linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] New script to check coding-style compliance on multiple regular files

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Date:	Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:10:12 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Erez Zadok <ezk@...sunysb.edu>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, apw@...dowen.org,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] New script to check coding-style compliance on multiple regular files

Hi Erez.

On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 05:32:02PM -0400, Erez Zadok wrote:
> The script calls checkpatch.pl on each file, and formats any error messages
> to comply with standard compiler error messages:
> 
> 	file_name:line_number:error_message
> 
> This is particularly useful when run from within a text editor which can
> parse these error messages and show the user a buffer with the file in
> question, placing the cursor on the offending line (e.g., Emacs's "M-x
> next-error" command, bound by default to C-x `).

The concept is wrong here. If we want checkpatch to generate
message in standard gcc format then we should fix checkpatch and
not add a wrapper script around it.

For checkpatch related patches please forward them to the checkpatch
maintainers.

>From MAINTAINERS:

CHECKPATCH
P:      Andy Whitcroft
M:      apw@...dowen.org
P:      Randy Dunlap
M:      rdunlap@...otime.net
P:      Joel Schopp
M:      jschopp@...tin.ibm.com
S:      Supported



	Sam
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