microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Go to Definition on printf goes to the wrong location
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Feature: Go to Definition
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Description
@sean-mcmanus, I can see in 0.28 the headers thing is working.
The "printf" still goes to the wrong place...
Originally posted by @omercsp in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/4733#issuecomment-627868221
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Research direction
Reproduce the incorrect Go to Definition behavior for printf in VS Code using the C/C++ extension and determine the expected location. No source files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue, so trace the definition lookup path before adding a regression test and correcting the returned location.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100