linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Fix line number reporting

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Date:	Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:39:16 +0100
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Erez Zadok <ezk@...sunysb.edu>
Cc:	"Mike D. Day" <ncmike@...ibm.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Fix line number reporting

On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 01:59:49PM -0400, Erez Zadok wrote:
> In message <20071015182118.GA4459@...dowen.org>, Andy Whitcroft writes:
> > On Sat, Oct 13, 2007 at 02:35:12PM -0400, Erez Zadok wrote:
> > > In message <20071012193751.GA31579@...dowen.org>, Andy Whitcroft writes:
> > > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 03:26:54PM -0400, Mike D. Day wrote:
> > > > > Fix line number reporting when checking source files (as opposed to
> > > > > patches)
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Mike D. Day <ncmike@...ibm.com>
> > > > 
> > > > Sorry you've had to fix this about 4 times, mostly because of ongoing
> > > > changes, and slow replication getting in the way.  I've applied this
> > > > and you should find it in -next when replication hits.  md5sum is
> > > > below of the version with it in, so you can make sure you've got
> > > > the right one.
> > > > 
> > > > 54f053c50265e44a6041e3147dc66a69  checkpatch.pl
> > > > 
> > > > -apw
> > > 
> > > Andy, I've tested the --emacs feature in the above latest
> > > checkpatch.pl-next.  Below is a patch that completes the functionality of
> > > the --emacs option: it ensures that only the cc-style error messages are
> > > printed, no extra context lines or caret lines, no extra newlines, etc.
> > > Although this patch changes every call to a message-producing function, it
> > > is a trivial change, and I believe it's the cleanest way to handle the
> > > separation between the terse cc-style messages and the verbose default
> > > messages.  With this patch, I can finally test a single source file as
> > > follows:
> > > 
> > > $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -q -q --emacs --file path/name/to/file
> > 
> > Ok I don't understand why the rest of the lines are a problem?  At least
> > with emacs the extra context lines are just ignored right?  Are you
> > trying to use this as a summary?
> 
> Andy,
> 
> I'm trying to minimize excess stuff that's not necessarily useful for
> everyone, and to match what is done elsewhere.  For example, I don't need
> those extra newlines and find them a distraction.  And if get an error
> message such as "put a space after a comma", I don't really need a caret
> sign to point to the exact char in the line where it is.
> 
> When g/cc prints out errors from a compile, the errors are one per line, w/o
> any additional context lines, caret markers, newlines, etc.  grep -n does
> the same (also useful inside emacs).  So I'm just asking for a way to have
> the same terse format.
> 
> If you feel that the extra info is still useful for some people, then can
> you please provide a way for some people like me to turn off the extra lines
> (pass a third -q, or a --terse option)?

Ahh, ok so this isn't quite the same as the --emacs madness.  Will see
what we can do.  I saw your patch changing every caller, and perhaps we
can avoid that.

-apw
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