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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1,388 open issues indexed

Go to definition doesn't work on a `#include` with an absolute path Open

bug Language Service quick fix regression Works in VS

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13103 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Jan 3, 2025
Computed include go to definition (ctrl+click) Open

Feature Request Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13100 · 4 comments · Opened Jan 3, 2025
Debugging Step-into results in a stack-overflow like error Open

bug debugger

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13092 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 31, 2024
Cannot see inline method descriptions. Open

bug by design external Feature: Auto-complete Language Service Visual Studio Code

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13089 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 30, 2024
Compile and Debug error on GCC + VSCode Open

investigate: repro Language Service

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13088 · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 30, 2024
C++ IntelliSense errors in some items in C++ 23 ARM, but compiles Open

bug investigate: repro Language Service

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13087 · 13 comments · Opened Dec 29, 2024
doxygen member groups support (///@{ ///@}) Open

Feature Request Feature: Doc comments Language Service

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13085 · 2 comments · 9 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 28, 2024
The absence of `lldb-mi` prevents debugging `clang`-compiled programs with `gdb`, meaning that even if the `clang` task is set as the default, the configuration still needs to be manually selected each time the program is run. Open

bug debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13081 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 27, 2024
`Go to References` always reparses a lot of files for the same symbol Open

bug Feature: Find All References Feature: Rename Language Service performance

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13079 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 25, 2024
Writing to std::cout string values starting with "*" are not shown in the Debug Console. Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13070 · Opened Dec 19, 2024
Edits inside a function can cause a big increase in IntelliSense update time Open

bug Language Service performance Visual Studio Works in VS

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13064 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 17, 2024
IntelliSense wrongly underlined error if Explicit Object Parameter, Type Conversion Operator, and Template are used together. Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13061 · 3 comments · Opened Dec 15, 2024
Better debugging inspection support Open

debugger Feature Request help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13055 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 13, 2024
Hit Count Breakpoint support with LLDB Open

debugger Feature Request help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13054 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Dec 13, 2024
Better LLDB debugging visualizations Open

debugger Feature Request help wanted

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13053 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 13, 2024
Environment variables disappear when the program forks when debugging a C++ program Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13051 · Opened Dec 13, 2024
Project path makes compilation tools path not able to be read correctly Open

bug help wanted Language Service tasks/build/debug

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13049 · Opened Dec 13, 2024
"Rename Symbol" incorrectly renames static variables in multiple translation units without confirmation Open

bug Feature: Find All References Feature: Rename Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13043 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 10, 2024
On text operator, reported unexpected error Open

bug Language Service parser Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13036 · 9 comments · Opened Dec 9, 2024
Multiple Intellisense server crashes `handle_update_intellisense`, `handle_initialize` Open

bug investigate: repro Language Service reliability

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13035 · 14 comments · Opened Dec 9, 2024
C/C++ struct/class memory size and alignment Open

Feature Request Language Service Works in VS

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13034 · 5 comments · 77 reactions · Opened Dec 9, 2024
no instance of overloaded function "xxx" matches the argument list Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13033 · 3 comments · Opened Dec 8, 2024
#include file "C:\USERS\USERNAME\file.h" includes itself C/C++(3) occurs on Windows Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13030 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 6, 2024
Inactive code regions with #include fail Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13029 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 6, 2024
False positive error on C nested structs Open

bug Language Service parser Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13017 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 4, 2024
Function pointer variables should be colorized as functions when they're called. Open

bug Feature: Colorization Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13015 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 4, 2024
Unexpected Additional Terminal Output Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13009 · 7 comments · Opened Dec 1, 2024
clang-format spacing for arrows in functions/operators is inconsistent Open

bug external Feature: Code Formatting Language Service

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13007 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 29, 2024
Intellisense crash - Catch `REQUIRE` macro and a `vector<string>` Open

bug investigate: repro Language Service reliability

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13006 · Opened Nov 28, 2024
Disassembly View: wrong current instruction and wrong address in breakpoint command sent to GDB Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#13002 · Opened Nov 26, 2024
C++ debugging can execute code due to mouse hovering over code Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12998 · 4 comments · Opened Nov 25, 2024
False positive `expression must have a constant value` error in const struct initialization Open

bug Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12983 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 21, 2024
No database created during queryCompilerDefaults causing cpptools to exit Open

bug Language Service regression reliability

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12976 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 19, 2024
Abnormal Indentation for do-while without brace Open

bug Feature: Code Formatting Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12972 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 18, 2024
call hierarchy doesn't show thread creations using the function pointer Open

bug Feature Request Language Service Visual Studio

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12965 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 15, 2024
IntelliSense hover and inlay hints incorrect reports type "unnamed" instead of "const float&" Open

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

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12961 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 13, 2024
Description hover do not process '//=====' template Open

bug Feature: Doc comments Language Service Works in VS

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12958 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 12, 2024
cpptools-srv crashes frequently，(Comes with stack) Open

bug fixed Language Service reliability Visual Studio

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12956 · 17 comments · Opened Nov 12, 2024
Binary Data viewer not working Open

debugger help wanted Visual Studio Code

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 32/100

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12950 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Nov 11, 2024
Comment tooltip not shown with variable defined though a preprocessor macro. Open

bug Feature: Doc comments Language Service Works in VS

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12949 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 10, 2024
Debugger: corrupted double-linked list Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12945 · 12 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Nov 9, 2024
Code analysis with g++ 14 headers and C++20 gives a bunch of clang-diagnostic-error's in limits/format headers Open

bug Feature: Code Analysis Language Service

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12942 · Opened Nov 8, 2024
language server crash repeatedly probably because of the database file Open

bug Language Service reliability

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12937 · 5 comments · Opened Nov 6, 2024
Importing a .winmd file with C++/CLI fails with "cannot open metadata file "<filename>.winmd" Open

bug C++/CLI Language Service postponed regression

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12929 · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 5, 2024
thread-id interpreted and sent to gdb as signed int Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12925 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 5, 2024
Debugger in C++ turns on intellisense and error squiggles despite settings Open

debugger enhancement help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12915 · 4 comments · Opened Nov 3, 2024
`Error: Invalid debug adapter` message from Extension Host Open

debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12912 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 1, 2024
Outline entries incorrect for specialized template classes containing namespace scopes Open

bug Feature: Document Symbol Language Service

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12908 · Opened Oct 30, 2024
Extract to function sometimes adds a #include with the folder missing from the path Open

bug Feature: Extract to function Language Service

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12897 · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 29, 2024
GDB selected frame is not updated when changing frame Open

bug debugger help wanted

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

microsoft/vscode-cpptools#12892 · 2 comments · Opened Oct 27, 2024

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