How to run `clang-apply-replacements` on change set generated by `clang-tidy --export-fixes`?

Question

Command clang-tidy --export-fixes=fixes.yml <sources> generates a file fixes.yml with stances like

---
Diagnostics:
  - DiagnosticName:  modernize-loop-convert
    DiagnosticMessage:
      Message:         use range-based for loop instead
      FilePath:        'Base/Util/StringUtils.cpp'
      FileOffset:      1510
      Replacements:
        - FilePath:        'Base/Util/StringUtils.cpp'
          Offset:          1514
          Length:          37
          ReplacementText: '(const auto & item : items)'
    Level:           Warning
    BuildDirectory:  'tidy/Base'

which looks entirely reasonable.

How to apply these changes to the sources? man clang-apply-replacements says

USAGE: clang-apply-replacements [options] <Search Root Directory>

None of the options are pertinent. Some web sources tell us we have just to put the change set into the root directory, which will be searched for any .yml file.

Doesn't work for me: clang-apply-replacements . executes instantaneously, prints no message, and effectuates no changes.

Answer 1

I had the exact same issue. Simply change the extension of your fixes file to .yaml

clang-apply-replacements won't find your files if they use .yml