microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Language service features don't work in WSL (Ubuntu 24) when a Windows C:\ file is open
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Description
There is no warning or explanation for why the language service features aren't working.
The user may not realize the file has a C:\ path.
Editing shows logging: LSP: Request canceled by server (cpptools/getCompletionContext, code: -32000, id: 26): Failed to get the file context
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Research direction
Reproduce the language-service failure in WSL with a Windows C:\ file open, using the reported cpptools/getCompletionContext log as the starting symptom. Trace where this failure is surfaced to the user and add a clear warning explaining the path mismatch; done when the warning appears for this scenario and language-service behavior is documented by a test or reproduction check.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript, ubuntu, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, devtools, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100