leanprover / leanprover/lean4

lake: add author to lakefile by default?

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Lake P-medium RFC
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Description

Cargo does this (I think it pulls it from git author info) and it's another nice little ergonomic thing.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by inspecting how lakefiles represent package metadata and compare that behavior with Cargo's author handling and git author information. The issue is complete when a lakefile receives a sensible default author without requiring manual configuration, with the resulting behavior verified in the relevant Lake workflow.

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Assessment

Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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