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-rwxr-xr-xscripts/checkpatch.pl12
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 6b409b0ad457..c00e5108c0d2 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ my @ignore = ();
my $help = 0;
my $configuration_file = ".checkpatch.conf";
my $max_line_length = 80;
+my $ignore_perl_version = 0;
+my $minimum_perl_version = 5.10.0;
sub help {
my ($exitcode) = @_;
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ Options:
"<inputfile>.EXPERIMENTAL-checkpatch-fixes"
with potential errors corrected to the preferred
checkpatch style
+ --ignore-perl-version override checking of perl version. expect
+ runtime errors.
-h, --help, --version display this help and exit
When FILE is - read standard input.
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ GetOptions(
'mailback!' => \$mailback,
'summary-file!' => \$summary_file,
'fix!' => \$fix,
+ 'ignore-perl-version!' => \$ignore_perl_version,
'debug=s' => \%debug,
'test-only=s' => \$tst_only,
'h|help' => \$help,
@@ -133,6 +138,13 @@ help(0) if ($help);
my $exit = 0;
+if ($^V && $^V lt $minimum_perl_version) {
+ printf "$P: requires at least perl version %vd\n", $minimum_perl_version;
+ if (!$ignore_perl_version) {
+ exit(1);
+ }
+}
+
if ($#ARGV < 0) {
print "$P: no input files\n";
exit(1);