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authorSahnvour <sahnvour@pm.me>2025-06-22 11:58:22 +0200
committerDylan Baker <dylan@pnwbakers.com>2025-07-21 09:09:10 -0700
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clang-tidy: run tool only on source files participating in targets
clang-tidy can't be ran as is on every source file and header
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+## `clang-tidy`'s auto-generated targets correctly select source files
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+In previous versions, the target would run `clang-tidy` on _every_ C-like source files (.c, .h, .cpp, .hpp). It did not work correctly because some files, especially headers, are not intended to be consumed as is.
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+It will now run only on source files participating in targets.