Vscode-cpptools: Please install [clang](http://clang.llvm.org/) or check configuration `clang.executable`

Created on 19 Apr 2017 · 12Comments · Source: microsoft/vscode-cpptools

I got this error message after I updated the latest vscode.
Then I can see it all the time even I close it for a thousand times.
I think I have installed all the plugin I need.
How do I fix it or disable it?
I can't disable it by commenting that part of codes.

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SeakyLuo

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Download LLVM from its website, install LLVM, check "Add LLVM to system path", restart vscode. It can fix this issue.

yuanhuihe on 23 Aug 2017

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That error is not from our extension. Can you file an issue with the clang-related extension that is causing the error?

sean-mcmanus on 19 Apr 2017

How? I am a freshman I don't know how to do it, sorry.

SeakyLuo on 22 Apr 2017

Assuming the message is from the Clang Format extension, you can try asking at https://github.com/xaverh/vscode-clang-format-provider/issues . I think you need to go to that LLVM website and download the clang-format executable and then set the clang.executable path. Our C/C++ extension automatically downloads clang-format 3.8, so you could use our tool to format instead, although there are slight differences between ours and the other extension.

sean-mcmanus on 22 Apr 2017

Download LLVM from its website, install LLVM, check "Add LLVM to system path", restart vscode. It can fix this issue.

yuanhuihe on 23 Aug 2017

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@yuanhuihe Thanks!

HollisAnthony on 22 Jun 2018

@yuanhuihe hi，i think ur answer is right, but i just wonder how should i do this in the Windows env?

nlqq on 27 Jul 2018

@nlqq The process should be the same on Windows as other OSS's, e.g. http://releases.llvm.org/6.0.0/LLVM-6.0.0-win32.exe or http://releases.llvm.org/6.0.0/LLVM-6.0.0-win64.exe .

sean-mcmanus on 27 Jul 2018

@sean-mcmanus nice！！！ thx！！！

nlqq on 29 Jul 2018

thanks

IIvexII on 8 Jun 2019

Download LLVM from its website, install LLVM, check "Add LLVM to system path", restart vscode. It can fix this issue.

but isnt LLVM for macOS?
i am beginner so please correct me if i am wrong
also could you please explain how to solve the error for linux system example ubuntu

cybrpnkkrtos on 13 Jun 2019

@cybrpnkkrtos LLVM is cross-platform: http://releases.llvm.org/download.html , but not installed on Linux by default usually.

sean-mcmanus on 13 Jun 2019

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@nlqq The process should be the same on Windows as other OSS's, e.g. http://releases.llvm.org/6.0.0/LLVM-6.0.0-win32.exe or http://releases.llvm.org/6.0.0/LLVM-6.0.0-win64.exe .

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