linux-kernel - Re: confusing checkpatch.pl messages

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Message-ID: <20090108002317.GA13284@shadowen.org>
Date:	Thu, 8 Jan 2009 00:23:17 +0000
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
To:	Németh Márton <nm127@...email.hu>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: confusing checkpatch.pl messages

On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 09:57:36PM +0100, Németh Márton wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I run the checkpatch.pl against the attache file and it reported some
> confusing warning and error messages. The attached file has an obsoleted
> syntax:
[...]
> >     struct point p = { y: yvalue, x: xvalue };
> 
> However, the checkpatch.pl speaks about labels, which are incorrect, I think:

Yeah that is the wrong error for sure.  Will see if I can stop it doing
that and emit something more sensible.

-apw
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