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Unwanted error message appears: Chained designators are not permitted for a class type with a nontrivial destructor

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Description

Environment
  • OS and Version: 13.6
  • VS Code Version: 1.82.2
  • C/C++ Extension Version: 1.17.5
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:
I have the following code that compiles without a problem with clang 15.0.0

struct Bar {
    float right, left, top, bottom;
};

struct Foo {
    std::string background;
    Bar padding;
};

Foo foo = {
    .padding.left = 3.f,
};

But on the line where I have .padding.left = 3.f, I get the following error in vscode only

[{
	"resource": "/Users/miguel/prototype/src/main.cpp",
	"owner": "C/C++: IntelliSense",
	"code": "3480",
	"severity": 8,
	"message": "chained designators are not permitted for a class type with a nontrivial destructor",
	"source": "C/C++",
	"startLineNumber": 28,
	"startColumn": 13,
	"endLineNumber": 28,
	"endColumn": 13
}]

Another odd thing is that if I remove the std::string background; then the error disappears

Steps to reproduce:
Copy the code above and vscode should complain

Expected behavior:
I don't get an error because the code works and compiles fine

Configuration and Logs
-------- Diagnostics - 03/10/2023, 12:19:57
Version: 1.17.5
Current Configuration:
{
    "name": "Mac",
    "includePath": [
        "/Users/miguel/prototype/lib/macos/include",
        "/Users/miguel/prototype/include",
        "/Users/miguel/prototype"
    ],
    "defines": [],
    "macFrameworkPath": [
        "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks"
    ],
    "compilerPath": "/usr/bin/clang",
    "cStandard": "c17",
    "intelliSenseMode": "macos-clang-arm64",
    "compilerPathInCppPropertiesJson": "/usr/bin/clang",
    "forcedInclude": [
        "/Users/miguel/prototype/src/pch.hpp"
    ],
    "cppStandard": "c++20",
    "intelliSenseModeIsExplicit": false,
    "cStandardIsExplicit": false,
    "cppStandardIsExplicit": true,
    "mergeConfigurations": false,
    "compilerPathIsExplicit": false,
    "browse": {
        "path": [
            "/Users/miguel/prototype/lib/macos/include",
            "/Users/miguel/prototype/include",
            "/Users/miguel/prototype",
            "${workspaceFolder}"
        ],
        "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true
    }
}
cpptools version (native): 1.17.5.0
Translation Unit Mappings:
[ /Users/miguel/prototype/src/main.cpp ]:
    /Users/miguel/prototype/src/main.cpp
Translation Unit Configurations:
[ /Users/miguel/prototype/src/main.cpp ]:
    Process ID: 42943
    Memory Usage: 458 MB
    Compiler Path: /usr/bin/clang
    Includes:
        /Users/miguel/prototype/lib/macos/include
        /Users/miguel/prototype/include
        /Users/miguel/prototype
        /usr/local/include
        /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include/c++/v1
        /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/clang/15.0.0/include
        /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/usr/include
        /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include
    Frameworks:
        /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks
    Forced Includes:
        /Users/miguel/prototype/src/pch.hpp
    Standard Version: c++20
    IntelliSense Mode: macos-clang-arm64
    Other Flags:
        --clang
        --clang_version=160000
Total Memory Usage: 458 MB

------- Workspace parsing diagnostics -------
Number of files discovered (not excluded): 10273
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Research direction

Reproduce the diagnostic in VS Code C/C++ IntelliSense 1.17.5 using the supplied C++20 example, clang compiler path, and macOS configuration. Trace the IntelliSense handling of the chained designator when Foo contains std::string, then verify that the valid example no longer reports error 3480 while invalid chained designators remain diagnosed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, vscode
Domain
compilers, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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