Re: Linux v2.6.12-rc6

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > >   fix jumpy mouse cursor on console
> > 
> > This one was from Dmitry, and git logs know that:
> 
> No it doesn't. Somebody sent me a patch in the wrong format..

Okay, that was probably me, but...

> > author Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx> Fri, 27 May 2005 12:53:03 -0700
> > committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sat, 28 May 2005 11:14:01 -0700
> > 
> >     [PATCH] fix jumpy mouse cursor on console
> > 
> >     Do not send empty events to gpm.  (Keyboards are assumed to have scroll
> >     wheel these days, that makes them part-mouse.  That means typing on
> >     keyboard generates empty mouse events).
> > 
> >     From: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >     Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx>
> >     Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
> >     Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > ...perhaps shortlog script needs some updating?
> 
> No, it isn't going to go through the body of the email.
> 
> The way that author attributions get done right is if the first line of 
> the body of the email has a "From: xyzzy <abc@xxxxxxx>" in it.

There is "From: Dmitry..." in the changelog. Do your script move first
"From:" into author header and delete it from changelog? That would
explain it...
								Pavel
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