Problem with git svn clone --authors-file

Hello, Attempting to clone a remote svn repo where I don't know all the previous SVN author names. installed msysgit (vista) gitbash, $ mkdir test $ cd test

create authors file with a few known authors.

$ git svn clone --authors-file=authors http://svn.repo/trunk
...
runs fine until
Author: (no author) not defined in authors file

edit authors file add line: (no author) = none <email>

------ rerun previous git svn command

$ git svn clone --authors-file=authors http://svn.repo/trunk Using existing [svn-remote "svn"] svn-remote.svn.fetch already set to track :refs/remotes/git-svn

It stops. $ vi trunk/.git/config delete line: fetch = :refs/remotes/git-svn

----- rerun previous git svn command

$ git svn clone --authors-file=authors http://svn.repo/trunk
...
runs fine until
Author: Bob not defined in authors file

edit authors file add line: Bob = bobby jones <email>

----- rerun previous git svn command

$ git svn clone --authors-file=authors http://svn.repo/trunk Using existing [svn-remote "svn"] svn-remote.svn.fetch already set to track :refs/remotes/git-svn

Each time it encounters an SVN committer name that is not in the authors-file it aborts. As expected, edit the authors file and re-run the previous git svn command to continue

And it quits with svn-remote.svn.fetch already set to track :refs/remotes/git-svn

Would like for it to continue without having to edit the trunk/.get/config file. Did I miss a flag or option?

Thank You,

--authors-file=<filename>

Syntx is compatible with the file used by git cvsimport:

loginname

If this option is specified and git svn encounters an SVN committer name that does not exist in the authors-file, git svn will abort operation. The user will then have to add the appropriate entry. Re-running the previous git svn command after the authors-file is modified should continue operation.