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Re: git-gui: Warn when username and e-mail address is unconfigured?

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jidanni@jidanni.org <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Date
Dec 12, 2008, 02:37 UTC
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On git-commit-tree(1)
  DIAGNOSTICS
       You don't exist. Go away!
           The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
It should say that null is OK though.
jidanni:x:1000:1000:,,,:/home/jidanni:/bin/bash
gives
 Committer: jidanni <jidanni@jidanni.org>
which is what I want. No old fashioned English name for me.
Previous: Jeremy Ramer
Message 10 of 10 in “git-gui: Warn when username and e-mail address is unconfigured?”
  1. Peter KreftingDec 4, 2008
  2. Jeremy RamerDec 4, 2008
  3. Sverre RabbelierDec 4, 2008
  4. Jeremy RamerDec 4, 2008
  5. Alexander GavrilovDec 4, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoDec 4, 2008
  7. Jeremy RamerDec 4, 2008
  8. Alexander GavrilovDec 5, 2008
  9. Jeremy RamerDec 5, 2008
  10. jidanni@jidanni.orgDec 12, 2008

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