Re: [PATCH] [1/2many] - FInd the maintainer(s) for a patch - scripts/get_maintainer.pl

From: Kok, Auke
Date: Mon Aug 13 2007 - 16:29:28 EST


Richard Knutsson wrote:
Kok, Auke wrote:
Joe Perches wrote:
I grew weary of looking up the appropriate
maintainer email address(es) to CC: for a patch.

I added flags to the MAINTAINERS file

F: file pattern

for each maintained block and a script to parse
the modified blocks for maintainer and list
email addresses.

perl scripts/get_maintainer.pl <patch>

gives the appropriate maintainer(s).

Modifications since last post:

Added options to control email address style and multiple address separator

Please apply.
Well, I came up with this implementation, so I definately support it and the way Joe implemented it:

Really? Please check out this thread with at least two ideas of possible implementations, with Stefan Richter as the spokesman of the current implementation: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=116870578531280&w=3
...and I am not saying there hasn't been someone suggesting it even earlier.

The expression; nothing is new under the sun comes to mind ;)

Anyway, glad to see someone actually implementing it. Thanks!

bad wording my side, I never implemented anything, but I did post the "F:" flag idea specific to allocating files to developers on lkml: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/6/29/300

Cheers,

Auke
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