[Bug 616878] Re: bzr commit error because of no identity (should look at /etc/mailname)

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This bug was fixed in the package bzr - 2.3.4-0ubuntu1

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bzr (2.3.4-0ubuntu1) natty-proposed; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
   + Fix bzr version number in deprecation warnings. LP: #794960
   + Prevent write attemps on remote branch during "bzr up". LP: #786980
   + Fix conflict handling when two trees involved in a merge have different
     root ids. LP: #805809

bzr (2.3.3-0ubuntu1) natty-proposed; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
   + Fixes deprecation warning on newer versions of Python. LP: #760435
   + Stops 'bzr push' from copying entire repository if a .bzr directory is
     present without a branch. LP: #465517
   + Fixes undefined local variable error when waiting for lock. LP: #733136
   + Fixes lock contention issues pushing to a bound branch. LP: #733350
   + Transfers less data creating a new stacked branch. LP: #737234
   + Several fixes to the test suite, making it more robust. LP: #654733,
      LP: #751824
   + 'bzr merge --pull --preview' actually shows a preview rather than
     actually merging. LP: #760152
   + bzr smart server now supports UTF-8 user names. LP: #659763
   + user identity can now be set based on username and /etc/mailname, not
     requiring it to be set manually. LP: #616878
   + stacking is now fully transitive. LP: #715000
   + makes in-terminal crash report of plugins much shorter. LP: #716389
 -- Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer at debian.org>   Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:12:58 +0200

** Changed in: bzr (Ubuntu Natty)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  bzr commit error because of no identity (should look at /etc/mailname)

Status in Bazaar Version Control System:
  Fix Released
Status in Bazaar 2.3 series:
  Fix Released
Status in “bzr” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “bzr” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  % sudo apt-get dist-upgrade <-- installing bzr 2.2.0-1
  ...
  % bzr commit
  bzr: ERROR: Unable to determine your name.                                                                                    
  Please, set your name with the 'whoami' command.
  E.g. bzr whoami "Your Name <name at example.com>"

  This should, at worst, be a warning.  Or there should be a trivial way
  to cause it to be.  If the user wants to be anonymous-ish, he should
  be allowed to be.

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