[cfe-dev] FW: RFC: YAML as an intermediate format for clang::tooling::Replacement data on disk

[Vane, Edwin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Manuel Klimek [mailto:klimek at google.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 1:28 PM
> To: Du Toit, Stefanus
> Cc: Vane, Edwin; Daniel Jasper; Clang Dev List (cfe-dev at cs.uiuc.edu)
> Subject: Re: [cfe-dev] FW: RFC: YAML as an intermediate format for
> clang::tooling::Replacement data on disk

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> cpp11-migrate is something that I'd expect most users to run *once* in their life,
> over a whole code-base. I don't see that the extra overhead of running a special
> tool would be too much effort. I also think it'd be great if it still worked without
> the extra tool (as noted above), but I don't think it's a necessity.

A single-command solution is pretty easy to achieve by something like the clang driver model. We get multiple TU's transformed and then finish with post processor. I think the two command solution is a reasonable first step, and as you point out, not exactly taxing for the user.

> 
> Cheers,
> /Manuel