scripts/get_maintainer.pl | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
When --nogit is used with scripts/get_maintainer.pl, the script
spews 4 lines of unnecessary information (noise). Do not print those
lines when --nogit is specified.
This change removes the printing of these 4 lines:
./scripts/get_maintainer.pl: No supported VCS found. Add --nogit to options?
Using a git repository produces better results.
Try Linus Torvalds' latest git repository using:
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---
scripts/get_maintainer.pl | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- linux-next-20211224.orig/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+++ linux-next-20211224/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ sub vcs_exists {
%VCS_cmds = %VCS_cmds_hg;
return 2 if eval $VCS_cmds{"available"};
%VCS_cmds = ();
- if (!$printed_novcs) {
+ if (!$printed_novcs && $email_git) {
warn("$P: No supported VCS found. Add --nogit to options?\n");
warn("Using a git repository produces better results.\n");
warn("Try Linus Torvalds' latest git repository using:\n");
On Sat, 2022-01-01 at 19:14 -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> When --nogit is used with scripts/get_maintainer.pl, the script
> spews 4 lines of unnecessary information (noise). Do not print those
> lines when --nogit is specified.
Seems sensible, thanks.
>
> This change removes the printing of these 4 lines:
>
> ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl: No supported VCS found. Add --nogit to options?
> Using a git repository produces better results.
> Try Linus Torvalds' latest git repository using:
> git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> ---
> scripts/get_maintainer.pl | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- linux-next-20211224.orig/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
> +++ linux-next-20211224/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
> @@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ sub vcs_exists {
> %VCS_cmds = %VCS_cmds_hg;
> return 2 if eval $VCS_cmds{"available"};
> %VCS_cmds = ();
> - if (!$printed_novcs) {
> + if (!$printed_novcs && $email_git) {
> warn("$P: No supported VCS found. Add --nogit to options?\n");
> warn("Using a git repository produces better results.\n");
> warn("Try Linus Torvalds' latest git repository using:\n");
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