[PATCH] send-email: Add config option for sender address

[PATCH] send-email: Add config option for sender address

[Trent Piepho]

The sender address, as specified with the '--from' command line option,
couldn't be set in the config file.  So add a new config option,
'sendemail.from', which sets it.  One can use 'sendemail.<identity>.from'
as well of course, which is likely the more useful case.

The sender address would default to GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, which is usually the
right thing, but this doesn't allow switching based on the identity
selected.  It's possible to switch the SMTP server and envelope sender by
using the '--identity' option, in which case one probably wants to use a
different from address as well, but this had to be manually specified.

The docs are also fixed up somewhat.  If '--from' is specified (or the new
sendemail.from option is used) then the user isn't prompted.  The default
with no '--from' option (or sendemail.from option) is GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
first then GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, not just GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT.

Signed-off-by: Trent Piepho <xyzzy@speakeasy.org>
---
 Documentation/git-send-email.txt |    9 ++++++---
 git-send-email.perl              |    1 +
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index ff4aeff..8345df2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ If it wasn't able to see a header in the summary it will ask you about it
 interactively after quitting your editor.
 
 --from::
-	Specify the sender of the emails.  This will default to
-	the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git var -l".
-	The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
+	Specify the sender of the emails.  If not specified on the command line,
+	the value of the 'sendemail.from' configuration option is used.  If
+	neither the command line option nor 'sendemail.from' are set, then the
+	user will be prompted for the value.  The default for the prompt will be
+	the value of GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, or GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT if that is not
+	set, as returned by "git var -l".
 
 --in-reply-to::
 	Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 77ca8fe..ec58f12 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ my %config_settings = (
     "suppresscc" => \@suppress_cc,
     "envelopesender" => \$envelope_sender,
     "multiedit" => \$multiedit,
+    "from" => \$sender,
 );
 
 # Handle Uncouth Termination
-- 
1.5.4.1

Re: [PATCH] send-email: Add config option for sender address

[Nanako Shiraishi]

Quoting Trent Piepho:

> The sender address, as specified with the '--from' command line option,
> couldn't be set in the config file.  So add a new config option,
> 'sendemail.from', which sets it.  One can use 'sendemail.<identity>.from'
> as well of course, which is likely the more useful case.
> 
> The sender address would default to GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, which is usually the
> right thing, but this doesn't allow switching based on the identity
> selected.  It's possible to switch the SMTP server and envelope sender by
> using the '--identity' option, in which case one probably wants to use a
> different from address as well, but this had to be manually specified.
> 
> The docs are also fixed up somewhat.  If '--from' is specified (or the new
> sendemail.from option is used) then the user isn't prompted.  The default
> with no '--from' option (or sendemail.from option) is GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
> first then GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, not just GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Trent Piepho <xyzzy@speakeasy.org>

Junio, may I ask what happened to this patch?

-- 
Nanako Shiraishi
http://ivory.ap.teacup.com/nanako3/

Re: [PATCH] send-email: Add config option for sender address

[Junio C Hamano]

Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com> writes:

> Quoting Trent Piepho:
>
>> The sender address, as specified with the '--from' command line option,
>> couldn't be set in the config file.  So add a new config option,
>> 'sendemail.from', which sets it.  One can use 'sendemail.<identity>.from'
>> as well of course, which is likely the more useful case.
>> 
>> The sender address would default to GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, which is usually the
>> right thing, but this doesn't allow switching based on the identity
>> selected.  It's possible to switch the SMTP server and envelope sender by
>> using the '--identity' option, in which case one probably wants to use a
>> different from address as well, but this had to be manually specified.
>> 
>> The docs are also fixed up somewhat.  If '--from' is specified (or the new
>> sendemail.from option is used) then the user isn't prompted.  The default
>> with no '--from' option (or sendemail.from option) is GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
>> first then GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, not just GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Trent Piepho <xyzzy@speakeasy.org>
>
> Junio, may I ask what happened to this patch?

If I recall correctly, it didn't look too invasive and I found it Ok, but
I didn't see any comments on it, so it was dropped on the floor.

Perhaps Trent cares to resend?

[PATCH v2] send-email: Add config option for sender address

[Trent Piepho]

The sender address, as specified with the '--from' command line option,
couldn't be set in the config file.  So add a new config option,
'sendemail.from', which sets it.  One can use 'sendemail.<identity>.from'
as well of course, which is likely the more useful case.

The sender address would default to GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, which is usually the
right thing, but this doesn't allow switching based on the identity
selected.  It's possible to switch the SMTP server and envelope sender by
using the '--identity' option, in which case one probably wants to use a
different from address as well, but this had to be manually specified.

The documentation for 'from' is also corrected somewhat.  If '--from' is
specified (or the new sendemail.from option is used) then the user isn't
prompted.  The default with no '--from' option (or sendemail.from option)
is GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT first then GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, not just
GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT.

Signed-off-by: Trent Piepho <xyzzy@speakeasy.org>
---
v2: Updated to latest git

 Documentation/git-send-email.txt |    9 ++++++---
 git-send-email.perl              |    1 +
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
index 794224b..f940770 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt
@@ -69,9 +69,12 @@ and In-Reply-To headers will be used unless they are removed.
 Missing From or In-Reply-To headers will be prompted for.
 
 --from=<address>::
-	Specify the sender of the emails.  This will default to
-	the value GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT, as returned by "git var -l".
-	The user will still be prompted to confirm this entry.
+	Specify the sender of the emails.  If not specified on the command line,
+	the value of the 'sendemail.from' configuration option is used.  If
+	neither the command line option nor 'sendemail.from' are set, then the
+	user will be prompted for the value.  The default for the prompt will be
+	the value of GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT, or GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT if that is not
+	set, as returned by "git var -l".
 
 --in-reply-to=<identifier>::
 	Specify the contents of the first In-Reply-To header.
diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index cccbf45..d9c7f32 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ my %config_settings = (
     "envelopesender" => \$envelope_sender,
     "multiedit" => \$multiedit,
     "confirm"   => \$confirm,
+    "from" => \$sender,
 );
 
 # Handle Uncouth Termination
-- 
1.5.4.1