1.18.2 (release candidate)

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code and choosing the option "Switch to Pre-Release Version" or download a vsix that matches your OS from the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Enhancement

• 'Extract to function' is enabled without C_Cpp.experimentalFeatures being set to "enabled".

Bug Fixes

• Fix 'Extract to function' for functions in a header file . #11466
• Fix 'Extract to function' for functions in an anonymous namespace. #11474
• Fix 'Extract to function' for C code with typedefs or structs. #11475
• Fix an IntelliSense crash when hovering over an invalid array index expression. #11510
• Fix 'Add #include' code actions not appearing for "is not a template" errors. #11543
• Fix 'Extract to function' bugs with formatting and selection. #11614, #11619
• Fix 'Add #include' code actions being available for system headers that are already included. #11618
• Fix an IntelliSense crash when selecting code.

Known Issue

• 'Extract to function' may not work if there's a UTF-8 > 1-byte character in the file. #11640

1.18.1

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code and choosing the option "Switch to Pre-Release Version" or download a vsix that matches your OS from the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

New Feature

• Add #include code action suggestions for some IntelliSense errors related to symbols not being found. #10791
  • Since C code doesn't give an error for an undefined symbol, it usually won't be available for C.

Enhancements

• Improve the walkthrough wording. #11320
• Change 'Extract to Function' to prompt for the name instead of doing a rename afterwards. #11531
• Add a pre-release available notification. PR #11569

Bug Fixes

• Fix no error message getting shown if 'Extract to Function' creation fails. #11567
• Fix an autocomplete crash bug (primarily on Mac).
• Fix an IntelliSense crash when selecting code.

Known Issues

• Extract to function: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Feature%3A+Extract+to+function%22
• Add #include: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22Feature%3A+Add+%27%23include%27%22+

1.18.0

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code and choosing the option "Switch to Pre-Release Version" or download a vsix that matches your OS from the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

New Features

• Add an 'Extract to Function' (or Member Function) code action after selecting code. #1162
  • Currently, it's only enabled when C_Cpp.experimentFeatures is set to enabled. Also, 'Extract to Free Function' is disabled.
• Add the option to install a compiler, accessible through the walkthrough. PR #11286

Enhancements

• Add setting C_Cpp.refactoring.includeHeader to customize whether or not to add an include header when doing a refactoring code action. #11271
• Update clang-format and clang-tidy to 17.0.2. PR #11491

Bug Fixes

• Fix the debugger truncating long strings when inspecting values. #1786
• Switch to using XDG_CACHE_HOME on Linux for the default database path. #10191
• Fix incorrect status and commands with the tag parsing language status UI. #10749
• Fix an empty ("") compilerPath in a base configuration overriding the compiler specified by a custom configuration provider or a compile_commands.json. #11373
• Fix a startup crash when reading values from JSON (settings) that are not the type expected. #11375
• Fix a crash detected by crash telemetry. #11401
• Fix handling of an undefined env variable on Linux and macOS. #11447
• Fix multiple issues with querying nvcc (CUDA) as a compiler. #11454
• Fix an issue that could cause a C language standard to be applied to a C++ file, or vice versa.
• Remove cpp and clang-cpp preprocessors from the list of detectable compilers.

v1.17.5

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code or download a vsix that matches your OS from Assets section below (or the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix a language server crash for platforms that don't support the IntelliSense cache (AutoPCH). #10789
• Fix markdown in comments when inline/block code is used. #11322
• Fix Find All References and Call Hierarchy for C files when the cursor is at the end of a symbol. #11338
• Fix usage of the /Zc:alignedNew- MSVC compiler option. #11350

1.17.4

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code or download a vsix that matches your OS from Assets section below (or the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix crash recovery for the main extension process. #11335
• Fix an IntelliSense process crash when certain error messages occur with a language pack enabled. #11336

v1.17.3

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code or download a vsix that matches your OS from Assets section below (or the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Bug Fix

• Fix a regression with attaching the debugger to processes on Linux and macOS. #11328

v1.17.2

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code or download a vsix that matches your OS from Assets section below (or the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Enhancements

• Enable a subset of markdown to render in hover by default and a C_Cpp.markdownInComments setting. #6020, #10461
• Add support for gcc 13 features. #11038
• Add default compiler detection of additional compilers in MSYS environments. #11211
• Use musl for building Linux binaries of the extension.
• Add support for additional compiler wrappers: gomacc, distcc, buildcache, and icecc.

Bug Fixes

• Fix a couple bugs with documentation comments. #5241
• Added __float128 support in gcc IntelliSense mode. #9558
• Fix an issue where the debugger would get stuck while using cl.exe options. #10231
• Fix C/C++ commands showing in the Command Palette with non-C/C++ files. #10421
• Fix the 'Select IntelliSense Configuration' command to also update an existing compilerPath in c_cpp_properties.json. #10808
• Fix #include completion leaving an extra >. #11042
• Fix an issue with matching of glob patterns containing path delimiters. #11132
• Fix Create Declaration/Definition via Quick Fix… from hover tooltip. #11157
• Fix issues with compiler querying of clang-cl. #11207
• Fix files.encoding setting on startup. #11210
• Fix a crash related to directories with a very large number of files. #11226
• Fix the parameter format of call hierarchy items. #11247
• Remove the vcpkg code action from the missing includes code action list. #11252
• Fix the file path info of call hierarchy items to display the relative path to a workspace folder. #11254
• Fix colorization for macro expansions in macro arguments. #11256
• Fix a crash for CUDA projects with '>' in the command line. #11289
• Increase the default standard for the 'Build and Debug Active File' feature to c++14 on macOS. #11292
• Fix an issue with the compiler currently configured for use with IntelliSense being listed last in the task creation popup. PR #11299
• Fix an IPCH issue on Linux due to the Position Independent Executable (PIE) option not being set since 1.17.0.
• Fix Rank > 1 Display Strings for Natvis. PR MIEngine#1406
• Fix some crashes identified by crash telemetry.
• Fix an issue that could cause zombie processes on Linux/Mac.
• Address some issues with glibc version compatibility. Native binaries for cpptools and the bundled clang-tidy/clang-format are now built with musl and fully statically linked.
• Fix the wrong compiler being set as default when configured to use compile_commands.json and overriding the compiler used there with an explicit compilerPath.

Thank You to the Contributors

• @gareth-rees (Gareth Rees): Always use --simple-values in newer versions of GDB. PR MIEngine#1400
• @iAbadia (Iñaki): Align use of 'sendInvalidate' request arguments. PR MIEngine#1402
• @intel-rganesh (Rakesh Ganesh): Introduce --thread and --frame options. PR MIEngine#1401
• @michalmaka (Michał Mąka): Add support for Toybox to the remote process picker. PR #11175
• @sbobko (Sergey Bobko): Add 'sendInvalidate' request. PR MIEngine#1367
• @yne (Rémy F.): Add wildcard support for includePath. PR #10388

1.17.1

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code and choosing the option "Switch to Pre-Release Version" or download a vsix that matches your OS from the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Bug Fixes

• Fix an issue where the debugger would get stuck while using cl.exe options. #10231
• Fix C/C++ commands showing in the Command Palette with non-C/C++ files. #10421
• Fix the 'Select IntelliSense Configuration' command to also update an existing compilerPath in c_cpp_properties.json. #10808
• Fix the parameter format of call hierarchy items. #11247
• Remove the vcpkg code action from the missing includes code action list. #11252
• Fix the file path info of call hierarchy items to display the relative path to a workspace folder. #11254
• Fix colorization for macro expansions in macro arguments. #11256
• Fix a crash for CUDA projects with '>' in the command line. #11289
• Increase the default standard for the 'Build and Debug Active File' feature to c++14 on macOS. #11292
• Fix an issue with the compiler currently configured for use with IntelliSense being listed last in the task creation popup. PR #11299
• Fix an IPCH issue on Linux due to the Position Independent Executable (PIE) option not being set since 1.17.0.

1.17.0

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code and choosing the option "Switch to Pre-Release Version" or download a vsix that matches your OS from the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Enhancements

• Enable a subset of markdown to render in hover by default and a C_Cpp.markdownInComments setting. #6020, #10461
• Add default compiler detection of additional compilers in MSYS environments. #11211
• Add support for additional compiler wrappers: gomacc, distcc, buildcache, and icecc.

Bug Fixes

• Fix a couple bugs with documentation comments. #5241
• Added __float128 support in gcc IntelliSense mode. #9558
• Address various issues with support for gcc 13. #11038
• Fix #include completion leaving an extra >. #11042
• Fix an issue with matching of glob patterns containing path delimiters. #11132
• Fix Create Declaration/Definition via Quick Fix… from hover tooltip. #11157
• Fix issues with compiler querying of clang-cl. #11207
• Fix files.encoding setting on startup. #11210
• Fix a crash related to directories with a very large number of files. #11226
• Fix Rank > 1 Display Strings for Natvis. PR MIEngine#1406
• Fix some crashes identified by crash telemetry.
• Fix an issue that could cause zombie processes on Linux/Mac.
• Address some issues with glibc version compatibility. Native binaries for cpptools and the bundled clang-tidy/clang-format are now built with musl and fully statically linked.
• Fix the wrong compiler being set as default when configured to use compile_commands.json and overriding the compiler used there with an explicit compilerPath.

Thank You to the Contributors

• @gareth-rees (Gareth Rees): Always use --simple-values in newer versions of GDB. PR MIEngine#1400
• @iAbadia (Iñaki): Align use of 'sendInvalidate' request arguments. PR MIEngine#1402
• @intel-rganesh (Rakesh Ganesh): Introduce --thread and --frame options. PR MIEngine#1401
• @michalmaka (Michał Mąka): Add support for Toybox to the remote process picker. PR #11175
• @sbobko (Sergey Bobko): Add 'sendInvalidate' request. PR MIEngine#1367
• @yne (Rémy F.): Add wildcard support for includePath. PR #10388

1.16.3

Instructions

Install it via using the Extensions view in VS Code or download a vsix that matches your OS from Assets section below (or the "Download" dropdown in the "Version History" tab section on the Marketplace website) and then use the Extensions: Install from VSIX... command in VS Code (don't double-click the vsix or another app like VS might try to open it incorrectly).

Requirements

• VS Code 1.67.0 or later.

Changes

Bug Fix

• Fix "cout is ambiguous" error. #11122