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* Run **clang-format** on your changes to maintain consistent formatting
* There are `.clang-format files` present in the repository to define clang-format settings
which are found and used automatically by clang-format.
+ * **clang-format** binaries are available from the LLVM orginization, here: https://clang.llvm.org/. Our CI system (Travis-CI)
+ currently uses clang-format version 5.0.0 to check that the lines of code you have changed are formatted properly. It is
+ recommended that you use the same version to format your code prior to submission.
* A sample git workflow may look like:
> # Make changes to the source.