-static char real_email[1000];
-static char real_name[1000];
-static char real_date[50];
+static char git_default_date[50];
+
+static void copy_gecos(struct passwd *w, char *name, int sz)
+{
+ char *src, *dst;
+ int len, nlen;
+
+ nlen = strlen(w->pw_name);
+
+ /* Traditionally GECOS field had office phone numbers etc, separated
+ * with commas. Also & stands for capitalized form of the login name.
+ */
+
+ for (len = 0, dst = name, src = w->pw_gecos; len < sz; src++) {
+ int ch = *src;
+ if (ch != '&') {
+ *dst++ = ch;
+ if (ch == 0 || ch == ',')
+ break;
+ len++;
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (len + nlen < sz) {
+ /* Sorry, Mr. McDonald... */
+ *dst++ = toupper(*w->pw_name);
+ memcpy(dst, w->pw_name + 1, nlen - 1);
+ dst += nlen - 1;
+ }
+ }
+ if (len < sz)
+ name[len] = 0;
+ else
+ die("Your parents must have hated you!");
+
+}