[Bug 221712] New: README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package named checkpatch, but there isn’t

[Bug 221712] New: README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package named checkpatch, but there isn’t

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221712

            Bug ID: 221712
           Summary: README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package
                    named checkpatch, but there isn’t
           Product: Documentation
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: man-pages
          Assignee: documentation_man-pages@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
          Reporter: jason@jasonyundt.email
        Regression: No

README.d/deps says:

> Description
>         There are different kinds of software dependencies on which this
>         project depends.  For maintaining the health of this project,
>         the health of those dependencies is also essential.  The
>         following lists dependencies as <debian-package>/<binary>.

That same file goes on to say:

>         Build
>                 To build the project, there are many dependencies, some
>                 of which are strictly necessary, and others which
>                 improve the quality (such as linters).
> 
>                 This list can be generated by the build system itself.
>                 Run the following command to print this list:
> 
>                         $ make -R help-list-build-depends

When I run “make -R help-list-build-depends”, all of the items on the list do
indeed appear be written as <debian-package>/<binary> except for one. One of
the items on the list is “checkpatch/checkpatch”. There is no Debian package
that’s named checkpatch (see <https://packages.debian.org/trixie/checkpatch>).

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[Bug 221712] README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package named checkpatch, but there isn’t

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221712

--- Comment #1 from Alejandro Colomar (alx@kernel.org) ---
On 2026-07-01T17:36:24+0000, bugzilla-daemon@kernel.org wrote:
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221712
> 
>             Bug ID: 221712
>            Summary: README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package
>                     named checkpatch, but there isn’t
>            Product: Documentation
>            Version: unspecified
>           Hardware: All
>                 OS: Linux
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P3
>          Component: man-pages
>           Assignee: documentation_man-pages@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
>           Reporter: jason@jasonyundt.email
>         Regression: No
> 
> README.d/deps says:
> 
> > Description
> >         There are different kinds of software dependencies on which this
> >         project depends.  For maintaining the health of this project,
> >         the health of those dependencies is also essential.  The
> >         following lists dependencies as <debian-package>/<binary>.
> 
> That same file goes on to say:
> 
> >         Build
> >                 To build the project, there are many dependencies, some
> >                 of which are strictly necessary, and others which
> >                 improve the quality (such as linters).
> > 
> >                 This list can be generated by the build system itself.
> >                 Run the following command to print this list:
> > 
> >                         $ make -R help-list-build-depends
> 
> When I run “make -R help-list-build-depends”, all of the items on the list do
> indeed appear be written as <debian-package>/<binary> except for one. One of
> the items on the list is “checkpatch/checkpatch”. There is no Debian package
> that’s named checkpatch (see
> <https://packages.debian.org/trixie/checkpatch>).

Yup; I've been wanting to package that for a long time, but never found
the time.  I'll try to dedicate some time to it soon.

Thanks!


Cheers,
Alex

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[Bug 221712] README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package named checkpatch, but there isn’t

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--- Comment #2 from Alejandro Colomar (alx@kernel.org) ---
On 2026-07-01T21:20:36+0200, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> On 2026-07-01T17:36:24+0000, bugzilla-daemon@kernel.org wrote:
> > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221712
> > 
> >             Bug ID: 221712
> >            Summary: README.d/deps implies that there is a Debian package
> >                     named checkpatch, but there isn’t
> >            Product: Documentation
> >            Version: unspecified
> >           Hardware: All
> >                 OS: Linux
> >             Status: NEW
> >           Severity: normal
> >           Priority: P3
> >          Component: man-pages
> >           Assignee: documentation_man-pages@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
> >           Reporter: jason@jasonyundt.email
> >         Regression: No
> > 
> > README.d/deps says:
> > 
> > > Description
> > >         There are different kinds of software dependencies on which this
> > >         project depends.  For maintaining the health of this project,
> > >         the health of those dependencies is also essential.  The
> > >         following lists dependencies as <debian-package>/<binary>.
> > 
> > That same file goes on to say:
> > 
> > >         Build
> > >                 To build the project, there are many dependencies, some
> > >                 of which are strictly necessary, and others which
> > >                 improve the quality (such as linters).
> > > 
> > >                 This list can be generated by the build system itself.
> > >                 Run the following command to print this list:
> > > 
> > >                         $ make -R help-list-build-depends
> > 
> > When I run “make -R help-list-build-depends”, all of the items on the list
> do
> > indeed appear be written as <debian-package>/<binary> except for one. One
> of
> > the items on the list is “checkpatch/checkpatch”. There is no Debian
> package
> > that’s named checkpatch (see
> <https://packages.debian.org/trixie/checkpatch>).
> 
> Yup; I've been wanting to package that for a long time, but never found
> the time.  I'll try to dedicate some time to it soon.

I've decided to entirely drop the lint-c-checkpatch target, and thus the
dependency.  The problem is solved.  :)

Cheers,
Alex

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Alex
> 
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