linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] update checkpatch.pl to version 0.10

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Message-ID: <20070929092203.GB13737@shadowen.org>
Date:	Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:22:03 +0100
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Joel Schopp <jschopp@...tin.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] update checkpatch.pl to version 0.10

On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:46:42AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:21:38 +0100 Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 12:49:35PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > 
> > > * Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 11:39:02AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > >
> >
> > [bunfight]
> >
> 
> oy, knock it off.

Really not trying to have a bunfight, honest.

> > Anyhow.  I have already added a --check/--no-check option which controls
> 
> -strict?
> 
> > the more subjective tests which will be in the next release; though its
> > likely the option name will be something more useful by then.
> > 
> > The only question is whether this should default to on.  You are voting
> > off.  I personally think on.
> > 
> > Andrew?  Randy?  Joel?
> > 
> 
> off, I'd say.  That way people are more likely to use it.  Or, more
> accurately, will have less excuses to not use it.

Ok, then I think thats 2 for on and 3 for off.  So off it is.

I was tending towards --subjective for the tests which are err more
subjective.  --strict is good too.  Perhaps I'll put both of those in as
aliases.

I will also review the tests which are warnings and checks (subjective)
and see if any are now miss-categorised.

-apw
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