Better method for managing clang-format binaries
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We are able to call `clang-format` by shelling out to it on the system path, and we are able to cache its results by enforcing a version check on the binary. However, if it isn't on the path, or the version is wrong, we just show a helpful error message and let the user figure it out from there:
https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/blob/608e128381c89260f8a38fba985415c1f962ec7b/lib/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/cpp/ClangFormatStep.java#L70-L83
It would be nice if we could handle this better, or at least have better instructions.
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