Re: [PATCH 01/14] kconfig: send error messages to stderr

[Masahiro Yamada]

2018-02-08 5:24 GMT+09:00 Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:34 AM, Masahiro Yamada
> <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> These messages should be directed to stderr.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>
>>  scripts/kconfig/conf.c  | 18 +++++++++++-------
>>  scripts/kconfig/zconf.l | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
>>  2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
>> index 307bc3f..90a76aa2 100644
>> --- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
>> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c
>> @@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ static void strip(char *str)
>>  static void check_stdin(void)
>>  {
>>         if (!valid_stdin) {
>> -               printf(_("aborted!\n\n"));
>> -               printf(_("Console input/output is redirected. "));
>> -               printf(_("Run 'make oldconfig' to update configuration.\n\n"));
>> +               fprintf(stderr,
>> +                       _("Aborted!\n"
>> +                         "Console input/output is redirected.\n"
>> +                         "Run 'make oldconfig' to update configuration.\n\n")
>> +                       );
>
> This could use fputs() too, moving the stderr to the last argument.


In general, I am not keen on replacement of (f)printf with (f)puts.

If '%' does not appear in the format literal, compiler will automatically
replace the function call with a faster one.

My compiler replaced both fprintf(stderr, "blah\n") and fputs("blah\n", stderr)
with fwrite.

At this moment, right, the compiler cannot optimize it
because it never knows the result of _(...).

If we rip off the gettext things, it will be optimized.



> I think the _() thingies around the strings are for gettext
> (https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/Mark-Keywords.html).
> This would break it if there are existing translations, since the
> msgids change.

Right.  I will keep  inside _(...) as-is just in case
to not break gettext.




> More practically, I doubt anyone is translating these tools. IMO we
> should remove the gettext stuff unless we find traces of translations.

I agree.  Probably, it should not hurt to eliminate gettext,
but out of scope of this series.


>>                 exit(1);
>>         }
>>  }
>> @@ -565,7 +567,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
>>                 }
>>         }
>>         if (ac == optind) {
>> -               printf(_("%s: Kconfig file missing\n"), av[0]);
>> +               fprintf(stderr, _("%s: Kconfig file missing\n"), av[0]);
>>                 conf_usage(progname);
>>                 exit(1);
>>         }
>> @@ -590,9 +592,11 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
>>                 if (!defconfig_file)
>>                         defconfig_file = conf_get_default_confname();
>>                 if (conf_read(defconfig_file)) {
>> -                       printf(_("***\n"
>> -                               "*** Can't find default configuration \"%s\"!\n"
>> -                               "***\n"), defconfig_file);
>> +                       fprintf(stderr,
>> +                               _("***\n"
>> +                                 "*** Can't find default configuration \"%s\"!\n"
>> +                                 "***\n"),
>> +                               defconfig_file);
>>                         exit(1);
>>                 }
>>                 break;
>> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
>> index 07e074d..0ba4900 100644
>> --- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
>> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
>> @@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ n   [A-Za-z0-9_-]
>>                         append_string(yytext, 1);
>>         }
>>         \n      {
>> -               printf("%s:%d:warning: multi-line strings not supported\n", zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
>> +               fprintf(stderr,
>> +                       "%s:%d:warning: multi-line strings not supported\n",
>> +                       zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno());
>
> Whether stuff is translated seems inconsistent too.


Right.  Many people change the same tool, it is difficult to
keep the consistency.




>>                 current_file->lineno++;
>>                 BEGIN(INITIAL);
>>                 return T_EOL;
>> @@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ void zconf_initscan(const char *name)
>>  {
>>         yyin = zconf_fopen(name);
>>         if (!yyin) {
>> -               printf("can't find file %s\n", name);
>> +               fprintf(stderr, "can't find file %s\n", name);
>>                 exit(1);
>>         }
>>
>> @@ -315,8 +317,8 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
>>         current_buf->state = YY_CURRENT_BUFFER;
>>         yyin = zconf_fopen(file->name);
>>         if (!yyin) {
>> -               printf("%s:%d: can't open file \"%s\"\n",
>> -                   zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(), file->name);
>> +               fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: can't open file \"%s\"\n",
>> +                       zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(), file->name);
>>                 exit(1);
>>         }
>>         yy_switch_to_buffer(yy_create_buffer(yyin, YY_BUF_SIZE));
>> @@ -325,20 +327,21 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
>>
>>         for (iter = current_file->parent; iter; iter = iter->parent ) {
>>                 if (!strcmp(current_file->name,iter->name) ) {
>> -                       printf("%s:%d: recursive inclusion detected. "
>> -                              "Inclusion path:\n  current file : '%s'\n",
>> -                              zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(),
>> -                              zconf_curname());
>> +                       fprintf(stderr,
>> +                               "%s:%d: recursive inclusion detected. "
>> +                               "Inclusion path:\n  current file : '%s'\n",
>> +                               zconf_curname(), zconf_lineno(),
>> +                               zconf_curname());
>>                         iter = current_file->parent;
>>                         while (iter && \
>>                                strcmp(iter->name,current_file->name)) {
>> -                               printf("  included from: '%s:%d'\n",
>> -                                      iter->name, iter->lineno-1);
>> +                               fprintf(stderr, "  included from: '%s:%d'\n",
>> +                                       iter->name, iter->lineno-1);
>>                                 iter = iter->parent;
>>                         }
>>                         if (iter)
>> -                               printf("  included from: '%s:%d'\n",
>> -                                      iter->name, iter->lineno+1);
>> +                               fprintf(stderr, "  included from: '%s:%d'\n",
>> +                                       iter->name, iter->lineno+1);
>>                         exit(1);
>>                 }
>>         }
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>
>
> The unrelated gettext stuff aside:
>
> Reviewed-by: Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Cheers,
> Ulf
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-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada