Explain which paths clippy searches for configuration in docs

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MarcusGrass 2023-06-01 12:14:55 +02:00
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> **Note:** The configuration file is unstable and may be deprecated in the future.
Some lints can be configured in a TOML file named `clippy.toml` or `.clippy.toml`. It contains a
basic `variable = value` mapping e.g.
Some lints can be configured in a TOML file named `clippy.toml` or `.clippy.toml`, placed in a directory specified by
the environment variable `CLIPPY_CONF_DIR`, or if that's not found, the environment variable
[CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html), or if that isn't
found, the current directory. It contains a basic `variable = value` mapping e.g.
```toml
avoid-breaking-exported-api = false

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## Adding configuration to a lint
Clippy supports the configuration of lints values using a `clippy.toml` file in
the workspace directory. Adding a configuration to a lint can be useful for
Clippy supports the configuration of lints values using a `clippy.toml` file in a directory specified by
the environment variable `CLIPPY_CONF_DIR`, or if that's not found, the environment variable
[CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html), or if that isn't
found, the current directory. Adding a configuration to a lint can be useful for
thresholds or to constrain some behavior that can be seen as a false positive
for some users. Adding a configuration is done in the following steps:

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const CONFIG_FILE_NAMES: [&str; 2] = [".clippy.toml", "clippy.toml"];
// Start looking for a config file in CLIPPY_CONF_DIR, or failing that, CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR.
// If neither of those exist, use ".".
// If neither of those exist, use ".". (Update documentation if this priority changes)
let mut current = env::var_os("CLIPPY_CONF_DIR")
.or_else(|| env::var_os("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
.map_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("."), PathBuf::from)