linux-kernel - Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length

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Message-ID: <47F9EEB8.3020109@panasas.com>
Date:	Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:51:52 +0300
From:	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Benny Halevy <bhalevy@...asas.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>, apw@...dowen.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] checkpatch: relax spacing and line length

On Sun, Apr 06 2008 at 21:52 +0300, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-04-06 at 14:52 +0300, Benny Halevy wrote:
>> The idea is [] to allow for a bit more flexibility to
>>  accommodate for a more robust indentation style.
> 
> Isn't this an editor/tools issue more than a checkpatch one?
> 
> I think you should first try to get the most frequently used
> code editors and pretty printers (vim/emacs/eclipse/indent, etc)
> to support the tabs to level, spaces to align style.
> 
> g'luck with that.
> 
> --

I have one such editor to date, Me. But I can not use it's output
because checkpatch.pl forbids it, and I get scorned by my maintainers.
So I think you got it reversed. First allow it then automate for it
other wise there is no use, right?

Boaz
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