Commit queue overwrites commit author
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 122k
- Forks
- 37.3k
- Avg merge
- 4d 2h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 283
Description
See https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/52745 and https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/52860 (@marco-ippolito)
When the commit author and the PR author do not match, the original commit author is lost when the PR is merged.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading PRs 52745 and 52860, then trace the commit-queue flow involved when the commit author differs from the PR author. Reproduce that merge scenario and verify that the original commit author is preserved after the PR is merged.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100