[cfe-dev] Invariant layout between clang-format versions?

[Jonathan Müller via cfe-dev]

On 20.06.2017 21:20, Pim Schellart via cfe-dev wrote:
> Dear Clang Developers,
> 
> this may not be the right place to ask this question so please redirect me if I’m mistaken.
> 
> We are using clang-format for automatic code layout within our project.
> A problem we are facing is that developers have different versions of clang-format installed.
> Even with identical style configuration this results in different output, leading to unnecessary diffs.
> 
> While this can be fixed by mandating a specific clang-format version, this may not be practical.
> It would be helpful if one could pin a particular layout behavior in a forwards compatible way.
> 
> If that is not possible, it would be nice to know when version changes result in layout changes.
> E.g. should we mandate version 5.0.0 or is 5.0.x or even 5.x enough?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Pim Schellart
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I have the issue as well, I used to have a clang-format checker on my CI 
builds, but this was annoying as my clang version updates more often 
than the one on CI, leading to inconsistencies and thus failed builds.