let's try an all-in-one solution

Author: dmah42

.github/workflows/clang-format-lint.yml

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+name: cpp-linter
+
+on:
+  push: {}
+  pull_request: {}
+
+jobs:
+  job:
+    name: run-clang-tidy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action@v2
+      id: linter
+      with:
+        style: 'file'
+        tidy-checks: ''
+        extensions: 'c,h,cc'
+    - name: fail fast format
+      if: steps.linter.outputs.checks-failed > 0
+      run: exit 1
+    - name: fail fast tidy
+      if: steps.linter.outputs.clang-tidy-checks-failed > 0
+      run: exit 1