On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 18:29 +0100, Stefan Richter wrote: > Daniel Walker wrote: > > On Fri, 2008-01-11 at 18:06 +0100, Stefan Richter wrote: > >> Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> + print "When patchfile is -, read standard input.\n"; > > > Naww .. Why add documentation when you can just make it do the right > > thing .. > > Why add code for a feature which already exists?
To make it simpler to use .. A good percentage (if not all) command line unix data processing utils accept piped data directly, without the need for the "-" .. That's the expect usage .. checkpatch.pl doesn't need to deviate from the norm, there is no size constraint, there is no line limit .. So we're not duplicating functionality, we're making the tool conform .. Daniel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
