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  • Pradeep KumarP Pradeep Kumar

    now i understand after you @jsulm replied.But still how to make Qt creator understand, the user.name and user.email to take it repectively, after when i press commit.

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    jsulm
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    wrote on last edited by
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    @Pradeep-Kumar It is not related to QtCreator, QtCreator just calls Git. Git uses username/email which is currently configured. If you configured them in your project then Git takes them from PROJECT_DIR/.git/config. If you did not then Git takes them from the global config file (~/.gitconfig). Check what is in PROJECT_DIR/.git/config and fix it if it is wrong.

    https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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    • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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      Pradeep Kumar
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      root@pthinks:~/qt5/.git# cat config
      [core]
      repositoryformatversion = 0
      filemode = true
      bare = false
      logallrefupdates = true
      [remote "origin"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git
      fetch = +refs/heads/:refs/remotes/origin/
      [branch "5.7"]
      remote = origin
      merge = refs/heads/5.7
      [submodule "qt3d"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qt3d.git
      [submodule "qtactiveqt"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtactiveqt.git
      [submodule "qtandroidextras"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtandroidextras.git
      [submodule "qtbase"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtbase.git
      [submodule "qtcanvas3d"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtcanvas3d.git
      [submodule "qtcharts"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtcharts.git
      [submodule "qtconnectivity"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtconnectivity.git
      [submodule "qtdatavis3d"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtdatavis3d.git
      [submodule "qtdeclarative"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtdeclarative.git
      [submodule "qtdoc"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtdoc.git
      [submodule "qtgamepad"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtgamepad
      [submodule "qtgraphicaleffects"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtgraphicaleffects.git
      [submodule "qtimageformats"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtimageformats.git
      [submodule "qtlocation"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtlocation.git
      [submodule "qtmacextras"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtmacextras.git
      [submodule "qtmultimedia"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtmultimedia.git
      [submodule "qtpurchasing"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtpurchasing.git
      [submodule "qtqa"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtqa.git
      [submodule "qtquickcontrols"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtquickcontrols.git
      [submodule "qtquickcontrols2"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtquickcontrols2.git
      [submodule "qtrepotools"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtrepotools.git
      [submodule "qtscript"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtscript.git
      [submodule "qtscxml"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtscxml
      [submodule "qtsensors"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtsensors.git
      [submodule "qtserialbus"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtserialbus.git
      [submodule "qtserialport"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtserialport.git
      [submodule "qtsvg"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtsvg.git
      [submodule "qttools"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qttools.git
      [submodule "qttranslations"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qttranslations.git
      [submodule "qtvirtualkeyboard"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtvirtualkeyboard.git
      [submodule "qtwayland"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtwayland.git
      [submodule "qtwebchannel"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtwebchannel.git
      [submodule "qtwebsockets"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtwebsockets.git
      [submodule "qtwebview"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtwebview.git
      [submodule "qtwinextras"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtwinextras.git
      [submodule "qtx11extras"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtx11extras.git
      [submodule "qtxmlpatterns"]
      url = git://code.qt.io/qt/qtxmlpatterns.git
      [commit]
      template = /root/qt5/.commit-template
      [remote "gerrit"]
      url = ssh://codereview.qt-project.org/qt/qt5
      fetch = +refs/heads/:refs/remotes/gerrit/
      [user]
      name = Pradeep Kumar.M
      email = pradeepkm186@gmail.com

      This is the information present in config file of project directory.

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        • jsulmJ jsulm

          @Pradeep-Kumar said in Regarding unable to commit the changes in local repository.:

          git config --list

          OK, I don't think there is a duplicate. You just have username/email in your global config (~/.gitconfig) and in your project (.git/config). In your project the local username/email are used.

          JKSHJ Offline
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          JKSH
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          wrote on last edited by
          #48

          @jsulm said in Regarding unable to commit the changes in local repository.:

          OK, I don't think there is a duplicate. You just have username/email in your global config (~/.gitconfig) and in your project (.git/config). In your project the local username/email are used.

          @jsulm is right.

          Run these commands separately:

          git config --global --list
          git config --local --list

          Which username/email do you want to use?

          @Pradeep-Kumar said in Regarding unable to commit the changes in local repository.:

          [user]
          name = Pradeep Kumar.M
          email = pradeepkm186@gmail.com

          If you don't want your local name/email, delete these 3 lines and save.

          But still how to make Qt creator understand, the user.name and user.email to take it repectively, after when i press commit.

          First of all, make sure you can use git outside of Qt Creator.

          1. Can you commit from the command line? (Command is git commit)
          2. Do you have a git GUI?

          Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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          • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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            Pradeep Kumar
            wrote on last edited by
            #49

            I ran two commands separately
            Both gave me the user.email different.
            i have deleted locally and retained global username/email

            I used the following commands.

            1. git add filename.
              to add the file which was modified.

            2. git commit


            *** - Suspicious author real name (key "email")


            *** commit message:
            *** - 2nd line is not empty (key "log")


            *** See http://wiki.qt.io/Early_Warning_System for explanations.
            I got the following messages.

            And i am not using any gui git.

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            • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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              Pradeep Kumar
              wrote on last edited by
              #50

              Even if i delete global name and email, i have used local name and email, but still i am getting previous error?.

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              • Pradeep KumarP Pradeep Kumar

                Even if i delete global name and email, i have used local name and email, but still i am getting previous error?.

                JKSHJ Offline
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                JKSH
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                wrote on last edited by
                #51

                @Pradeep-Kumar said in Regarding unable to commit the changes in local repository.:

                Even if i delete global name and email, i have used local name and email, but still i am getting previous error?.

                *** - Suspicious author real name (key "email")

                Maybe it doesn't like the dot (.) in your name. What happens if you set your name to just "Pradeep Kumar"?

                *** commit message:
                *** - 2nd line is not empty (key "log")

                The system wants you to leave a blank line in your commit message.

                Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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                • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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                  Pradeep Kumar
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #52

                  I removed dot and kept second line empty.
                  Same result as previous.!!!!!!

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                  • SGaistS Offline
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                    SGaist
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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #53

                    Did you reset the author in your commit ?

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                    • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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                      Pradeep Kumar
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #54

                      I used the following command :

                      root@pthinks:~/qt5# git commit -C --reset-author "Pradeep Kumar pradeepkm186@gmail.com"
                      fatal: could not lookup commit --reset-author
                      ???

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                      • Pradeep KumarP Pradeep Kumar

                        I used the following command :

                        root@pthinks:~/qt5# git commit -C --reset-author "Pradeep Kumar pradeepkm186@gmail.com"
                        fatal: could not lookup commit --reset-author
                        ???

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                        #55

                        @Pradeep-Kumar said in Regarding unable to commit the changes in local repository.:

                        git commit -C --reset-author "Pradeep Kumar pradeepkm186@gmail.com"

                        You've mixed 2 different commands together...

                        Choose one of:

                        • git commit --amend --author "Pradeep Kumar <pradeepkm186@gmail.com>" OR
                        • git commit --amend --reset-author (after you have set user.name and user.email, either locally or globally)

                        If it still doesn't work, post the full error message and the last entry of git log

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                          Pradeep Kumar
                          wrote on last edited by Pradeep Kumar
                          #56

                          First i used git add filename being in my project folder then ,
                          I have used the command git commit --amend --reset-author after setting my name and email locallly.
                          After this i used the command git log .

                          I got the below

                          commit 9bf95eb9c7ac4e2415c79d4e9d55e8efe3a923a2
                          Author: Pradeep Kumar pradeepkm186@gmail.com
                          Date: Fri Sep 16 10:54:09 2016 +0530

                          Updated submodules.
                          
                          Change-Id: If1195243a052f8cd20079345dbc7b2783e7bf459
                          

                          and i have given the message for which i fixed the bug.

                          After this what has to be done?. guide me further.

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                          • SGaistS Offline
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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #57

                            "Updated submodules" ?

                            What exactly are you trying to do for a submission ?

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                            • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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                              Pradeep Kumar
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #58

                              I modified one of the file in qtbase submodule.

                              After i added the filename which i modified.
                              then i tried git commit --amend --reset-author

                              Is it wrong?.

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                              • SGaistS Offline
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                                #59

                                Then you should explain clearly what you modified and why.

                                The first line of the commit is a small summary of what the patch does, then leave a blank line and after that explain precisely what your patch is about. Take a look at other submissions to see how it's done. Not all patches requires tons of description but it should always be clear what it does.

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                                • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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                                  Pradeep Kumar
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #60

                                  I explained the purpose in one line and left one line blank and provided the report no:

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                                  • Pradeep KumarP Pradeep Kumar

                                    First i used git add filename being in my project folder then ,
                                    I have used the command git commit --amend --reset-author after setting my name and email locallly.
                                    After this i used the command git log .

                                    I got the below

                                    commit 9bf95eb9c7ac4e2415c79d4e9d55e8efe3a923a2
                                    Author: Pradeep Kumar pradeepkm186@gmail.com
                                    Date: Fri Sep 16 10:54:09 2016 +0530

                                    Updated submodules.
                                    
                                    Change-Id: If1195243a052f8cd20079345dbc7b2783e7bf459
                                    

                                    and i have given the message for which i fixed the bug.

                                    After this what has to be done?. guide me further.

                                    JKSHJ Offline
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                                    Moderators
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #61

                                    @Pradeep-Kumar said in Regarding unable to commit the changes in local repository.:

                                    Change-Id: If1195243a052f8cd20079345dbc7b2783e7bf459
                                    

                                    OK, there are 2 issues here:

                                    1. You have modified an existing commit which was written by someone else: https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/159622/

                                      • First, backup all the files you've changed. Then, restore the original commit by calling git reset --hard HEAD~1 and then calling git pull.
                                    2. You are in the wrong git repository. This is not qtbase.git!

                                      • Call cd qtbase to enter the qtbase.git repository.

                                    And i am not using any gui git.

                                    You should. It makes life much easier.

                                    Inside qtbase, call git gui to launch the GUI. Click Repository -> Visualize All Branch History. Now, explore the repository: Click on other peoples' commits and study them. (You can see the changes they made, and you can read their commit messages)

                                    After this what has to be done?. guide me further.

                                    What do you want to do?

                                    Your topic says "unable to commit the changes in local repository". Can you commit changes to your local repository now? If yes, then please mark this thread as "solved". If not, tell us what issues you are facing when you try to commit changes to your local repository.

                                    If you want to push your changes to the Qt Project, please start a new forum thread. That is a different topic.

                                    Qt Doc Search for browsers: forum.qt.io/topic/35616/web-browser-extension-for-improved-doc-searches

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                                      Pradeep Kumar
                                      wrote on last edited by Pradeep Kumar
                                      #62

                                      Sorry for that ,

                                      • list item I was trying not to commit remotely, trying to commit locally.

                                      • And i have downloaded git-cola. for gui.

                                      *And i revoked back to original commit and used the command git pull.

                                      I will follow the steps as mentioned in the previous post of this topic,

                                      Thanks,

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                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #63

                                        You can't commit remotely, all commits are local. You can push remotely however you don't have any write access to Qt's repositories. Nobody has, you must pass by the code review process.

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                                          Pradeep Kumar
                                          wrote on last edited by Pradeep Kumar
                                          #64

                                          After the gap i am taking again the qtsource code.

                                          even if i now add file which i modified using git add filename
                                          and use git commit in terminal

                                          root@pthinks:~/qt5/qtbase# git commit

                                          *** Please tell me who you are.

                                          Run

                                          git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
                                          git config --global user.name "Your Name"

                                          to set your account's default identity.
                                          Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.

                                          fatal: unable to auto-detect email address (got 'root@pthinks.(none)')
                                          root@pthinks:~/qt5/qtbase# git commit

                                          *** Please tell me who you are.

                                          Run

                                          git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
                                          git config --global user.name "Your Name"

                                          to set your account's default identity.
                                          Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.

                                          fatal: unable to auto-detect email address (got 'root@pthinks.(none)')

                                          Previouly it used to open a editor to fill the description of what has been changed and task no , now directly i am the error.

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