jj: Add "author" alias command Jujutsu records incorrect author date—timestamp at when a commit became non-empty. As there is no options to update author date on changes, created a command to manually set current datetime to author date. This problem was recognized in JJ issue tracker and a PR <https://github.com./jj-vcs/jj/pull/3906> was created. However, the direction went from "reset author on configurable revset" to "fix author date on non-empty commit" due to simplicity concern. An option for author reset revset option may or may not come in a future, but hoping someone to tackle the problem is not a wise choice. Alias is hacky and future JJ updates may conflict or break it. But this incorrect author date is a real problem I have now, so, better than nothing.

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• features/scm/default.nix
  • @@ -123,6 +123,14 @@
    git = { private-commits = "description(regex:'\\[WIP\\]')"; }; + + aliases = { + # JJ by default sets incorrect author date (when "a work started" instead of "authored",) + # because how it works internally (updating a git commit.) This command is to workaround + # that design flaw by manually mark author date, like "git commit". + author = [ "desc" "--no-edit" "--reset-author" ]; + au = [ "author" ]; + }; }; };