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Better default linter names

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Description

From #3408 I found the default linter called "clang" is actually for objective-c. I am pretty sure more people use clang for C and C++, so that linter name should be changed to allow a user-defined default linter called clang or clang++.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the default linter definitions in the repository and trace how user-defined linter names are matched. Done means the Objective-C default remains available while users can define linters named clang or clang++ for C and C++.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, cpp, go, objective-c
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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