microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Extensible compiler querying
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Description
To support compilers cpptools does not know how to query for system includes and system defines, perhaps the compiler querying logic could be separated out into user-serviceable definition files. Users with unsupported compilers would have the option of composing their own compiler-query-definition file, and provide all of the necessary information to query the compiler for system include paths and system defines, and translate args for defines and includes, as well as args that should influence how the IntellIiSense process is configured (language standard, IntelliSenseMode).
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing the existing compiler-querying logic in vscode-cpptools and reviewing the 14-comment discussion; done would mean a user-serviceable definition mechanism covering compiler queries, argument translation, language standard, and IntelliSenseMode.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript
- Domain
- compilers, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100