Skip to content

Better error messages for updating the author lists

Karl Wette requested to merge ANU-CGA/lalsuite:better-author-list-errors into master

Description

Add more informative error messages for updating the author lists. Step users through how to update .mailmap, run make update-authors and commit any changes.

cc @adam-mercer @duncanmmacleod

API Changes and Justification

Backwards Compatible Changes

  • This change does not modify any class/function/struct/type definitions in a public C header file or any Python class/function definitions
  • This change adds new classes/functions/structs/types to a public C header file or Python module

Backwards Incompatible Changes

  • This change modifies an existing class/function/struct/type definition in a public C header file or Python module
  • This change removes an existing class/function/struct/type from a public C header file or Python module

If any of the Backwards Incompatible check boxes are ticked please provide a justification why this change is necessary and why it needs to be done in a backwards incompatible way.

Review Status

Please provide details on any reviews related to this change and and the associated reviewers.

Merge request reports