> Please include the Perl script in the patch. It should be committed so
> that others can use it when modifying files. Ideally, it should be
> integrated with the automated source formatting scripts, of course.
Included. About automatic formatting scripts, I leave that up to Amos.
Honestly, I'm not sure it's worth it.
> Please add a short #comment to the Perl script, to describe what it does.
Done.
> Please use "use strict" and "use warnings" in the Perl script.
Done.
> Consider adjusting the regex detecting an #include statement to handle
> "#\s+include" cases (with whitespace between # and include), but we seem
> to be using that syntax for system (and generated) files only for now,
> so this is optional.
Ok; leaving as is for maximum simplicity for now.
>> The resulting tree passes the test-suite on my Kubuntu Precise.
>> If it's OK, I'll merge the patch and add the sort-includes.pl tool in scripts/
>
> Please do not merge until the current build is fixed. Whatever method of
> testing you are using, it does not apparently catch basic build errors
> in common configurations, so we better take it one step at a time.
The attached patch is up for review, as per standard process.
Thanks
-- /kinkie
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