Document hierarchical lint configuration#1301
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ponyc PR #5135 adds subdirectory .pony-lint.json support. Update the linting docs to cover subdirectory overrides, category-cleaning merge semantics, and malformed config handling. Also update the exit code table to include malformed configs.
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Update the linting documentation to cover hierarchical
.pony-lint.jsonsupport being added in ponylang/ponyc#5135.--disabletakes precedence over all config files including subdirectory overridesParked review item: The Completeness reviewer flagged that the interaction between
--config(explicit config path) and the hierarchy root anchoring isn't documented. This is an edge case — when someone passes--config /some/path/.pony-lint.json, subdirectory configs are resolved relative to that file's directory. Didn't include it because it adds complexity for an uncommon scenario, but worth considering.