microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Re-enable -fms-extensions by default for mingw gcc when the bugs are fixed
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Description
Bugs
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/10396
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/10954
It's enabled by default in 1.15.4 (for https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/8353), but we're reverting that for 1.16.0.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked bugs microsoft/vscode-cpptools#10396 and #10954, then review the change that enabled -fms-extensions in version 1.15.4 and its reversion for 1.16.0. Done means the underlying bugs are fixed and the option is again enabled by default for mingw GCC.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- compilers, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100