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Since the very inception of interactive-rebase in 1b1dce4 (Teach rebase an interactive mode, 2007-06-25), there has been a preemptive check, before looking at any commits, to see whether the user has a valid name/email combination. This is convenient, because it means that we abort the operation before even beginning (rather than just complaining that we are unable to pick a particular commit). However, it does the wrong thing when the rebase does not actually need to generate any new commits (e.g., a fast-forward with no commits to pick, or one where the base stays the same, and we just pick the same commits without rewriting anything). In this case it may complain about the lack of ident, even though one would not be needed to complete the operation. This may seem like mere nit-picking, but because interactive rebase underlies the "preserve-merges" rebase, somebody who has set "pull.rebase" to "preserve" cannot make even a fast-forward pull without a valid ident, as we bail before even realizing the fast-forward nature. This commit drops the extra ident check entirely. This means we rely on individual commands that generate commit objects to complain. So we will continue to notice and prevent cases that actually do create commits, but with one important difference: we fail while actually executing the "pick" operations, and leave the rebase in a conflicted, half-done state. In some ways this is less convenient, but in some ways it is more so; the user can then manually commit or even "git rebase --continue" after setting up their ident (or providing it as a one-off on the command line). Reported-by: Dakota Hawkins <dakotahawkins@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks