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Message-ID: <46C0C282.800@student.ltu.se>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:43:46 +0200
From: Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
To: "Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
CC: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [1/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch - scripts/get_maintainer.pl
Kok, Auke wrote:
> Richard Knutsson wrote:
>> Kok, Auke wrote:
>>> Joe Perches wrote:
>>>> I grew weary of looking up the appropriate
>>>> maintainer email address(es) to CC: for a patch.
>>>>
>>>> I added flags to the MAINTAINERS file
>>>>
>>>> F: file pattern
>>>>
>>>> for each maintained block and a script to parse
>>>> the modified blocks for maintainer and list
>>>> email addresses.
>>>>
>>>> perl scripts/get_maintainer.pl <patch>
>>>>
>>>> gives the appropriate maintainer(s).
>>>>
>>>> Modifications since last post:
>>>>
>>>> Added options to control email address style and multiple address
>>>> separator
>>>>
>>>> Please apply.
>>> Well, I came up with this implementation, so I definately support it
>>> and the way Joe implemented it:
>>>
>> Really? Please check out this thread with at least two ideas of
>> possible implementations, with Stefan Richter as the spokesman of the
>> current implementation:
>> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=116870578531280&w=3
>> ...and I am not saying there hasn't been someone suggesting it even
>> earlier.
>>
>> The expression; nothing is new under the sun comes to mind ;)
>>
>> Anyway, glad to see someone actually implementing it. Thanks!
>
> bad wording my side, I never implemented anything, but I did post the
> "F:" flag idea specific to allocating files to developers on lkml:
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/6/29/300
>
...and so did Stefan:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=116871954100026&w=3 :)
cu
Richard Knutsson
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