Where are clang-format and clang-format.py in Mac OS X with Xcode Command Line Tools installed?

Question

I am having a hard time finding clang-format and clang-format.py on my Mac OS 10.8.5 with Xcode 5 and its Command Line Tools. I tried find / -name "clang-format.py" without luck. Are they already here somewhere hiding, or how would I get this toolchain?

(I'm surprised it doesn't seem readily available since clang is Apple's compiler---in that Apple uses it.)

Solution 1

You can use brew now to install clang-format.

brew install clang-format

Solution 2

I know this is not a direct answer to the question but if you are just looking to format your code in Xcode. I just used this plug in.

https://github.com/travisjeffery/ClangFormat-Xcode

Solution 3

Specific versions of clang-format

As of november/2018, current clang-format formula on Homebrew points to version 8.0.0. Run clang-format --version to check yours.

If you need older versions of clang-format, consider following these steps:

Installing clang-format version 5 (5.0.2) with homebrew

Installing clang-format version 7 (7.0.0) with homebrew

Solution 4

In my case I installed clang-format with brew install and located here: /usr/local/bin/clang-format

Solution 5

If you have the llvm toolchain already installed, you can find the clang-format.py file in /usr/local/opt/llvm/share/clang/clang-format.py without having to install a separate clang-format binary through Homebrew.

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Comments

[Ahmed Fasih]

Currently I am not (emacs + vim user), but this is certainly handy to know about.

[Shane Arney]

If you use this plugin you can find clang-format in the installed plugin at: ~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins/ClangFormat.xcplugin‌​/Contents/Resources/‌​clang-format

[Feu]

Hi @heLomaN , the default clang-format on brew installs the latest version from 2018-12-18. (check the PR).