UTC
Message-ID: <4DC11A8F.5020408@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimTmkufMnY5dJtDD6BWxs=vsDTygA@mail.gmail.com>

Sverre Rabbelier venit, vidit, dixit 04.05.2011 01:49:

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> Heya,
> 
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 01:36, Richard Peterson <richard@rcpeterson.com> wrote:
>> Thank you, and please give feedback. I'm no git pro - just a guy with an
>> idea. Based on your feedback, Eric and I will steer our implementation.
> 
> Have you looked at git notes? They seem relevant. You could use them
> to sign commits after the fact, and by multiple people, etc.
>

Exactly. Sign and store sig in refs/notes/sigs:

git rev-parse <commit> | gpg -sa | git notes --ref=sigs append -F- <commit>

Verify:

git notes --ref=sigs show <commit> | gpg

You can sign any object (blob, tree...) that way, of course.

Everything else (meaning of this sig, just like the meaning of a signed tag or a s-o-b line) is a matter of project policy.

Michael