0.18.0

New Features

• Add the C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine setting value of Disabled (for users who only use the debugger). #785
• Add C_Cpp.workspaceSymbols setting with default Just My Code to filter out system header symbols. #1119, #2320
• Add C_Cpp.inactiveRegionForegroundColor and C_Cpp.inactiveRegionBackgroundColor settings. #1620, #2212
  • John Patterson (@john-patterson) PR 2308
• Add gcc-x64 intelliSenseMode and send the correct clang or gcc version to our parser, fixing various IntelliSense errors. #2112, #2175, #2260, #2299, #2317
• Make Go to Definition on the definition go to the declaration instead. #2298
• Add multi-pass environment variable resolution allowing variables defined in terms of other variables. #2057
  • John Patterson (@john-patterson) PR 2322
• Allow users to use ~ for ${userProfile} on Windows. PR 2333
• Add support for compiler flags -fms-extensions and -fno-ms-extensions on Windows (the default for MinGW-based compilers). #2363
• Make completion "show more results" (i.e. inaccessible members) when invoked a 2nd time. #2386

Bug Fixes

• Fix attach to process for systems without bash by using sh instead. #569
  • Andy Neff (@andyneff) PR 2340
• Fix IntelliSense crash after hover or completion with _Complex types. #689, #1112
• Fix files.exclude not working to exclude non-workspace folders from symbol parsing. #1066
• Fix Switch Header/Source to give results that match the parent folder name before using just the file name. #1085
• Fix incorrect IntelliSense errors caused by namespace lookup failure when instantiation template arguments in clang mode. #1395, #1559, #1753, #2272
• Fix missing parameter help when using { for constructors. #1667
• Fix Mac framework dependencies not being discovered. #1913
• Fix compilerPath not working with ${workspaceFolder}. #1982
• Fix red flame getting stuck after modifying c_cpp_properties.json. #2077
• Don't add empty windowsSDKVersion if none exists. #2300
• Fix IntelliSense crash when the gcc-8 type_traits header is used. #2323, #2328
• Limit configuration popups to one at a time. #2324
• Don't show includePath code actions if compile commands or custom configuration providers are used. #2334
• Fix Cpp.clang_format_path not accepting environment variables. #2344
• Fix IntelliSense not working with non-ASCII characters in the WSL install path. #2351
• Filter out buggy IntelliSense error "= delete" can only appear on the first declaration of a function. #2352
• Fix IntelliSense failing with WSL if gcc is installed bug g++ isn't. #2360
• Fix WSL paths starting with /mnt/ failing to get symbols parsed. #2361
• Fix IntelliSense process crash when hovering over a designated initializer list with an anonymous struct. #2370
• Stop showing "File: " in completion details for internal compiler defines. #2387
• Invoke Edit Configurations... when the Configuration Help button is clicked. #2408
• Fix provider configuration prompt not showing for newly added workspace folders. #2415
• Fix to allow SIGINT to be sent using the kill -2 command when using pipeTransport.

Instructions

Download the .vsix that matches your OS and run the "Install from VSIX" command in VS Code.