linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Avoid missing typo suggestions

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Date:   Thu, 4 Jun 2020 17:45:19 +0300
From:   Maxim Uvarov <maxim.uvarov@...aro.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Avoid missing typo suggestions

On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 at 10:29, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2020-06-04 at 09:55 +0300, Maxim Uvarov wrote:
> > On Thu, 4 Jun 2020 at 03:39, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Maxim.
>
> > > btw: My codespell dictionary file moved to
> > > /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/codespell_lib/data/dictionary.txt
> > >
> > > and I had to use --codespell --codespellfile=(above) so
> > > maybe there should be multiple lookups for this file
> > > like the array below.
> > >
> > > Are there other standard codespell dictionary locations?
> >
> > It might be better to support standard and non standard locations.
>
> It already does with the --codespellfile=<location> opti.
>

I mean if codespess is in your PATH then it will be good to query
dictinary.txt. Even if you install codespell to your $HOME it still is
possible to use it without manually specifying where is the file.


> > I think it's better to request from codespell where his dictionary is.
>
> Maybe a good idea, but looking at the codespell git, for
> versions 1.17 on there are several standard dictionaries.
> https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell/tree/v1.17.1/codespell_lib/data
>
> > I created ticket for this:
> > https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell/issues/1540
>
> Even if codespell is updated, the script would have to deal
> with older versions that don't support requesting that option.
>

Yes, we have to support old versions.

> cheers, Joe
>
>