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Give more warning messages if paths can't be found

Feature Request

help wantedCan be fixed in the public (open source) repo.Can be fixed in the public (open source) repo.

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#1671 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by sean-mcmanus was closed

on Apr 22, 2019

IntelliSense Parse Directory Exclusions

Language Service

more info neededThe issue report is not actionable in its current stateThe issue report is not actionable in its current state

not reproingWe're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).We're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).

Status: Closed (completed).

#2192 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by MikeGameDev was closed

on May 31, 2019

Add code action to install vcpkg libraries when headers belonging to those libraries are detected

Feature Request

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#2227 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by sean-mcmanus was closed

on Sep 27, 2019

go to definition incorrect

Feature Request

Feature: Go to DefinitionAn issue related to Go to Definition/Declaration.An issue related to Go to Definition/Declaration.

Language Service

world readyAn issue relating string character encodings, localization translations, etc.An issue relating string character encodings, localization translations, etc.

Status: Closed (completed).

#3983 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by alianZhen was closed

on Jul 31, 2019

Go to definition and intellisense error about typedef function pointer

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#3450 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by Lennon925 was closed

on Nov 25, 2020

Intellisense quircks and general suggestions:

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#3427 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by septag was closed

on Aug 6, 2019

No error squiggles in c_cpp_properties.json for invalid path or file

Feature: ConfigurationAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSenseAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSense

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#4331 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by michelleangela was closed

on Sep 25, 2019

Multiple include errors generated when use cmake-tools as a configuration provider for cpptools

Feature: Extension API

Language Service

more info neededThe issue report is not actionable in its current stateThe issue report is not actionable in its current state

Status: Closed (completed).

#4350 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by esynr3z was closed

on Dec 9, 2020

IntelliSense sometimes enters an invalid state after making edits, closing the file without saving, then reopening it

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#3768 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by sean-mcmanus was closed

on Oct 29, 2020

Warning: Path is not a file: AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\rootfs\usr\bin\gcc, despite IntelliSense working

Feature: ConfigurationAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSenseAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSense

help wantedCan be fixed in the public (open source) repo.Can be fixed in the public (open source) repo.

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#3825 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by fefrei was closed

on Feb 5, 2020

identifier "uint8_t" is undefined

fixedCheck the Milestone for the release in which the fix is or will be available.Check the Milestone for the release in which the fix is or will be available.

Language Service

world readyAn issue relating string character encodings, localization translations, etc.An issue relating string character encodings, localization translations, etc.

Status: Closed (completed).

#3026 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by atar-axis was closed

on Jan 9, 2020

C/C++ build templates for gcc/clang/cl

Feature Request

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#2359 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by sean-mcmanus was closed

on Apr 22, 2019

Wrong include suggestions when the header is available in multiple include paths

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#2342 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by FreddieChopin was closed

on Jul 30, 2018

Handle IntelliSense process crashes more like VS does

Feature Request

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#3114 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by sean-mcmanus was closed

on Sep 27, 2019

On Windows, both gcc/clang and MS extensions should be supported in clang mode, instead of switching to msvc mode

Feature Request

Feature: ConfigurationAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSenseAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSense

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#3387 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by leximayfield was closed

on Jan 14, 2021

compile_commands.json doesn't work with WSL

Feature: Compile Commands

investigate: reproThis issue's repro steps needs to be investigated/confirmedThis issue's repro steps needs to be investigated/confirmed

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#2510 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by kayle was closed

on Feb 5, 2020

incorrect clang-format -style formatting

investigate: reproThis issue's repro steps needs to be investigated/confirmedThis issue's repro steps needs to be investigated/confirmed

Language Service

more info neededThe issue report is not actionable in its current stateThe issue report is not actionable in its current state

not reproingWe're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).We're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).

Status: Closed (completed).

#2524 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by yagehu was closed

on Sep 18, 2018

lsp ignore <code>"</code> in compile_commands.json

Feature: Compile Commands

Language Service

verifiedBug has been reproducedBug has been reproduced

Status: Closed (completed).

#4781 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by codehz was closed

on Jul 31, 2020

Build task template use absolute path for building but relative path for problemMatcher

tasks/build/debugAn issue relating to tasks.json (e.g. build issues)An issue relating to tasks.json (e.g. build issues)

Status: Closed (completed).

#5209 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by escape0707 was closed

on Apr 4, 2020

Goto definition on scoped functions does not perform goto declaration alternate command

Feature: Go to DefinitionAn issue related to Go to Definition/Declaration.An issue related to Go to Definition/Declaration.

Language Service

Visual Studio CodeCaused by (or depends on changes from) VS CodeCaused by (or depends on changes from) VS Code

Status: Closed (completed).

#4909 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by WilmerSuarez was closed

on Jan 19, 2021

0.28.0 IntelliSense (cpptools-srv process) crash regression

Language Service

more info neededThe issue report is not actionable in its current stateThe issue report is not actionable in its current state

not reproingWe're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).We're not able to reproduce the issue (it's unlikely to get fixed until we find one).

regressionA bug that didn't exist in a previous releaseA bug that didn't exist in a previous release

Visual StudioInherited from Visual StudioInherited from Visual Studio

Status: Closed (completed).

#5476 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by sean-mcmanus was closed

on May 14, 2020

What's the best way to work with source control in VSCode to ensure the C/C++ integration stays up to date

Language Service

more info neededThe issue report is not actionable in its current stateThe issue report is not actionable in its current state

Status: Closed (completed).

#5052 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by mgaudet was closed

on Jan 25, 2021

Clang IntelliSense on Windows needs to be a combination of MSVC and Clang modes

Feature: ConfigurationAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSenseAn issue related to configuring the extension or IntelliSense

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#5009 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by Colengms was closed

on Mar 5, 2020

Migrate Mac custom pipeline to Azure Pipelines.

Automated testIssue or work item related to automated testing of extensionIssue or work item related to automated testing of extension

Feature Request

internalUsed to opt-out an issue from having GitHub actions applied to itUsed to opt-out an issue from having GitHub actions applied to it

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#5760 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by bobbrow was closed

on Oct 8, 2020

Reliability issues with some of the automated tests

Automated testIssue or work item related to automated testing of extensionIssue or work item related to automated testing of extension

fixedCheck the Milestone for the release in which the fix is or will be available.Check the Milestone for the release in which the fix is or will be available.

Language Service

Status: Closed (completed).

#5870 In microsoft/vscode-cpptools;

· by bobbrow was closed

on May 8, 2023

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