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 ### Pull Requests
 Pull requests must match with the coding style found in the `.clang-format` file, please run this before commiting:
 ```
-clang-format -i $(find . -name '*.[ch]')
+clang-format -i $(find . -name '*.[ch]' -not -path "*subprojects/*")
 ```
 
 ### Planned Features