Re: [RFC/PATCH] Use mailmap by default in log, show and whatchanged

2018-12-13 Thread Johannes Schindelin
Hi CB, On Thu, 13 Dec 2018, CB Bailey wrote: > From: CB Bailey > > People who have changed their name or email address will usually know > that they need to set 'log.mailmap' in order to have their new details > reflected for old commits with 'git log', but others who interact with > them may n

Re: [RFC/PATCH] Use mailmap by default in log, show and whatchanged

2018-12-13 Thread CB Bailey
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 12:09:40PM +, CB Bailey wrote: > I had a dig around in the mailing list archives and couldn't find any > specific reason not to use a mailmap in log where one is in use. I did > find this message which suggests that it makes sense to make it the > default for human-consu

[RFC/PATCH] Use mailmap by default in log, show and whatchanged

2018-12-13 Thread CB Bailey
From: CB Bailey People who have changed their name or email address will usually know that they need to set 'log.mailmap' in order to have their new details reflected for old commits with 'git log', but others who interact with them may not know or care enough to enable this option. Change the d