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Re: [GitStats] Bling bling or some statistics on the git.git repository

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jul 11, 2008, 22:11 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0807112310140.8950@racer>
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Hi,
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:
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> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > something else I just realized: you might want to use .mailmap, e.g. 
> > to coalesce the changes of Shawn "O." Pearce correctly.
> 
> Ah, hmmm, but I'm not sure how, as not nearly every developer is in
> the .mailmap file and many devs use different e-mails while most use
> the same name. A similar file containing developer aliases maybe?
> E.g.:
> "Shawn Pearce = Shawn O. Pearce"?

The mechanism is this: you look up the email in .mailmap (actually you parse that once, but the idea stays the same), and if there is a name for it, you use that _instead of_ the given author name.

Otherwise you use the given author name, and typos be damned.

Ciao, Dscho

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  5. Sverre RabbelierJul 11, 2008
  6. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2008
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  8. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2008
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  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2008
  11. Add pretty format %aN which gives the author name, respecting .mailmapJohannes Schindelin, Jul 11, 2008
  12. Sverre RabbelierJul 11, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinJul 11, 2008
  14. Sverre RabbelierJul 12, 2008
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  19. Sverre RabbelierJul 12, 2008
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  21. Johannes SchindelinJul 13, 2008

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