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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 06:37:54 -0700
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
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To: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
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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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