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How do you use Clang-format on Emacs, Ubuntu?

I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux, so I'm sorry if this question seems to be too stupid. I hoped to have a function that can automatically format my C++ codes, so I installed clang-format by the following terminal command:

sudo aptitude install clang-format

To make it work with Emacs, I searched on the Internet for a solution and modified my "~/.emacs" file, adding the following line:

(setq clang-format-executable "/usr/bin/clang-format-6.0")

Now in Emacs, when I used the command M-x clang-format-buffer or similar commands on a C++ file, it succeeded, but the source code didn't seem to be formatted at all (sorry that I can't directly post images for some reason):

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Is there anything else I'm missing in setting up clang-format, or what's the proper way to set it up?

I appreciate any help!

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3230

Answers (1)

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I got it.

First, installing Clang-format this way was unnecessary. The proper way to do it was by using Emacs' package-install command.

package-install clang-format

Then I did this in the .emacs file:

(load "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/clang-format-6.0/clang-format.el")

Hope this helps anyone facing the same problem.

Upvotes: 1

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