Re: [PATCH] ident: say whose identity is missing when giving user.name hint
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:
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> If `user.name` and `user.email` have not been configured and the
> user invokes:
>
> git commit --author=...
>
> without without specifying `--committer=`, then Git errors out
> with a message asking the user to configure `user.name` and
> `user.email` but doesn't tell the user which attribution was
> missing. This can be confusing for a user new to Git who isn't
> aware of the distinction between user, author, and committer.
> Give such users a bit more help by extending the error message to
> also say which attribution is expected.
Much easier to read. Will steal.