Vscode-cpptools: Update clang-format to 9.0.0

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Type: General

Describe the bug
Extension installs clang-format 6.0.0, but 7.0.0 is available from: http://releases.llvm.org/download.html

• OS and Version: Ubuntu 18.04
• VS Code Version:

Version: 1.29.1
Commit: bc24f98b5f70467bc689abf41cc5550ca637088e
Date: 2018-11-15T19:07:43.495Z
Electron: 2.0.12
Chrome: 61.0.3163.100
Node.js: 8.9.3
V8: 6.1.534.41
Architecture: x64

• C/C++ Extension Version: [email protected]

To Reproduce

$ $HOME/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools-0.20.1/LLVM/bin/clang-format -version
clang-format version 6.0.0 (tags/RELEASE_600/final)

Download location is set here: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/blob/8c53c027cab1f5b110367cb08ab8286a1a98ea80/Extension/package.json#L1483-L1527

Expected behavior

$ clang-format -version
clang-format version 7.0.0 (tags/RELEASE_700/final)

Thanks!

[sean-mcmanus]

Yeah, Visual Studio updated to clang-format 7 a while ago, but we were too busy and weren't sure if it had significant enough features bother with, i.e. I think this is the first user request we've had for that. Users who really need it can download it themselves and set the C_Cpp.clang_format_path. It looks like 7.0.1 is getting released next week so maybe we'll wait for that.

[xgalaxy]

The latest version of ClangFormat has a new IndentPPDirective option that I would very much love to have.

Just giving this ticket a little poke in the hopes that the included ClangFormat gets updated with the latest soon.

[sean-mcmanus]

@xgalaxy If you really want the newer clang-format you can download it and set the clang_format_path setting. It takes us longer to upgrade due to additional stuff we need to do (signing, test changes, publishing, etc.).

[ncihnegn]

The right thing to do is to pick the clang-format in PATH over the VSCode one.

[rustyx]

clang-format 9 is out, with tons of new features.

Would be nice to have it bundled with the vscode cpp extension, to avoid the extra work of getting it and configuring it manually.

[mixandmatch025]

@xgalaxy If you really want the newer clang-format you can download it and set the clang_format_path setting. It takes us longer to upgrade due to additional stuff we need to do (signing, test changes, publishing, etc.).

do you know where I can download a new clang-format.exe?

[sean-mcmanus]

@mixandmatch025 Prebuilt binaries section of http://releases.llvm.org/download.html .

[Mirko-von-Leipzig]

Using the clang-format from PATH would be great. Spent quite some time trying to figure out why my clang-format -dump-config wasn't working.

[g-berthiaume]

+1 for updating to 9.0.0
The clang AlignConsecutiveMacros formating option is only available with clang 9.0.0.

For those wondering, this macro is helpfull to align preprocessors' definition.
A must-have, in my opinion.

With {AlignConsecutiveMacros : true} :

#define SHORT_NAME       42
#define LONGER_NAME      0x007f
#define EVEN_LONGER_NAME (2)
#define foo(x)           (x * x)
#define bar(y, z)        (y + z)

[dnwillia-ansys]

@sean-mcmanus Thanks for point out this issue. As I said in issue 4772 it's nice to have the newer version bundled in a team environment with multiple developers using vs code.

One of the features I was looking for was additional controls over what code can be on a single line. The old formatter changes one line statements a bit to often.

[sean-mcmanus]

As a workaround for the bundled version being old, the clang-format on the PATH should be used as of https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/releases/tag/0.26.3 .

[sean-mcmanus]

Our Insider release ships with clang 9.0.1: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/releases/tag/0.27.0-insiders

[baiyongrui]

Our Insider release ships with clang 9.0.1: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/releases/tag/0.27.0-insiders

Hello, after installed the 0.27.0-insiders2, I still get clang-format 6.0.0.

• OS and Version: macOS 10.15.3
• VSCode version: 1.43.0

To Reproduce

$HOME/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools-0.27.0-insiders2/LLVM/bin/clang-format.darwin  --version  
clang-format version 6.0.0 (tags/RELEASE_600/final)

[Colengms]

Hi @baiyongrui . Thanks for reporting this. As a temporary work around, you could delete the contents of LLVM/bin, as well as install.lock. The next time launched, it will download the proper version of clang-format.

[dnwillia]

Hi @baiyongrui . Thanks for reporting this. As a temporary work around, you could delete the contents of LLVM/bin, as well as install.lock. The next time launched, it will download the proper version of clang-format.

That worked

[sean-mcmanus]

@baiyongrui 0.27.0-insiders3 should have clang-format 9.0.1 now.

[baiyongrui]

@baiyongrui 0.27.0-insiders3 should have clang-format 9.0.1 now.

It works! Thanks!