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Configuration for linting in external macros
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Description
Some lints should usually activate only in internal code, yet people might want them to lint code from external macros, too.
We want to give them a way to configure clippy to select the lints that should also check external macro code.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. First determine where Clippy configures lint selection and distinguishes internal from external macro code, then define the configuration surface and tests needed to verify that selected lints check external macro code.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100