Let's drop this side-topic from this thread.

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Martin Thomson <m...@mozilla.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:39 AM, Robert O'Callahan
> <rob...@ocallahan.org> wrote:
>>> Using clang-format on the entire tree has the massive value of:
>>
>> Also, it's very liberating not having to think about formatting while
>> writing code, knowing it will be automatically fixed up later. This is
>> especially helpful for partially-automated changes such as mass
>> find-and-replace.
>
> NSS recently reached this point.  Formatting is checked in CI and both
> David and roc are right about the benefits.  We even have a pre-commit
> hook now that catches errors early.
>
> It was only mildly disruptive getting there, but worth it.  Firefox
> is, of course, bigger and more diverse, but I don't see why it
> couldn't eventually reach the same point.
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