Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 0/5] add shellcheck support

[Andrew Jones <andrew.jones@linux.dev>]

On Thu, May 02, 2024 at 11:34:24AM GMT, Thomas Huth wrote:
> On 02/05/2024 10.56, Andrew Jones wrote:
> > On Thu, May 02, 2024 at 10:23:22AM GMT, Thomas Huth wrote:
> > > On 01/05/2024 13.29, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
> > > > This is based on upstream directly now, not ahead of the powerpc
> > > > series.
> > > 
> > > Thanks! ... maybe you could also rebase the powerpc series on this now? (I
> > > haven't forgotten about it, just did not find enough spare time for more
> > > reviewing yet)
> > > 
> > > > Since v2:
> > > > - Rebased to upstream with some patches merged.
> > > > - Just a few comment typos and small issues (e.g., quoting
> > > >     `make shellcheck` in docs) that people picked up from the
> > > >     last round.
> > > 
> > > When I now run "make shellcheck", I'm still getting an error:
> > > 
> > > In config.mak line 16:
> > > AR=ar
> > > ^-- SC2209 (warning): Use var=$(command) to assign output (or quote to
> > > assign string).
> > 
> > I didn't see this one when testing. I have shellcheck version 0.9.0.
> 
> I'm also using 0.9.0 (from Fedora). Maybe we've got a different default config?

Yeah, I tested with AArch64, which sets AR to aarch64-linux-gnu-ar. I just
tried x86 and see the warning.

> 
> Anyway, I'm in favor of turning this warning of in the config file, it does
> not seem to be really helpful in my eyes. What do you think?

I agree. The 2209 description says this warning will only appear for
commands that are in a hard coded list, so it's an odd check anyway.

Thanks,
drew