On Sat, 2026-04-25 at 20:07 -0400, Sasha Levin wrote: > On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 02:52:35PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > On 2026-04-25 13:04, Sasha Levin wrote: > Add a --json flag to checkpatch.pl that emits structured JSON output, > > > making results machine-parseable for CI systems, IDE integrations, and > > > AI-assisted code review tools. > > [] > > > A separate --json-pretty flag emits the same JSON in a pretty-printed > > > (indented, multi-line) form for human reading > > Why not just always use pretty? > > Would a script care? > > Who's the intended consumer for the --json-pretty? > > I my mind, --json is there to make it easier for tooling to process the > output.
Agree, but does the pretty output make it harder for tooling?
