> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:info-cvs- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Uwe Mayer > Sent: dimanche 6 février 2005 03:20 > Subject: howto: real author vs. repos author > > I maintain a project under GPL. People started using it, sending me > patches > and extensions to the program. I maintain a local versioning system to > keep > track of revisions. > I need to know the propper way how to credit the users for patches or > extensions send to me and having a $Author$ keyword substitution from my > versioning system in the header of my files.
According to Cederqvist, Chapter 12 (stable release 1.11.19): $Author$ The login name of the user who checked in the revision. According to GNU standards, which you are bound to when using GPL, there *must* be a file called AUTHORS that *should* contain full name, current email address and *could* contain the offered contributions. Sounds all fairly simple to me: a) Put the details in AUTHORS b) Give them write access b) is not as good as a) though: revision 1.1 checked in by 'kljhasd', revision 1.2 checked in by 'asfda'... And $Author$ now points to 'asfda', and 'kljhasd' can only be found browsing the revision history of that file, or through cvs annotate. Guus -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 03/02/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 03/02/2005 _______________________________________________ Info-cvs mailing list Info-cvs@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs