linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: allow single space before labels

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Date:	Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:24:54 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: allow single space before labels

On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 04:21, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-10-17 at 04:05 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
>> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> []
>>  # check for spaces at the beginning of a line.
>> -             if ($rawline =~ /^\+ / && $rawline !~ /\+ +\*/)  {
>> +             if ($rawline =~ /^\+ / && $rawline !~ /\+ +\*/ && $rawline !~ /:$/)  {
>
> Perhaps that's not an ideal test.
> Maybe "&& $rawline !~ /^\+ \w+:/" is better.
>
> The current test misidentify labels with comments:

i know, but i didnt want to dive further down this rabbit hole.  most
labels do not have trailing comments, or at least all the ones i deal
with.

feel free to extend however as long as the end result is no warnings
for " foo:" ;).
-mike
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