microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
IntelliSense should suggest changing the language standard for new types
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Feature Request
Feature: Add '#include'
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Description
Example:
char8_t var will suggest updating the language type to C++20 or above to resolve the missing identifier correctly.
Note: We should also check -std before suggesting system headers
Contributor guide
First steps
- 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 tracing IntelliSense's missing-identifier suggestions for new C++ types and how it reads the active language standard; the issue names char8_t and system-header checks as the cases to inspect. Done means suggesting C++20 or later for char8_t and checking -std before suggesting system headers.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100