The tag command does not support the --author option as the
commit command. This adds the --author option to create
annotated tags with a different author.
Signed-off-by: Mathias Weber <mathew.weber@xxxxxxxxx>
---
builtin/tag.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/tag.c b/builtin/tag.c
index fe7e5e5..416fa88 100644
--- a/builtin/tag.c
+++ b/builtin/tag.c
@@ -309,17 +309,34 @@ struct create_tag_options {
static void create_tag(const unsigned char *object, const char *tag,
struct strbuf *buf, struct create_tag_options *opt,
- unsigned char *prev, unsigned char *result)
+ unsigned char *prev, unsigned char *result,
+ const char *force_author)
{
enum object_type type;
char header_buf[1024];
int header_len;
char *path = NULL;
+ char *name, *email;
+ const char *author_ident;
type = sha1_object_info(object, NULL);
if (type <= OBJ_NONE)
die(_("bad object type."));
+ if (force_author) {
+ const char *lb = strstr(force_author, " <");
+ const char *rb = strchr(force_author, '>');
+
+ if (!lb || !rb)
+ die(_("malformed --author parameter"));
+ name = xstrndup(force_author, lb - force_author);
+ email = xstrndup(lb + 2, rb - (lb + 2));
+
+ author_ident = fmt_ident(name, email, getenv("GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"),
+ IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME);
+ } else
+ author_ident = git_committer_info(IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME);
+
header_len = snprintf(header_buf, sizeof(header_buf),
"object %s\n"
"type %s\n"
@@ -328,7 +345,7 @@ static void create_tag(const unsigned char *object, const char *tag,
sha1_to_hex(object),
typename(type),
tag,
- git_committer_info(IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME));
+ author_ident);
if (header_len > sizeof(header_buf) - 1)
die(_("tag header too big."));
@@ -438,6 +455,7 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
delete = 0, verify = 0;
const char *msgfile = NULL, *keyid = NULL;
struct msg_arg msg = { 0, STRBUF_INIT };
+ const char *force_author = NULL;
struct commit_list *with_commit = NULL;
struct option options[] = {
OPT_BOOLEAN('l', "list", &list, "list tag names"),
@@ -452,6 +470,8 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
"annotated tag, needs a message"),
OPT_CALLBACK('m', "message", &msg, "message",
"tag message", parse_msg_arg),
+ OPT_STRING(0, "author", &force_author, "author",
+ "override author for annotated tag"),
OPT_FILENAME('F', "file", &msgfile, "read message from file"),
OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "sign", &opt.sign, "annotated and GPG-signed tag"),
OPT_STRING(0, "cleanup", &cleanup_arg, "mode",
@@ -556,7 +576,7 @@ int cmd_tag(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
die(_("Invalid cleanup mode %s"), cleanup_arg);
if (annotate)
- create_tag(object, tag, &buf, &opt, prev, object);
+ create_tag(object, tag, &buf, &opt, prev, object, force_author);
lock = lock_any_ref_for_update(ref.buf, prev, 0);
if (!lock)
--
1.7.5.4
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