Re: [PATCH] trailer: spread usage of "trailer_block" language

From: Linus Arver <linus@ucla.edu>
Date: Nov 12, 2024, 10:39 UTC
Message-ID: <CAMo6p=GMfz-2QYqqAM_2W4g+hRi50T9LJhT21L0mJcXOtWi2Fg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <9ddc7555-9459-72ac-81a6-84166baf7570@gmx.de>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

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> Hi Linus,
>
> On Tue, 15 Oct 2024, Linus Arver wrote:
>
>> "Linus Arver via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > From: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
>> >
>>
>> Hmm. I just noticed that GGG (?) is somehow inferring my defunct
>> @google.com address. Not sure how to fix this... any tips?
>
> This email address is apparently part of the commit object, see
> https://github.com/git/git/commit/a556a5c05c44e521b572d595d5d32cc4158612c0.patch
>
> (you can also see it locally if you call `git show --no-mailmap
> a556a5c05c44e521b572d595d5d32cc4158612c0`, but not if you omit
> `--no-mailmap`)

Ah, thanks! So the commit's Author field is actually set to the google email, but tig and other Git subcommands were using the .mailmap file to replace it with the proper (ucla) one. I didn't realize this was happening, and didn't bother updating the commit itself to use the email.