microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
1.2.0-insiders: Hover over variables of type span shows "<error-type>"
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Description
Requires 1.2.0-insiders (not released yet).
See the repro at https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/6251, then hover over a variable of type span.
It shows <error-type>.
Needs to use C++20.
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Research direction
Start with the reproduction in microsoft/vscode-cpptools#6251 and verify the hover behavior for a C++20 variable of type span under the 1.2.0-insiders build. Trace how the extension determines the hover type and identify why it becomes ; done means the hover displays the correct span type.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100