omtcyfz added a comment.

In https://reviews.llvm.org/D23279#510011, @aaron.ballman wrote:

> In https://reviews.llvm.org/D23279#510002, @omtcyfz wrote:
>
> > In https://reviews.llvm.org/D23279#509896, @compnerd wrote:
> >
> > > If the argument really is that we want to minimize the tools then Id 
> > > argue that `clang-rename` also belongs in `clang-tidy` as it would be 
> > > used to rename fields to match the naming convention (tidying up your 
> > > code base).
> >
> >
> > It does not belong to `clang-tidy`. `clang-tidy` is a linter, it is meant 
> > for diagnosing and fixing typical programming errors.
>
>
> We have the modernize and readability modules which don't really deal with 
> programming errors at all (for some definition of programming error).


All of the checks in `clang-tidy` **issues**. These are also issues:

- code style violations
- inefficiency

And other things.

There is a clear difference between fixing issues and refactoring. 
`clang-format` does refactoring, `clang-tidy` deals with issues.


Repository:
  rL LLVM

https://reviews.llvm.org/D23279



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