linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] Add scripts/get

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Message-Id: <20081027155254.a710c779.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:52:54 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, pavel@...e.cz, ukleinek@...len.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] Add scripts/get_maintainer.pl

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:09:19 -0700
Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> A script to parse file pattern information in MAINTAINERS
> and return selected information about a file or patch
> 
> $ scripts/get_maintainer.pl
> usage: ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl [options] patchfile
>        ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl [options] -f file
> version: 0.12

Example output would be nice to see.  Hopefully it is in the

	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>

form, ready to be pasted into an email client?

otoh, we'll sometimes also want the

	joe@...ches.com,akpm@...ux-foundation.org

form for use by scripts.


Also, this:

 MAINTAINERS | 1096 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 1094 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

isn't practical for me or Stephen to carry, I'm afraid.  That's
probably the most-patched file in the kernel.  This will need to be a
direct you->Linus thing.

I think the feature is sorely needed and will prove useful.
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