From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:25:58 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] have merge put FETCH_HEAD data in commit message
Message-ID: <7v3b3g8xl5.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070404061958.GB30309@spearce.org>

"Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org> writes:

> Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> wrote:
>> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@dev.mellanox.co.il> writes:
>> > *Maybe* git can be even smarter, and notice that only
>> > commit message has changed, and preserve the author automatically
>> > in this case? I haven't looked at how hard that would be to do.
>> 
>> Maybe you can try what you complain about out before you rant?
>> I amend other people's commit messages after the fact almost
>> *every* *day*.
>
> Me too.  And I *know* Junio amends my stuff after applying it to
> git.git.  Just look back at the history to see how many thinkos
> he's saved me from...  ;-)

Actually, you cannot know.  I may well be editing your mesage in
my mailbox before applying, like Linus does.