Hi, On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Junio C Hamano wrote: > * jk/rebase-i-drop-ident-check (2016-07-29) 1 commit > (merged to 'next' on 2016-08-14 at 6891bcd) > + rebase-interactive: drop early check for valid ident > > Even when "git pull --rebase=preserve" (and the underlying "git > rebase --preserve") can complete without creating any new commit > (i.e. fast-forwards), it still insisted on having a usable ident > information (read: user.email is set correctly), which was less > than nice. As the underlying commands used inside "git rebase" > would fail with a more meaningful error message and advice text > when the bogus ident matters, this extra check was removed. > > Will hold to see if people scream. > cf. <20160729224944.GA23242@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Let's do this. Ciao, Dscho