[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] Add .mailmap

[Michel Dänzer]

On 16.12.2015 06:40, Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:
> This adds a first tentative .mailmap file, to canonicize contributor
> name/emails in shortlogs and other statistical endeavours.
> 
> There's a couple of root and richard entries which I don't know who
> they belong to, and hopefully not too many overeager merges.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta at gmail.com>

[...]

> diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..bf8b4d9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/.mailmap
> @@ -0,0 +1,460 @@
> +
> +Adam Jackson <ajax at freedesktop.org> <ajax at benzedrine.nwnk.net>
> +Adam Jackson <ajax at freedesktop.org> <ajax at redhat.com>

In Adam's case, you put a personal e-mail address first and his
employer's address last.


> +Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com> Michel Daenzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com>
> +Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com> Michel Daenzer <daenzer at localhost.(none)>
> +Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com> <daenzer at vmware.com>
> +Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com> <michel at daenzer.net>
> +Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer at amd.com> <michel at tungstengraphics.com>

In my case, you put my current employer's address first and my personal
and former employers' addresses last.

What's the (intended) meaning of this mapping? If it means that all my
contributions will be accounted to AMD, I'm afraid that's not very accurate.


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