1622974 - Update mozlint so it is able to use configuration files in an alternate path

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Developer Infrastructure :: Lint and Formatting, enhancement)

Description

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Many of the mozlint source-tests do not quite work for Thunderbird because of slightly different requirements, such as exclude lists.

I'm proposing adding a flag to mach mozlint to set an alternate path to check for the mozlint .yml files before checking the default path. This way Thunderbird builds change the necessary configurations and fall back to the ones in tools/lint.

Comment 1

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Attachment: Bug 1622974 - Add mozlint parameter to set additional config file path. r?#linter-reviewers

Adds --extra-config-path parameter to mach mozlint where test configuration
files (.yml) can be located. The extra path has preference over the default.
This allows Thunderbird to run mozlint-based tests in Taskcluster with a
different configuration.

Comment 2

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Attachment: Bug 1622974 - Add global exclude file for Thunderbird mozlint tests. r?#linter-reviewers

Depends on D67077

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/77217211afb5
Add mozlint parameter to set additional config file path. r=ahal
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/300ee1c92b54
Add global exclude file for Thunderbird mozlint tests. r=sylvestre

Comment 4

[Cristina Coroiu [:ccoroiu]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/77217211afb5
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/300ee1c92b54