Since commit 9564a8cf422d ("Kbuild: fix # escaping in .cmd files for
future Make"), '#' in the build command is replaced with $(pound) rather
than '\#'.

Calling .replace(r'\#', '#') is only necessary when this tool is used
to parse .*.cmd files generated by Linux 4.16 or earlier, which is
unlikely happen.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
---

 scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
index e4fb686dfaa9..96e6e46ad1a7 100755
--- a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
+++ b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ def process_line(root_directory, command_prefix, file_path):
             root_directory or file_directory.
     """
     # The .cmd files are intended to be included directly by Make, so they
-    # escape the pound sign '#', either as '\#' or '$(pound)' (depending on the
-    # kernel version). The compile_commands.json file is not interepreted
-    # by Make, so this code replaces the escaped version with '#'.
-    prefix = command_prefix.replace(r'\#', '#').replace('$(pound)', '#')
+    # escape the pound sign '#' as '$(pound)'. The compile_commands.json file
+    # is not interepreted by Make, so this code replaces the escaped version
+    # with '#'.
+    prefix = command_prefix.replace('$(pound)', '#')
 
     # Return the canonical path, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path.
     abs_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(root_directory, file_path))
-- 
2.43.0

On Thu, Feb 06, 2025 at 02:18:02AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Since commit 9564a8cf422d ("Kbuild: fix # escaping in .cmd files for
> future Make"), '#' in the build command is replaced with $(pound) rather
> than '\#'.
> 
> Calling .replace(r'\#', '#') is only necessary when this tool is used
> to parse .*.cmd files generated by Linux 4.16 or earlier, which is
> unlikely happen.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>

> ---
> 
>  scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
> index e4fb686dfaa9..96e6e46ad1a7 100755
> --- a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
> +++ b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
> @@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ def process_line(root_directory, command_prefix, file_path):
>              root_directory or file_directory.
>      """
>      # The .cmd files are intended to be included directly by Make, so they
> -    # escape the pound sign '#', either as '\#' or '$(pound)' (depending on the
> -    # kernel version). The compile_commands.json file is not interepreted
> -    # by Make, so this code replaces the escaped version with '#'.
> -    prefix = command_prefix.replace(r'\#', '#').replace('$(pound)', '#')
> +    # escape the pound sign '#' as '$(pound)'. The compile_commands.json file
> +    # is not interepreted by Make, so this code replaces the escaped version
> +    # with '#'.
> +    prefix = command_prefix.replace('$(pound)', '#')
>  
>      # Return the canonical path, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path.
>      abs_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(root_directory, file_path))
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>