[PATCH 1/3] SCRIPTS: Better error message for checkpath.pl

[Richard Hartmann]

If the input file for checkpatch.pl is not a patch, print an error message
that suggets -f.

Signed-off-by: Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 3257d3d..d5405aa 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ sub process {
 	}
 
 	if (!$is_patch) {
-		ERROR("Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch\n");
+		ERROR("Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch. Add -f?\n");
 	}
 	if ($is_patch && $chk_signoff && $signoff == 0) {
 		ERROR("Missing Signed-off-by: line(s)\n");
-- 
1.6.6.1

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