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Add auto-completion for builtin functions

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Feature Request Feature: Auto-complete Language Service
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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

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