this fixes the error, "SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\#'" the error can be recreated by running make CC=clang compile_commands.json Signed-off-by: Andrew Ballance <andrewjballance@xxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py index 5dea4479240b..93f64095fda9 100755 --- a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py +++ b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def process_line(root_directory, command_prefix, file_path): # escape the pound sign '#', either as '\#' or '$(pound)' (depending on the # kernel version). The compile_commands.json file is not interepreted # by Make, so this code replaces the escaped version with '#'. - prefix = command_prefix.replace('\#', '#').replace('$(pound)', '#') + prefix = command_prefix.replace('\\#', '#').replace('$(pound)', '#') # Return the canonical path, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path. abs_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(root_directory, file_path)) -- 2.43.0