[PATCH] kernel-doc: don't use XML escapes in text or man output mode

For kernel-doc output modes of text and man, do not use XML escapes for less-than, greater-than, and ampersand characters. I.e., leave the text and man output clean and readable. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
mna · Jun 25, 2006 · ecfb251 · ecfb251
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diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1674,6 +1674,9 @@ sub process_state3_type($$) {
 # replace <, >, and &
 sub xml_escape($) {
 	my $text = shift;
+	if (($output_mode eq "text") || ($output_mode eq "man")) {
+		return $text;
+	}
 	$text =~ s/\&/\\\\\\amp;/g;
 	$text =~ s/\</\\\\\\lt;/g;
 	$text =~ s/\>/\\\\\\gt;/g;