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Re: [PATCH 09/10] fmt-merge-msg: Add contents of merged tag in the merge message

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 6, 2011, 06:03 UTC
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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> writes:
> Since the tag signature depends on the tag message, including all spelin
> errors, the integrator must not change the text so that third parties
> can repeat the verification. (Correct?) I assume this is the reason that
> you put 'tag:' in front of the tag message, to discourage any changes.

Yes, but after reading response from Linus in the other thread, I think we came up with even a better plan.

> What if the tag is not signed?
Thanks for raising a good point. See 
    http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ide/50518/focus=1211568
for the revised plan.
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Message 12 of 32 in “Pulling signed tag”
  1. 00/10 Pulling signed tagJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  2. 01/10 Split GPG interface into its own helper libraryJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  3. 02/10 fetch: do not store peeled tag object names in FETCH_HEADJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  4. 03/10 merge: notice local merging of tags and keep it unwrappedJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  5. 04/10 fetch: allow "git fetch $there v1.0" to fetch a tagJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  6. 05/10 tests: distinguish merges of tags and commitsJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  7. 06/10 refs DWIMmery: use the same rule for both "git fetch" and othersJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  8. 07/10 fmt-merge-msg: avoid early returnsJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  9. 08/10 fmt-merge-msg: package options into a structureJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  10. 09/10 fmt-merge-msg: Add contents of merged tag in the merge messageJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  11. Johannes SixtNov 5, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoNov 6, 2011
  13. 10/10 merge: force edit mode when merging a tag objectJunio C Hamano, Nov 5, 2011
  14. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 5, 2011
  15. 00/12 Pulling signed/annotated tagsJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  16. 01/12 Split GPG interface into its own helper libraryJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  17. 02/12 fetch: do not store peeled tag object names in FETCH_HEADJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  18. 03/12 merge: notice local merging of tags and keep it unwrappedJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  19. 04/12 fetch: allow "git fetch $there v1.0" to fetch a tagJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  20. 05/12 refs DWIMmery: use the same rule for both "git fetch" and othersJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  21. 06/12 fmt-merge-msg: avoid early returnsJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  22. 07/12 fmt-merge-msg: package options into a structureJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  23. 08/12 fmt-merge-msg: Add contents of merged tag in the merge messageJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  24. 09/12 merge: make usage of commit->util more extensibleJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  25. 10/12 merge: record tag objects without peeling in MERGE_HEADJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  26. 11/12 commit: copy merged signed tags to headers of merge commitJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  27. 12/12 merge: force edit mode when merging a tag objectJunio C Hamano, Nov 8, 2011
  28. Linus TorvaldsNov 8, 2011
  29. Junio C HamanoNov 8, 2011
  30. Linus TorvaldsNov 8, 2011
  31. Junio C HamanoNov 8, 2011
  32. Junio C HamanoNov 8, 2011

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