microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

/permissive compilerArgs doesn't suppress all errors suppressed by cl.exe

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Description

Type: Bug

Steps to reproduce: use "compilerArgs": [ "/permissive"]. It doesn't work to suppress errors that will compile with msvc under permissive.

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Extension version: 1.18.5
VS Code version: Code 1.85.2 (8b3775030ed1a69b13e4f4c628c612102e30a681, 2024-01-18T06:40:10.514Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the C/C++ extension with compilerArgs set to /permissive and compare the reported diagnostics with cl.exe behavior under permissive mode. The fix is complete when the extension suppresses the same errors that cl.exe accepts with that option.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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