emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> From: emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [PATCH] mailmap: change primary address for Emily Shaffer
>
> Emily finally figured out how to set up their alias at DayJob, and would
> prefer to use nasamuffin@xxxxxxxxxx, partially to reduce confusion
> between IRC and list, and partially because they just like the alias a
> lot more.
>
> Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <nasamuffin@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .mailmap | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Cute. By telling the machinery to map "<emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx>"
(with any name) to "Emily Shaffer <nasamuffin@xxxxxxxxxx>", and
using a nameless <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> as the sender for the
mail to add such a mailmap entry, the result of applying such a
patch, even though the underlying commit object created lacks the
human-readable name, like so:
$ git cat-file commit HEAD
tree cec72ed0d4fb9faa44cd8d23008f90da3239808b
parent 0607f793cbe0af16aee6d2480056d891835884bd
author emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> 1680902569 -0700
committer Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> 1680902794 -0700
mailmap: change primary address for Emily Shaffer
...
would show with a substituted author:
$ git show HEAD
commit 2485a52e4b4419020286e98dd04c0e5ebb218f06
Author: Emily Shaffer <nasamuffin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri Apr 7 14:22:49 2023 -0700
mailmap: change primary address for Emily Shaffer
...
I'll amend the commit to record the nasammuffin name instead,
though.
