microsoft/vscode-cpptools

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Official repository for the Microsoft C/C++ extension for VS Code.

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Merged PRs (30d): 61

Dominant language: TypeScript
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Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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1,388 open issues indexed

Intellisense gives spurious error for float used as constant value Open

bug Language Service parser Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14399 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 19, 2026
DevTools don't recognize the C/C++ extension after Restart Extensions Open

bug Feature: DevTools (Copilot) fixed

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14392 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 17, 2026
<type_traits> totally grayed on c++17 Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14384 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
1.32.0 pre-release: Multiple Find All References progress UIs get stuck if DevTools invokes a FAR operation Open

bug Feature: DevTools (Copilot) insiders regression

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14381 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2026
vectors and arrays are truncated in debug view. Open

bug debugger more info needed

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14374 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 14, 2026
gcc 14.1+ and clang 15+ with gcc/clang no-implicit-function-declaration isn't enforced as an error Open

bug Language Service parser Visual Studio

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14368 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 13, 2026
cpp tools can not work（windows ssh to linux） Open

bug Language Service more info needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14367 · 11 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 13, 2026
std::unordered_map values display as "(,)" in hover/variables panel with cppvsdbg debugger Open

bug debugger help wanted

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14362 · 3 comments · Opened Apr 10, 2026
C++ Debug breakpoint doesn't work with linked libraries built with the application in VSCode when using `-Og` compilation flag/option. Open

debugger help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14357 · Opened Apr 8, 2026
"Get started with C++ development" action launches confusing File Explorer pop-up Open

bug Language Service tasks/build/debug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14353 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 4, 2026
Changing the configuration (UI) will cause the includes to change Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14337 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 31, 2026
Some of the MSVC compiler args and predefined macros are not being handled Open

bug fixed Language Service

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14312 · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 23, 2026
symbol loading does not support HTTP_PROXY Open

bug debugger help wanted

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14308 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 21, 2026
The C/C++ DevTools can cause around 20 Find All References calls for a symbol with 450 references Open

bug Feature: DevTools (Copilot) Feature: Find All References Language Service performance

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14267 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 12, 2026
The C/C++ DevTools extension causes find all references to give 0 results if Copilot invokes find all references Open

bug Feature: DevTools (Copilot) Feature: Find All References Language Service

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14261 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 11, 2026
Switch off nested code analysis from includes Open

bug Feature: Code Analysis Language Service

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14247 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 6, 2026
`enum enum` Open

bug Feature: Hover (Quick Info) Language Service Visual Studio

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14246 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 6, 2026
Coroutines: error when non-copyable/non-movable returned from `await_resume` Open

bug Language Service parser Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14244 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 5, 2026
Add support for C++26 Pack indexing Open

bug Language Service parser

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14234 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 4, 2026
Feature Request: Support C++ Dynamic Debugging for cppvsdbg Open

debugger Feature Request help wanted

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14227 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 28, 2026
ID with same name as funtion macro highlighted incorrectly Open

bug Feature: Colorization Feature: Hover (Quick Info) Language Service parser Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14220 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 27, 2026
cppvsdbg does not support MSIX app execution aliases Open

debugger Feature Request Works in VS

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14216 · 3 comments · 10 reactions · Opened Feb 25, 2026
Add handling of MSVC `/external:var` option and `EXTERNAL_INCLUDE` env variable. Open

bug compiler support fixed Language Service

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14205 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 20, 2026
Add support for clang-cl behavior for `/external:I` Open

bug compiler support fixed Language Service

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14186 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 12, 2026
Better gdb & gcc integration for containerized toolchains Open

debugger help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14169 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 6, 2026
rename of typedef'd struct doesn't work properly with unnamed structs Open

bug Feature: Find All References Feature: Rename Language Service Works in VS

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14162 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 3, 2026
Concept always fails when it has lambda inside it Open

bug Language Service parser Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14160 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 3, 2026
overload resolution fails for user-define string literal operator templates in an inline/`using`'d namespace Open

bug parser Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14158 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 3, 2026
Outline view flattens symbols inside `operator""` (user-defined literal) function Open

bug Language Service parser Visual Studio

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14150 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 29, 2026
using operator auto is giving false error Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14137 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 16, 2026
Add Launch Configuration Defaults for C/C++ debugger (similar to CodeLLDB) Open

debugger help wanted

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14127 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 7, 2026
Ability to detach instead of stop debugging Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14124 · Opened Jan 3, 2026
`__Generic` cases cannot contains both `enum` and `size_t` Open

bug Language Service

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14122 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jan 3, 2026
[Debugger] vscode-cpptools should not launch a new terminal when using attach mode Open

bug debugger help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14118 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 26, 2025
IntelliSense error: `First parameter of allocation function must be of type 'size_t'` Open

bug Feature: Configuration Language Service parser

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14117 · 4 comments · Opened Dec 24, 2025
IntelliSense errors with Parsing the .pb.h header file generated from the protobuffer proto file Open

bug Language Service parser verified Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14116 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 23, 2025
Qualifiers on member functions are not shown in outline view Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14102 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 10, 2025
IntelliSense process crash when aliasing std::tuple Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14098 · 4 comments · Opened Dec 9, 2025
Mistyped standard attributes should give a warning Open

Feature Request Language Service parser Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14094 · 6 comments · Opened Dec 8, 2025
Function definition erroneously not found Open

bug Feature: Create Declaration or Definition Language Service Visual Studio

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14087 · 8 comments · Opened Dec 5, 2025
Compile_commands.json not work if preprocessor changed before Open

bug Feature: Colorization Language Service verified Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14078 · 4 comments · Opened Dec 3, 2025
Variable annotation hint error Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14066 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 30, 2025
using gcc with mingw Open

more info needed tasks/build/debug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14055 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 18, 2025
cannot load dll in newest vscode version Open

external Visual Studio Code

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 28/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14051 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 16, 2025
cppdbg throws "Unable to find child property" Open

bug debugger help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14036 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 5, 2025
Doc comments for a param on the same line as the function name show as a comment for the function itself Open

bug Feature: Doc comments insiders Language Service

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14033 · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 3, 2025
-exec awatch triggers unknown exceptions Open

bug debugger help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14031 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 3, 2025
Force to Refresh CALL STACK view Open

debugger Feature Request help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14030 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 3, 2025
[Bug] IntelliSense autocomplete incorrectly suggests "pre" and "post" as "C++ keyword" Open

by design duplicate Feature: Auto-complete Language Service

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14024 · 5 comments · Opened Oct 30, 2025
Wrong name is underlined when trying to assign to a constant Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#14018 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 26, 2025

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