linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] documentation: coccinelle: Improve command example for make C={1, 2}

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Message-ID: <20200810081914.37224551@lwn.net>
Date:   Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:19:14 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     Sumera Priyadarsini <sylphrenadin@...il.com>,
        Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@...6.fr>,
        Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Luc Van Oostenryck <luc.vanoostenryck@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] documentation: coccinelle: Improve command example
 for make C={1, 2}

On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:30:18 +0200
Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de> wrote:

> > Modify coccinelle documentation to further clarify
> > the usage of the makefile C variable flag by coccicheck.  
> 
> How do you think about a wording variant like the following
> for the change description?
> 
>    Clarify the usage of the make variable “C” for coccicheck.
> 
> 
> > +C flag is used. The C flag is a variable used by the makefile  
> 
> Can such a wording approach trigger understanding difficulties?
> [...]

Markus, please don't harass our contributors.  This patch is an
improvement and, unless Julia disagrees, I am happy to apply it.

jon