Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] clang-format: exclude control macros from SpaceBeforeParens

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Sep 27, 2025, 15:40 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqv7l39a5c.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20250927145049.723341-4-jltobler@gmail.com>

Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com> writes:

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> The formatter currently suggests adding a space between a control macro
> and parentheses. In the Git project, this is not typically expected. Set
> `SpaceBeforeParens` to `ControlStatementsExceptControlMacros`
> accordingly.
>
> Helped-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
> ---
>  .clang-format | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

While this may be a welcome addition, I somehow do not think it belongs as [3/7] to this series, whose theme is about "git repo stats".

Perhaps make it a separate topic and have it graduate sooner?

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> diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
> index dcfd0aad60..86b4fe33e5 100644
> --- a/.clang-format
> +++ b/.clang-format
> @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ SpaceBeforeCaseColon: false
>  #     f();
>  #   }
>  # }
> -SpaceBeforeParens: ControlStatements
> +SpaceBeforeParens: ControlStatementsExceptControlMacros
>  
>  # Don't insert spaces inside empty '()'
>  SpaceInEmptyParentheses: false