Re: [BUG] git format-patch incorrectly follows the mailmap when used with --cover-letter

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Hey,

The shortlog in the cover letter follows the active mailmap (incorrectly).
The letter itself (From: header), as well as the patches, are attributed
correctly.

Best,

amyspark

On 02/11/2022 21:09, Taylor Blau wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 02, 2022 at 08:54:32PM -0300, L. E. Segovia wrote:
>> What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior)
>>
>> The cover letter should have tallied my commits and associate them with
>> the current repository's user.name value.
>>
>> What happened instead? (Actual behavior)
>>
>> The cover letter follows my active mailmap and applies it when tallying
>> the commits. There is no way to tell it not to.
> 
> Are you referring to the shortlog in the cover letter, the patches
> themselves, or both?
> 
> As you note, there is no '--[no-]mailmap' option in format-patch, though
> implementing one should be relatively straightforward.
> 
> Thanks,
> Taylor

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