linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts: gtags_files

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Message-ID: <20200426083619.GA2105859@kroah.com>
Date:   Sun, 26 Apr 2020 10:36:19 +0200
From:   gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     xujialu <xujialu@...ux.org>
Cc:     corbet <corbet@....net>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        masahiroy <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        mchehab+huawei <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: gtags_files_generator.sh


A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

A: No.
Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?

http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top

On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 03:46:26PM +0800, xujialu wrote:
> Hi, greg
> 
> I'm really sorry for the bad reply i did, i even don't know what was my email problem ..
> 
> I mean i'm very new to git-send-email related, very very confused about the email processing..
> 
> Please help me understanding where my problem is, I am very serious in organizing this
> 
> submission related email, even every sentence written in the email.
> 
> Did i filled the wrong msg-id in --in-reply-to? Or i should directly answer your question by following
> 
> format, just like your reply:

Yes, please, just do proper email responses, like all the other
conversations on the mailing lists :)

>         > make defconfig
>         > make
>         > scripts/gtags_files_generator.sh
>         > gtags [-f gtags.files]
>         >
>         > Enjoy with vim+gtags. :)
> 
>         What's wrong with just 'make gtags' that we currently have in the kernel
>         tree?  Shouldn't that be sufficient, and if not, then you need to
>         explain why it isn't in your changelog.
> 
> How do you add '>' before this lines, all by hands?

No, my email client does it, as should yours with a simple "reply".
Perhaps you should read the email client documentation in the kernel
tree?

I still don't know what is wrong with 'make gtags'.  If it does not work
properly for you, why not fix that up instead of creating something
totally new that is not even hooked up to the kernel build system?

thanks,

greg k-h