linux-kernel - [PATCH]CHECKPATCH:fix misleading output on spaces/tabs error

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Date:	Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:06:02 +0800
From:	"Daolong Wang" <ahlongxp@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	apw@...dowen.org, rdunlap@...otime.net, jschopp@...tin.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH]CHECKPATCH:fix misleading output on spaces/tabs error

I got confused by this line:

    "ERROR: use tabs not spaces"

It literally means "use tabs but not spaces is WRONG", which
 is WRONG.

    "ERROR: do not use spaces when tabs expected"

sounds more appropriate.

Signed-off-by: Wang Daolong <ahlongxp@...il.com>
---
--- scripts/checkpatch.pl.org	2008-03-18 23:08:41.000000000 +0800
+++ scripts/checkpatch.pl	2008-03-18 23:19:34.000000000 +0800
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ sub process {
 		if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s* \t\s*\S/ ||
 		    $rawline =~ /^\+\s*        \s*/) {
 			my $herevet = "$here\n" . cat_vet($rawline) . "\n";
-			ERROR("use tabs not spaces\n" . $herevet);
+			ERROR("do not use spaces when tabs expected\n" . $herevet);
 		}

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