linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] STAGING patches for 2.6.31-git

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Message-ID:  <87iqfgjluz.fsf@mahal.sjds.teklibre.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:47:32 -0600
From:	d@...libre.com (Dave Taht)
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject:  Re: [GIT PATCH] STAGING patches for 2.6.31-git

Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> writes:

> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009, Greg KH wrote:
>> 
>> Overall, we almost broke even with our cleanups and removals for what
>> was done here: 1267 files changed, 297615 insertions(+), 214568
>> deletions(-)
>
> Actually, it's
>
>  1253 files changed, 287789 insertions(+), 209389 deletions(-) Now,
> admittedly the 'copy' ones are dubious: it's picking up on the f*cking
> Ralink GPL copyright template, which is the bulk of those files.  But
> that in itself is interesting information, even if I personally find
> mindless copyright templates very annoying.

Snip

> while with it, you'll see examples of lots of cases of header files
> where there is more copyright header than actual content ;(
>
> 		Linus

kill-a-lawyer.el helps, at least on viewing the file, but that only
works in GNU emacs and xemacs. Last I heard you were a uemacs person.

Perhaps there could some sort of git diff washing mode that
ignores comments.


--
Dave Taht 
Postcards from the Bleeding Edge (http://the-edge.blogspot.com)

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