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Re: [BUG] git format-patch incorrectly follows the mailmap when used with --cover-letter

From
Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Nov 3, 2022, 00:26 UTC
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On Wed, Nov 02, 2022 at 09:21:12PM -0300, L. E. Segovia wrote:
> Hey,
>
> The shortlog in the cover letter follows the active mailmap (incorrectly).
You say "incorrectly", but this is subjective, no?

I imagine that most (?) users of format-patch do want to respect the mailmap when generating a shortlog. In fact, the 'git shortlog' builtin doesn't even have a `--[no-]mailmap` option, either.

> The letter itself (From: header), as well as the patches, are attributed
> correctly.
OK.

Thanks, Taylor

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