Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Jul 2014 06:37:54 -0700 | From | Guenter Roeck <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: Remove --file option |
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On 07/18/2014 01:23 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 12:29:37AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote: >> First, 'abuse' is a relative term. It describes a use you >> (and possibly many others) may find objectionable, but that >> does not mean all uses are objectionable. > > Do you actually have a valid use case for keeping the cmdline switch ... >
I find it convenient to be able to check a new file before committing it and creating a patch. Also, I find it convenient to be able use it to clean up a file before I do heavy lifting with it. Yes, I understand the latter is discouraged nowadays, and I would not use it anymore outside my scope of responsibility unless specifically asked by the maintainer to do so, but in such cases it helps me a lot to be able to address the cleanup prior to the heavy lifting.
Guenter
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