Re: [PATCH] Deprecate checkpatch.pl --file mode; add warning; add --file-force

[Andy Whitcroft]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 11:21:21PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:

> Deprecate checkpatch.pl --file mode; add warning; add --file-force
> 
> As discussed on linux-kernel checkpatch.pl only patches for whole
> files have a significant cost. Better such changes should be only
> done together with other changes. Add a explicit warning about
> this; deprecate --file and add a --file-force instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>

Cirtainly I can see why we want this
warning out there and very much in the submitters face, it just feels a
little heavy handed to make them change option to get the result.

Would not just always appending this message in --file mode always be
just as effective?  Perhaps suppressing it with -q, or with some new "i
know what I am doing" option?

-apw
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