rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy

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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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

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