[PATCH 1/1] commit: add signoff config variable

[PATCH 1/1] commit: add signoff config variable

[Liam Beguin]

Add a configuration variable, based on format.signoff, to automatically
signoff commit messages.

Signed-off-by: Liam Beguin <liambeguin@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/config/commit.txt | 7 +++++++
 builtin/commit.c                | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/config/commit.txt b/Documentation/config/commit.txt
index 2c95573930be..62aaacb0dc74 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/commit.txt
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ commit.template::
 commit.verbose::
 	A boolean or int to specify the level of verbose with `git commit`.
 	See linkgit:git-commit[1].
+
+commit.signOff::
+	A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of
+	`git commit` by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a
+	patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have
+	the rights to submit this work under the same open source license.
+	Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion.
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index ae7aaf6dc683..36d70396ace7 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1456,6 +1456,10 @@ static int git_commit_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 		config_commit_verbose = git_config_bool_or_int(k, v, &is_bool);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (!strcmp(k, "commit.signoff")) {
+		signoff = git_config_bool(k, v);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	status = git_gpg_config(k, v, NULL);
 	if (status)
-- 
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Re: [PATCH 1/1] commit: add signoff config variable

[brian m. carlson]

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On 2019-08-03 at 19:34:36, Liam Beguin wrote:
> Add a configuration variable, based on format.signoff, to automatically
> signoff commit messages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Liam Beguin <liambeguin@gmail.com>

This has been proposed several times. It may be interesting to look
through the history of the list and examine why it hasn't been accepted
as a feature. A few attempts are chronicled here:
https://public-inbox.org/git/?q=commit.signoff

This is, however, achievable with a commit-msg hook or using "git
interpret-trailers" if you are certain this is what you want to do.
-- 
brian m. carlson: Houston, Texas, US
OpenPGP: https://keybase.io/bk2204

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Re: [PATCH 1/1] commit: add signoff config variable

[Liam Beguin]

Hi,

Sorry for sending this without checking the archives before...
I understand why this would not be such a good idea given the legal
meaning attached to it.
Thanks,

Liam

On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 5:12 PM brian m. carlson
<sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> wrote:
>
> On 2019-08-03 at 19:34:36, Liam Beguin wrote:
> > Add a configuration variable, based on format.signoff, to automatically
> > signoff commit messages.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Liam Beguin <liambeguin@gmail.com>
>
> This has been proposed several times. It may be interesting to look
> through the history of the list and examine why it hasn't been accepted
> as a feature. A few attempts are chronicled here:
> https://public-inbox.org/git/?q=commit.signoff
>
> This is, however, achievable with a commit-msg hook or using "git
> interpret-trailers" if you are certain this is what you want to do.
> --
> brian m. carlson: Houston, Texas, US
> OpenPGP: https://keybase.io/bk2204