GNU bug report logs - #79842
make use of ~/.gitconfig

Previous Next

To reply to this bug, email your comments to 79842 AT debbugs.gnu.org.

Toggle the display of automated, internal messages from the tracker.

Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: bug-vc-dwim <at> gnu.org
Subject: make use of ~/.gitconfig
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:52:52 +0100

Hi,

With vc-dwim 1.10:

$ vc-chlog --width 80 | head -n 1
2025-11-16  bruno  <bruno <at> nimes.(none)>

Well, this is neither my full name nor my email address. Since nowadays
most people who use a VCS (also) use git, it would make sense to take
the values from ~/.gitconfig . In other words, use

  $(git config user.name)  <$(git config user.email)>

Bruno

Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>
To: Bruno Haible via bug-vc-dwim via vc-dwim is a version-control-agnostic
 ChangeLog diff and commit tool <bug-vc-dwim <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>, 79842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [Bug-vc-dwim] bug#79842: make use of ~/.gitconfig
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:50:21 -0800

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

Bruno Haible via bug-vc-dwim via vc-dwim is a version-control-agnostic
ChangeLog diff and commit tool <bug-vc-dwim <at> gnu.org> writes:

> With vc-dwim 1.10:
>
> $ vc-chlog --width 80 | head -n 1
> 2025-11-16  bruno  <bruno <at> nimes.(none)>
>
> Well, this is neither my full name nor my email address. Since nowadays
> most people who use a VCS (also) use git, it would make sense to take
> the values from ~/.gitconfig . In other words, use
>
>   $(git config user.name)  <$(git config user.email)>

I assume you want to avoid setting them from the command-line? You can
configure them like this:

    $ cat ~/.vc-chlogrc 
    # ~/.vc-chlogrc
    
    --address "collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com"
    --user-name "Collin Funk"
    
    # Local Variables:
    # mode: shell-script
    # End:

I wrote a patch for your idea, though. Let's see what Jim thinks.

There are some other ways to guess the user's full name like the gecos
field:

    $ getent passwd | grep `id -nu` | cut -d : -f5
    Collin Funk

But that is probably a bit overkill. :)

Collin

[0001-vc-chlog-use-the-user-name-and-email-from-git-if-set.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

Message #14 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: bug-vc-dwim <at> gnu.org, 79842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [Bug-vc-dwim] bug#79842: make use of ~/.gitconfig
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:37:20 +0100

Collin Funk wrote:
> I assume you want to avoid setting them from the command-line? You can
> configure them like this:
> 
>     $ cat ~/.vc-chlogrc 
>     # ~/.vc-chlogrc
>     
>     --address "collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com"
>     --user-name "Collin Funk"

That does what I need; thanks.

Still, for a first-time user of vc-chlog, it would be one step less
to configure if ~/.gitconfig was taken into account.

> I wrote a patch

Btw, the determination of the domain in this line:

  domain=`(domainname) 2>/dev/null || (hostname -d) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown_domain`

could be improved:
  - The 'domainname' program returns the NIS/YP name, whereas what is needed
    here is the 'dnsdomainname' program [1].
  - When not configured, both 'dnsdomainname' and 'hostname -d' return
    the empty string, with exit code 0. The default 'unknown_domain'
    therefore does not apply.

Bruno

[1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man1/domainname.1.html

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.