[llvm-bugs] [Bug 42161] New: Clang-format Ignores PointerAlignment Setting when Asterisk is Not Directly Attached to Type

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            Bug ID: 42161
           Summary: Clang-format Ignores PointerAlignment Setting when
                    Asterisk is Not Directly Attached to Type
           Product: clang
           Version: 8.0
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P
         Component: Formatter
          Assignee: unassignedclangbugs at nondot.org
          Reporter: matthias.schaefer at versasec.com
                CC: djasper at google.com, klimek at google.com,
                    llvm-bugs at lists.llvm.org

.clang-format file:
Language: Cpp
PointerAlignment: Left

After running clang-format the code is formatted as follows:
int* a;
int *c, *d;
int MyClass::*e;
void Foo(int (*Bar)[3]);

As you can see, PointerAlignment is used to format the first declaration but
not for the other 3 declarations. I find it especially awkward that the
addition of the second variable directly affects the placement of the asterisk
for the first declared variable in line 2.

I would expect the formatting to be applied to all occurrences of pointer
declarations even though they might not have a type name directly written left
to the asterisks:
int* a;
int* c, * d;
int MyClass::* e;
void Foo(int (* Bar)[3]);

Note the added white spaces before all asterisks. Also note that the issue
applies to references as well.

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