Re: [PATCH] Autogenerate AUTHORS

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On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 02:00:23PM -0400, Cole Robinson wrote:
> On 10/13/2012 05:04 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> > On 10/13/2012 09:03 AM, Cole Robinson wrote:
> >> On 10/13/2012 11:01 AM, Cole Robinson wrote:
> >>> We add a helper python script build-aux/make-authors.py The .mailmap
> >>> is expanded to give output as close to the original AUTHORS file as
> >>> possible. Drop the syntax-check that validated AUTHORS is up to date.
> >>>
> >>> AUTHORS.in tracks the maintainers, as well as some folks who were
> >>> previously in AUTHORS but don't have a git commit with proper
> >>> attribution.
> >>
> >> Here's the AUTHORS diff it generates. I tried to make sure no one was dropped,
> >> but it could use another look
> > 
> > I ran sort on this diff, in en_US.UTF-8, and noticed that:
> > 
> > 'Aron Griffis' was added, but with the same email as 'Amy Griffis'
> > (missing a .mailmap entry for preferred name).
> > 
> > 'redshift' was added, but with the same email as 'Marco Bozzolan'
> > (another missing .mailmap entry)
> > 
> > A couple of names were spelled differently: you fixed Darryl L. Pierce,
> > and changed to Gerd v. Egidy.
> > 
> > The duplicate entry 'Serge Hallyn' was consolidated by the 'Serge E.
> > Hallyn' entry.
> > 
> 
> For the last three, I standardized on the name that was already in AUTHORS.
> I'll fix the first 2.
> 
> But as to Rich's comment, anyone object to sorting AUTHORS alphabetically?
> Will simplify this process at least, and if anyone cares about who committed
> when they can check git log.

Sorting is fine, as long as we keep the list of the primary maintainers
separate & sorted independently of the list of patch contributors.

Daniel
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