git: e84cab12c0 - main - new-committers: add mailmap advice
Warner Losh <[email protected]>
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The branch main has been updated by imp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=e84cab12c0c44af6840c5abc4de85cec684c88bc commit e84cab12c0c44af6840c5abc4de85cec684c88bc Author: Warner Losh <[email protected]> AuthorDate: 2025-10-17 17:23:49 +0000 Commit: Warner Losh <[email protected]> CommitDate: 2025-10-17 17:26:55 +0000 new-committers: add mailmap advice Since we've started bringing in people via github, etc, they have a number of commits with a different author than the FreeBSD address. Suggest that people add their new FreeBSD address. Suggested by: srcmgr call Sponsored by: Netflix --- documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc index 07cece334d..7c26bd1f27 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc @@ -2199,6 +2199,12 @@ It is very important to have a current PGP/GnuPG key in the repository. The key [.filename]#src/share/misc/committers-<repository>.dot# - Add an entry to the current committers section, where _repository_ is `doc`, `ports`, or `src`, depending on the commit privileges granted. + Add an entry for each additional mentor/mentee relationship in the bottom section. +. Update git mailmap file ++ +[.filename]#src/.mailmap#, [.filename]#doc/.mailmap#, and [.filename]#ports/.mailmap# - Add an entry for commits you created prior to becoming a FreeBSD committer. ++ +Mapping to your FreeBSD address allows us to track external committers who may be ready for a commit bit more easily. +You can also use this to correct old names, mispelled names, etc in the default `git log` output. . Generate a Kerberos Password + See crossref:committers-guide[kerberos-ldap, Kerberos and LDAP web Password for FreeBSD Cluster] to generate or set a Kerberos account for use with other FreeBSD services like the link:https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/[bug-tracking database] (you get a bug-tracking account as part of that step).