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  • Pradeep KumarP Pradeep Kumar

    Now i see , their is two user.name and user.email, beacuse of this is it causing the problem ?.Help is required how to make having one user.name and user.email. and config properly. Please guide further.

    jsulmJ Offline
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    jsulm
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    wrote on last edited by
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    @Pradeep-Kumar You can remove the duplicates from .git/config file manually using any editor

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

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      Pradeep Kumar
      wrote on last edited by Pradeep Kumar
      #42

      I tried to find two user.name and user.email in config file. but i found their is only one user.name and user.email. how to go further. how to remaove another.

      I used the command git config --list outside the project folder.
      This was the result.

      root@pthinks:~# git config --list
      core.autocrlf=input
      core.pager=less -FRSX
      status.showuntrackedfiles=all
      push.default=tracking
      rerere.enabled=true
      rerere.autoupdate=true
      rebase.stat=true
      color.ui=auto
      alias.di=diff
      alias.ci=commit
      alias.co=checkout
      alias.ann=blame
      alias.st=status
      user.email=pradeepk@pthinks.com
      user.name=Pradeep Kumar.M

      Is this impacting the .git/config file?.

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      • Pradeep KumarP Pradeep Kumar

        I tried to find two user.name and user.email in config file. but i found their is only one user.name and user.email. how to go further. how to remaove another.

        I used the command git config --list outside the project folder.
        This was the result.

        root@pthinks:~# git config --list
        core.autocrlf=input
        core.pager=less -FRSX
        status.showuntrackedfiles=all
        push.default=tracking
        rerere.enabled=true
        rerere.autoupdate=true
        rebase.stat=true
        color.ui=auto
        alias.di=diff
        alias.ci=commit
        alias.co=checkout
        alias.ann=blame
        alias.st=status
        user.email=pradeepk@pthinks.com
        user.name=Pradeep Kumar.M

        Is this impacting the .git/config file?.

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        jsulm
        Lifetime Qt Champion
        wrote on last edited by
        #43

        @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.

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

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        • Pradeep KumarP Offline
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          Pradeep Kumar
          wrote on last edited by
          #44

          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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          • 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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            @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
              wrote on last edited by
              #46

              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 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?.

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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.

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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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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #53

                            Did you reset the author in your commit ?

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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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                                @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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                                    "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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                                        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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                                          #60

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

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