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| 1 | +For developers using the Windows Subsystem for Linux, we recommend you start with the following **c_cpp_properties.json** template. Select "C/Cpp: Edit Configurations" from the command palette to create this file if you haven't already. |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +``` |
| 4 | + { |
| 5 | + "name": "WSL", |
| 6 | + "intelliSenseMode": "clang-x64", |
| 7 | + "includePath": [ |
| 8 | + "${workspaceRoot}", |
| 9 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/c++/5", |
| 10 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/5", |
| 11 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/c++/5/backward", |
| 12 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include", |
| 13 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/local/include", |
| 14 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include-fixed", |
| 15 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu", |
| 16 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include" |
| 17 | + ], |
| 18 | + "defines": [ |
| 19 | + "__linux__", |
| 20 | + "__x86_64__" |
| 21 | + ], |
| 22 | + "browse": { |
| 23 | + "path": [ |
| 24 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/c++/5", |
| 25 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/5", |
| 26 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include", |
| 27 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/local/include", |
| 28 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include-fixed", |
| 29 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu", |
| 30 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/*" |
| 31 | + ], |
| 32 | + "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true, |
| 33 | + "databaseFilename": "" |
| 34 | + } |
| 35 | + } |
| 36 | +
|
| 37 | +``` |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +The `includePath` above includes the system header paths that gcc uses for C++ projects and matches the output of `gcc -v -E -x c++ - < /dev/null`. The intelliSenseMode should be set to **"clang-x64"** to get WSL projects to work properly with IntelliSense. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +For C projects, simply remove the c++ lines: |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +``` |
| 44 | + { |
| 45 | + "name": "WSL", |
| 46 | + "intelliSenseMode": "clang-x64", |
| 47 | + "includePath": [ |
| 48 | + "${workspaceRoot}", |
| 49 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include", |
| 50 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/local/include", |
| 51 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include-fixed", |
| 52 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu", |
| 53 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include" |
| 54 | + ], |
| 55 | + "defines": [ |
| 56 | + "__linux__", |
| 57 | + "__x86_64__" |
| 58 | + ], |
| 59 | + "browse": { |
| 60 | + "path": [ |
| 61 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include", |
| 62 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/local/include", |
| 63 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include-fixed", |
| 64 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu", |
| 65 | + "${localappdata}/lxss/rootfs/usr/include/*" |
| 66 | + ], |
| 67 | + "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true, |
| 68 | + "databaseFilename": "" |
| 69 | + } |
| 70 | + } |
| 71 | +``` |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +With these configurations, you should be all set up to use the new IntelliSense engine for linting, memberlist autocomplete, and quick info (tooltips). Add `"C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine": "Default"` to your **settings.json** file to try out the new IntelliSense engine. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +And remember to [heed the warnings of the Windows team about not creating or editing Linux files from a Windows app](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2016/11/17/do-not-change-linux-files-using-windows-apps-and-tools/)! |
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