Thanks, Oscar. What do existing contributors need to do? > On Jan 25, 2022, at 3:39 PM, Chris Smith <smi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nice step forward, Oscsar. Thanks! > > /c > >> On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 5:25:51 PM UTC-6 Oscar wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I've just merged https://github.com/sympy/sympy/pull/22754 >> >> This means that new contributors are required to add themselves to the >> .mailmap file before their PR can be merged. It also means that if >> someone adds multiple commits with different git date for author and >> email then they need to edit the .mailmap file to resolve the >> ambiguity about who is the author of the work. There are more detailed >> instructions here: >> https://github.com/sympy/sympy/wiki/Development-workflow#add-your-name-and-email-address-to-the-mailmap-file >> >> >> Resolving author metadata has been one of the most awkward aspects of >> the release process and is something that can not be automated. From >> now on all authors must specify what name should be recorded for their >> contributions. >> >> The process now is that all authors should be included in the .mailmap >> file. The AUTHORS file will be updated at release time. The .mailmap >> file will be kept in alphabetical order but the AUTHORS file will >> still be in chronological order. This avoids the merge conflict >> problems that my previous attempt had: >> https://groups.google.com/g/sympy/c/3DXOKgoeX24/m/xL91f6KTAgAJ >> >> There may be teething problems with the new script but we can improve >> it over time. >> >> Oscar > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sympy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sympy+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sympy/c9034dfb-d19f-4410-b055-cb5d5e5a2328n%40googlegroups.com.
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