libgit2 / libgit2/pygit2

hunk.final_committer.name not work if email is empty

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Description

Hi, I found this error:

if email is missing, it gives error "Signarure cannot have an empty name or email"

in libgit2 Slack channel we discuss it and end up that in wrap_signature pygit2 creates new signature where email cannot be empty. It maybe should use git_signature_dup instead?

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Start by locating wrap_signature and tracing how hunk.final_committer.name handles a missing email. Compare the current signature creation with the reported git_signature_dup possibility, then add or run a regression test covering an empty email and verify that the signature is accepted without the reported error.

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Tech stack
git, python
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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