linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] editorconfig: Add automatic editor configuration file

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Message-ID: <CANiq72nq-EyN5G9Atv5TMD+ZVsbYOPf7af18bermXs9b3-w6xg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:44:35 +0100
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Danny Lin <danny@...ag0n.dev>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] editorconfig: Add automatic editor configuration file

On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 8:02 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> This is sensible for tools that interface to users.
> Users have no interest in which language is used
> internally.

Agreed in the general case (e.g. everyday tools). In the kernel's
case, however, I think it is not as important.

And I guess most of us tab-autocomplete anyway... :-)

> Rather, I very much like this patch, but I just
> wondered how this case could be handled.

Symlinks might be a good way when there is an installer of some kind.
But in the kernel's case, I would prefer to avoid having symlinks for
every script (in particular if they are in the same folder).

Cheers,
Miguel