microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

#include completion doesn't work for absolute paths

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bug Feature: Auto-complete Language Service
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Description

...even if they're in the workspace folder.

It seems like it should work.

Maybe it's low priority though since it's probably not a good idea to use absolute paths include statements.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the issue in the VS Code C/C++ extension with an absolute-path include that is inside the workspace, then trace include completion behavior; done means the expected completion suggestions appear for that path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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