Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 1/1] BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py: Allow tab in Makefile

["Bob Feng" <bob.c.feng@intel.com>]

Hi Liming, Christine,

Please help review this patch. 

This patch can unblock the CI test for the change of Makefile/GNUmakefile.
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/pull/3436


Thanks,
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: devel@edk2.groups.io <devel@edk2.groups.io> On Behalf Of Bob Feng
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2022 11:41 AM
To: devel@edk2.groups.io
Cc: Feng, Bob C <bob.c.feng@intel.com>; Gao, Liming <gaoliming@byosoft.com.cn>; Chen, Christine <yuwei.chen@intel.com>
Subject: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 1/1] BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py: Allow tab in Makefile

The syntax for Makefiles requires that indented lines s tart with a tab, but not a space.

This change of PatchCheck.py make the patch for Makefile/GNUmakefile pass the PatchCheck.py.

Signed-off-by: Bob Feng <bob.c.feng@intel.com>
Cc: Liming Gao <gaoliming@byosoft.com.cn>
Cc: Yuwei Chen <yuwei.chen@intel.com>
---
 BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py b/BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py index 63e6223f8ebc..475b3a8c27d9 100755
--- a/BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Scripts/PatchCheck.py
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ class GitDiffCheck:
                     #
                     self.force_crlf = False
                     self.force_notabs = False
+                if os.path.basename(self.filename) == 'GNUmakefile' or \
+                   os.path.basename(self.filename) == 'Makefile':
+                    self.force_notabs = False
             elif len(line.rstrip()) != 0:
                 self.format_error("didn't find diff command")
             self.line_num += 1
--
2.37.0.windows.1