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Re: How dangerous is --committer-date-is-author-date these days?

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 28, 2024, 10:04 UTC
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On 28/09/2024 10:49, Phillip Wood wrote:
>> - Should we remove it?
> 
> It is only a problem when re-arranging commits 

Of course it's also a problem if one is rebasing onto a commit that is newer than the commits that are being rebased. That makes it more of a concern, though the option has existed since 2009 and I don't recall anyone complaining about the effects of using it. We should certainly spell out the potential problems in the documentation.

Best Wishes
Phillip
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Message 3 of 25 in “How dangerous is --committer-date-is-author-date these days?”
  1. Johannes SixtSep 28, 2024
  2. Phillip WoodSep 28, 2024
  3. Phillip WoodSep 28, 2024
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkSep 30, 2024
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 30, 2024
  6. SZEDER GáborOct 8, 2025
  7. doc: warn against --committer-date-is-author-datekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 8, 2025
  8. Phillip WoodOct 9, 2025
  9. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  10. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2025
  12. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2025
  14. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 9, 2025
  15. Johannes SixtOct 11, 2025
  16. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 16, 2025
  17. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 16, 2025
  18. Johannes SixtOct 16, 2025
  19. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 16, 2025
  20. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2025
  21. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 19, 2025
  22. doc: warn against --committer-date-is-author-datekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 20, 2025
  23. Johannes SixtNov 20, 2025
  24. Phillip WoodNov 26, 2025
  25. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 27, 2025

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