linux-kernel - Problem with checkpatch.pl (commit f5f613259f3f ("checkpatch: allow not using -f with files that are in git"))

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Date:   Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:59:27 +0200
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Problem with checkpatch.pl (commit f5f613259f3f ("checkpatch: allow
 not using -f with files that are in git"))

Hi,

Runnning ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -g HEAD, I get the following error:

Global symbol "$gitroot" requires explicit package name at ./scripts/checkpatch.pl line 980.
Execution of ./scripts/checkpatch.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

Reverting commit f5f613259f3f ("checkpatch: allow not using -f with files that are in git") clears 
the problem.

Christophe