1 files changed, 40 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 3da555634..6e125821f 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ static struct strbuf git_default_date = STRBUF_INIT;
 static int default_email_is_bogus;
 static int default_name_is_bogus;
 
+static int ident_use_config_only;
+
 #define IDENT_NAME_GIVEN 01
 #define IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN 02
 #define IDENT_ALL_GIVEN (IDENT_NAME_GIVEN|IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN)
 static int committer_ident_explicitly_given;
 static int author_ident_explicitly_given;
+static int ident_config_given;
 
 #ifdef NO_GECOS_IN_PWENT
 #define get_gecos(ignored) "&"
@@ -345,32 +348,40 @@ const char *fmt_ident(const char *name, const char *email,
 	int want_date = !(flag & IDENT_NO_DATE);
 	int want_name = !(flag & IDENT_NO_NAME);
 
-	if (want_name && !name)
-		name = ident_default_name();
-	if (!email)
-		email = ident_default_email();
-
-	if (want_name && !*name) {
-		struct passwd *pw;
-
-		if (strict) {
-			if (name == git_default_name.buf)
+	if (want_name) {
+		int using_default = 0;
+		if (!name) {
+			name = ident_default_name();
+			using_default = 1;
+			if (strict && default_name_is_bogus) {
 				fputs(env_hint, stderr);
-			die("empty ident name (for <%s>) not allowed", email);
+				die("unable to auto-detect name (got '%s')", name);
+			}
+			if (strict && ident_use_config_only
+			    && !(ident_config_given & IDENT_NAME_GIVEN))
+				die("user.useConfigOnly set but no name given");
+		}
+		if (!*name) {
+			struct passwd *pw;
+			if (strict) {
+				if (using_default)
+					fputs(env_hint, stderr);
+				die("empty ident name (for <%s>) not allowed", email);
+			}
+			pw = xgetpwuid_self(NULL);
+			name = pw->pw_name;
 		}
-		pw = xgetpwuid_self(NULL);
-		name = pw->pw_name;
-	}
-
-	if (want_name && strict &&
-	    name == git_default_name.buf && default_name_is_bogus) {
-		fputs(env_hint, stderr);
-		die("unable to auto-detect name (got '%s')", name);
 	}
 
-	if (strict && email == git_default_email.buf && default_email_is_bogus) {
-		fputs(env_hint, stderr);
-		die("unable to auto-detect email address (got '%s')", email);
+	if (!email) {
+		email = ident_default_email();
+		if (strict && default_email_is_bogus) {
+			fputs(env_hint, stderr);
+			die("unable to auto-detect email address (got '%s')", email);
+		}
+		if (strict && ident_use_config_only
+		    && !(ident_config_given & IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN))
+			die("user.useConfigOnly set but no mail given");
 	}
 
 	strbuf_reset(&ident);
@@ -444,6 +455,11 @@ int author_ident_sufficiently_given(void)
 
 int git_ident_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 {
+	if (!strcmp(var, "user.useconfigonly")) {
+		ident_use_config_only = git_config_bool(var, value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(var, "user.name")) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
@@ -451,6 +467,7 @@ int git_ident_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 		strbuf_addstr(&git_default_name, value);
 		committer_ident_explicitly_given |= IDENT_NAME_GIVEN;
 		author_ident_explicitly_given |= IDENT_NAME_GIVEN;
+		ident_config_given |= IDENT_NAME_GIVEN;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -461,6 +478,7 @@ int git_ident_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 		strbuf_addstr(&git_default_email, value);
 		committer_ident_explicitly_given |= IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN;
 		author_ident_explicitly_given |= IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN;
+		ident_config_given |= IDENT_MAIL_GIVEN;
 		return 0;
 	}