Re: [PATCH 4/4] [pre-commit] Add copyright-years check

[Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>]

On 4/29/26 10:13 AM, Tom de Vries wrote:
> The first time though someone tries to commit something in a new year, this
> check will generate a massive amount of changes. 

I'm starting to think that this is an advantage.  Probably the earlier 
we address updating copyright years, the better, and this check will 
remind some developer to do it.

> [ Note that the script still
> needs running manually, since the pre-commit check uses only part of the
> script. ]
> 
> We could fix this by hardcoding the year, and require manual bumping after all
> the other files are updated, but I left this as is.

Hmm, say we commit this series in 2026, and then in 2027 check out some 
version from 2026 and run pre-commit.  It will try to update to 2027, 
which isn't a good idea.  So maybe using the year from the last commit 
would work better.

Thanks,
- Tom