Daniel P. Berrangé <berra...@redhat.com> writes: <snip> > + > +IOW, using coccinelle to convert code from one pattern to another pattern, or > +fixing docs typos with a spell checker, or transforming code using sed / awk > / > +etc, are not considered to be acts of code generation. Where an automated > +manipulation is performed on code, however, this should be declared in the > +commit message.
Lets avoid IRC speak in documents (s/IOW/In other words/), otherwise: Reviewed-by: Alex Bennée <alex.ben...@linaro.org> > + > +At times contributors may use or create scripts/tools to generate an initial > +boilerplate code template which is then filled in to produce the final patch. > +The output of such a tool would still be considered the "preferred format", > +since it is intended to be a foundation for further human authored changes. > +Such tools are acceptable to use, provided they follow a deterministic > process > +and there is clearly defined copyright and licensing for their output. -- Alex Bennée Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro
