Fix chktex highlighting wrong column when using tabs instead of spaces (

#4727)

* Fix '-s' to be '-S' when setting 'TabSize=1' for chktex

Fixes #4712
Closes #4725

* Check if chktex's -S option is available

* Check chktex version instead of trying -S option

ale_linters/tex/chktex.vim

@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@
 call ale#Set('tex_chktex_executable', 'chktex')
 call ale#Set('tex_chktex_options', '-I')
 
-function! ale_linters#tex#chktex#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+function! ale_linters#tex#chktex#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+    return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'tex_chktex_executable')
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#tex#chktex#GetCommand(buffer, version) abort
     let l:options = ''
 
     " Avoid bug when used without -p (last warning has gibberish for a filename)
     let l:options .= ' -v0 -p stdin -q'
+
     " Avoid bug of reporting wrong column when using tabs (issue #723)
+    if ale#semver#GTE(a:version, [1, 7, 7])
+        let l:options .= ' -S TabSize=1'
+    endif
 
     " Check for optional .chktexrc
     let l:chktex_config = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, '.chktexrc')
@@ -45,7 +53,12 @@ endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('tex', {
 \   'name': 'chktex',
-\   'executable': {b -> ale#Var(b, 'tex_chktex_executable')},
-\   'command': function('ale_linters#tex#chktex#GetCommand'),
+\   'executable': function('ale_linters#tex#chktex#GetExecutable'),
+\   'command': {buffer -> ale#semver#RunWithVersionCheck(
+\       buffer,
+\       ale_linters#tex#chktex#GetExecutable(buffer),
+\       '%e --version',
+\       function('ale_linters#tex#chktex#GetCommand'),
+\   )},
 \   'callback': 'ale_linters#tex#chktex#Handle'
 \})

test/linter/test_tex_chktex.vader

@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
 Before:
   call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('tex', 'chktex')
 
+  GivenCommandOutput ['ChkTeX v1.7.6 - Copyright 1995-96 Jens T. Berger Thielemann']
+
 After:
   call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest()
 
 Execute(The default command should be correct):
-  AssertLinter 'chktex',
+  AssertLinter 'chktex', [
+  \ ale#Escape('chktex') . ' --version',
   \ ale#Escape('chktex')
   \   . ' -v0 -p stdin -q'
-  \   . ' -I'
+  \   . ' -I',
+  \]
+
+  " The version check should be cached.
+  GivenCommandOutput []
+  AssertLinter 'chktex', [
+  \ ale#Escape('chktex')
+  \   . ' -v0 -p stdin -q'
+  \   . ' -I',
+  \]
+
+  " Try newer version
+  call ale#semver#ResetVersionCache()
+  GivenCommandOutput ['ChkTeX v1.7.8 - Copyright 1995-96 Jens T. Berger Thielemann']
+  AssertLinter 'chktex', [
+  \ ale#Escape('chktex') . ' --version',
+  \ ale#Escape('chktex')
+  \   . ' -v0 -p stdin -q'
+  \   . ' -S TabSize=1'
+  \   . ' -I',
+  \]
 
 Execute(The executable should be configurable):
   let g:ale_tex_chktex_executable = 'bin/foo'