checkpatch.pl complains when adding executable "debian/rules", obviously a false alarm. Therefore add an exception for that. Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@xxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index b737ca9..7bcc70a 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -2576,6 +2576,7 @@ sub process { if ($line =~ /^new (file )?mode.*[7531]\d{0,2}$/) { my $permhere = $here . "FILE: $realfile\n"; if ($realfile !~ m@scripts/@ && + $realfile !~ "debian/rules" && $realfile !~ /\.(py|pl|awk|sh)$/) { ERROR("EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS", "do not set execute permissions for source files\n" . $permhere); -- 1.9.1