On 6/30/20 5:23 AM, Markus Elfring wrote: > … >> +++ linux-next-20200629/Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst > …> @@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ For example, to check drivers/net/wirele >> To apply Coccinelle on a file basis, instead of a directory basis, the >> following command may be used:: >> >> - make C=1 CHECK="scripts/coccicheck" >> + make C=1 CHECK="scripts/coccicheck" path/to/file.c > > I would like to clarify further software design aspects around such make > functionality. > > We might stumble on different interpretations according to the wording “file > basis”. > Do you find a message like “make: Nothing to be done for 'path/to/file.c'.” > interesting then? > > * Would you like to add any links for information around the support for > source code checkers? > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Makefile?id=7c30b859a947535f2213277e827d7ac7dcff9c84#n198 > > * How do you think about to enclose the path for the shown parameter > by single quotes instead of double quotes? > > * Can such path specifications become more interesting occasionally > if also an other file extension would be chosen than “.c”? > Would you like to achieve any software extensions around suffix rules? > > Regards, > Markus
Markus: Feel free to submit patches. -- ~Randy
