rust-lang / rust-lang/rust

Validate ignore-tidy-cr entries against .gitattributes

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Since Jun 3, 2026.

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Perhaps tidy should check that all ignore-tidy-cr files are marked as binary in .gitattributes and that non-existent files aren't referenced by .gitattributes.

Originally posted by @bjorn3 in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/157183#issuecomment-4586314889

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