ensure --init-hooks is evaluated before other options. Closes issue #166

3 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 51253d8..4e34f9c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ ChangeLog for Pylint
 ====================
 
 --
+    * ensure init-hooks is evaluated before other options, notably load-plugins
+      (#166)
+
     * Python 2.5 support restored: fixed small issues preventing pylint to run
       on python 2.5. Bitbucket issues #50 and #62.
 
diff --git a/lint.py b/lint.py
index 7697315..7d88d8e 100644
--- a/lint.py
+++ b/lint.py
@@ -906,10 +906,11 @@ group are mutually exclusive.'),
         self._plugins = []
         try:
             preprocess_options(args, {
-                # option: (callback, takearg)
-                'rcfile':       (self.cb_set_rcfile, True),
-                'load-plugins': (self.cb_add_plugins, True),
-                })
+                    # option: (callback, takearg)
+                    'init-hooks':   (cb_init_hook, True),
+                    'rcfile':       (self.cb_set_rcfile, True),
+                    'load-plugins': (self.cb_add_plugins, True),
+                    })
         except ArgumentPreprocessingError, ex:
             print >> sys.stderr, ex
             sys.exit(32)
@@ -921,8 +922,9 @@ group are mutually exclusive.'),
               'help' : 'Specify a configuration file.'}),
 
             ('init-hook',
-             {'action' : 'callback', 'type' : 'string', 'metavar': '<code>',
-              'callback' : cb_init_hook, 'level': 1,
+             {'action' : 'callback', 'callback' : lambda *args: 1,
+              'type' : 'string', 'metavar': '<code>',
+              'level': 1,
               'help' : 'Python code to execute, usually for sys.path \
 manipulation such as pygtk.require().'}),
 
@@ -1091,7 +1093,7 @@ are done by default'''}),
         self.linter.list_messages()
         sys.exit(0)
 
-def cb_init_hook(option, optname, value, parser):
+def cb_init_hook(optname, value):
     """exec arbitrary code to set sys.path for instance"""
     exec value
 
diff --git a/test/unittest_lint.py b/test/unittest_lint.py
index e211c15..8f11a5f 100644
--- a/test/unittest_lint.py
+++ b/test/unittest_lint.py
@@ -378,7 +378,12 @@ class PyLinterTC(TestCase):
                           self.linter.check_message_id('W0001').symbol)
          self.assertEqual('msg-symbol',
                           self.linter.check_message_id('old-symbol').symbol)
-         
+
+    def test_init_hooks_called_before_load_plugins(self):
+         self.assertRaises(RuntimeError,
+                           Run, ['--load-plugins', 'unexistant', '--init-hooks', 'raise RuntimeError'])
+         self.assertRaises(RuntimeError,
+                           Run, ['--init-hooks', 'raise RuntimeError', '--load-plugins', 'unexistant'])
 
 class ConfigTC(TestCase):