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[clang-format] Option to insert spaces before the closing `*/`

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#160,682 opened on Sep 25, 2025

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Description

/* This is a multiline comment.*/

Looking for a clang-format option to format this comment into:

/* This is a multiline comment. */

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Research direction
Examine clang format's handling of block comments and add a new option to insert a space before '*/'.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
developer experiencetooling
Issue type
Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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C++LLVM development environment
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70