Vscode-cpptools: Add include path to default c_cpp_properties.json file that's auto-generated

[dkontyko]

VS Code 1.18.1
C/C++ extension 0.14.2

Is there a way to add my own include paths to the default json file that generated, so that I don't have to copy-paste them manually into the file every time? My C++ library locations don't change, but the default json file that's generated does not include their locations, and I'd like to not have to manually edit the json file every time I create a new program.

[LeThiHyVong]

AFAIK, the template for c_cpp_properties.json is located at C:\Users\ .vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.cpptools-0.14.2\out\src\LanguageServer\configurations.js
Maybe you can manually edit that file for workaround. I'm not sure whether it is overwritten when extension is updated or not.

[bobbrow]

Unfortunately, this will be overwritten during updates. When we migrate settings from c_cpp_properties.json to the VS Code settings.json file, you should be able to accomplish this reliably.

[dkontyko]

Thanks, so basically it's a planned addition? I might modify the js file anyway. Redoing it after an update is still easier than the json file every time I make a new program.

[dcourtois]

Hi @bobbrow , is there any ETA for this migration ? I'm really interested in this, that would allow to set compileCommands using the the standard vscode API, and that would be really nice for a few extensions (CMake Tools for one, and the one I'm currently working on :p)

[sean-mcmanus]

@dcourtois Possibly mid-January or February (if so, we'll add it to the appropriate milestone...right now we just have a December milestone).

[bobbrow]

I have just posted a plan to issue #1338 that may address this issue. I encourage those on this thread to take a look and provide feedback.

[bobbrow]

A preview of this is available in the insiders build if you would like to try it out and provide feedback.

[bobbrow]

The change from #1338 is in the released VSIX now. You can add your default include path to the C_Cpp.default.includePath setting and the extension will pick that up when you open new folders. More information can be found here.

[dkontyko]

Thanks for the update and the addition.

[sun-xm]

Is there a way to append includePath in workspace c_cpp_properties.json to the default one defined in the user's global settings.json but not to overwrite it?

[bobbrow]

Use the ${default} variable to insert the values from C_Cpp.default.includePath into your c_cpp_properties.json:

    "includePath": [
        "${default}",
        "/some/other/path",
        ...
    ]

(https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/customize-default-settings-cpp#_updated-ccpppropertiesjson-syntax)

[sun-xm]

Use the ${default} variable to insert the values from C_Cpp.default.includePath into your c_cpp_properties.json:
"includePath": [
"${default}",
"/some/other/path",
...
]
(https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/customize-default-settings-cpp#_updated-ccpppropertiesjson-syntax)

Cool. Thanks very much Bob.