# HG changeset patch
# User Kevin Bullock <kbullock@ringworld.org>
# Date 1508873195 18000
# Node ID ddae0045de4e704552925109c824392dbedd9c76
# Parent  78dc28eb4245b8e492fa63702a10a8d068eb6143
config: register git.authors

diff --git a/hggit/compat.py b/hggit/compat.py
--- a/hggit/compat.py
+++ b/hggit/compat.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
 CONFIG_DEFAULTS = {
     'git': {
+        'authors': None,
         'blockdotgit': True,
         'branch_bookmark_suffix': None,
         'intree': None,
diff --git a/hggit/git_handler.py b/hggit/git_handler.py
--- a/hggit/git_handler.py
+++ b/hggit/git_handler.py
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@
 
     def init_author_file(self):
         self.author_map = {}
-        if self.ui.config('git', 'authors'):
-            with open(self.repo.wvfs.join(self.ui.config('git', 'authors'))) as f:
+        authors_path = compat.config(self.ui, 'string', 'git', 'authors')
+        if authors_path:
+            with open(self.repo.wvfs.join(authors_path)) as f:
                 for line in f:
                     line = line.strip()
                     if not line or line.startswith('#'):