For now syntax checking is performed only on the python
files using flake8.
E501: (line too long) warning is ignored.
Signed-off-by: Katerina Koukiou <kkoukiou(a)redhat.com>
---
HACKING.md | 9 ++++++++-
Makefile.am | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md
index bb22fd6..9327959 100644
--- a/HACKING.md
+++ b/HACKING.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Running from git repository
```
- * Before posting a patch, you should run tests:
+ * Before posting a patch, you should run tests and perform syntax-checking:
```
make check
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ Running from git repository
The test tool requires python3, python3-pytest and python3-dbus.
+ ```
+ make syntax-check
+ ```
+
+ Syntax checking currently is applied only on the python code.
+ To run this flake8 package is required.
+
* To run libvirt-dbus directly from the build dir without installing it
use the run script:
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2c9e588..5c95e96 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ gen-AUTHORS:
mv -f $(distdir)/AUTHORS-tmp $(distdir)/AUTHORS && \
rm -f all.list maint.list contrib.list; \
fi
+
+.PHONY: flake8
+flake8:
+ flake8 --ignore=E501
+
+syntax-check: flake8
--
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