microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Add system include path support for pre-VS2015 compilers
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Feature Request
Feature: Compile Commands
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Description
I'm trying to get my Windows set up to work properly, but at the moment I get errors saying it can't find source files even though I can control+click on the files and open them.
Config:
{
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Win32",
"includePath": [
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\\VC\\include",
"C:/Users/nscott/workspace/asldev/aslcore/",
"C:/Users/nscott/workspace/qt4/qt4/include"
],
"browse": {
"limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
"databaseFilename": "",
"path": [
"C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/include/",
"C:/Users/nscott/workspace/asldev/aslcore/",
"C:/Users/nscott/workspace/qt4/qt4/include",
"${workspaceRoot}"
]
},
"defines": [
"_DEBUG",
"UNICODE"
],
"intelliSenseMode": "msvc-x64",
"compileCommands": "C:\\w\\build_x86_debug\\compile_commands.json"
}
],
"version": 4
}

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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows configuration with a pre-VS2015 compiler, focusing on how includePath, browse.path, and compileCommands are interpreted. Trace the C/C++ extension entry point that resolves system headers and compare behavior for the Visual Studio 10.0 include directory; done means those headers resolve without source-file errors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript
- Domain
- compilers, developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100