[PATCH] D53072: [clang-format] Create a new tool for IDEs based on clang-format

[Ilya Biryukov via Phabricator via cfe-commits]

ilya-biryukov added a comment.

In D53072#1478575 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D53072#1478575>, @yvvan wrote:

> @sammccall
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> Having a separate tool is nice because it allows the client to make it plugable. clang-format sometimes changes options quite significantly and it can be nice if you have a choice which version to pick, otherwise it might be unable to read the configuration you have.


I second Sam's concerns about introducing a new tool.
Could you list the use-cases that `clang-format-ide` would cover that `clang-format` doesn't?
How is introducing a new tool different from adding a new formatting option to `clang-format`?


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