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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Checks files to make sure they conform to LLVM standards which can be applied
+# to any programming language: at present, line length and trailing whitespace.
+
+import common_lint
+import sys
+
+class GenericCodeLint(common_lint.BaseLint):
+  MAX_LINE_LENGTH = 80
+
+  def RunOnFile(self, filename, lines):
+    common_lint.VerifyLineLength(filename, lines,
+                                 GenericCodeLint.MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
+    common_lint.VerifyTrailingWhitespace(filename, lines)
+
+
+def GenericCodeLintMain(filenames):
+  common_lint.RunLintOverAllFiles(GenericCodeLint(), filenames)
+  return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  sys.exit(GenericCodeLintMain(sys.argv[1:]))