microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Add auto-completion for builtin functions
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Feature Request
Feature: Auto-complete
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Description
Feature Request
I use __builtin_popcount and other builtin functions frequently, but they do not have auto-completions, I have to type a whole function name when using them.
Could you add auto-completions for builtin functions? It's useful to me. Thanks!
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the C/C++ completion implementation and how builtin functions are represented, then verify that names such as __builtin_popcount appear in completion results and add or update coverage for them.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100