Vscode-cpptools: When using recursive include paths for Qt, code doesn't find header files without a .h extension

[nholthaus]

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Describe the bug

• OS and Version: Win 10
• VS Code Version: 1.25.0
• C/C++ Extension Version: 0.17.6
• Other extensions you installed (and if the issue persists after disabling them):
• A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

Code can't find Qt headers (without a .h extension) even when the Qt source directory is added as a recursive search path.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Provide a code sample including configuration files such as c_cpp_properties.json

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "null",
            "includePath": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/**",
                "C:/Qt/5.9.5/Src/**"
            ],
            "defines": [],
            "browse": {
                "path": [],
                "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
                "databaseFilename": ""
            },
            "intelliSenseMode": "clang-x64",
            "compilerPath": "/usr/bin/gcc",
            "cStandard": "c11",
            "cppStandard": "c++17"
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}

1. Have Qt and it's sources installed
2. Create a cpp file and `include
3. Watch it not be found

Expected behavior
When using recursive include paths and having Qt source available, these headers should be discovered.

Screenshots
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Additional context

[sean-mcmanus]

I think you're hitting a bug where the extension file is being added to our "non-existent" list in our database. As a workaround for this, you can do a Reset IntelliSense Database command and/or remove the empty browse.path setting (or copy the includePath settings over). Does that fix it for you? If that doesn't fix it for you, then you're hitting some new issue. The .h and extensionless files are expected to behave the same.

[nholthaus]

I tried both removing browse.path, and copying include settings into it. No change. Resetting the database also resulted in no change.

[sean-mcmanus]

It's possible recursive includes is picking the wrong includePaths due to files with the same name. If you set your C_Cpp.loggingLevel to Debug and then open a new file, you should be able to see what includePaths we end up using after the "sending compilation args" logging in the C/C++ tab in the Output window, so you can see if we're missing an include file or if the required ordering is incorrect, so you could manually add those particular paths to the includePath to fix the issue.

[bobbrow]

This works for me using both the Windows and WSL versions of QT. I noticed your includePath is starting from the QT Src/ folder. I don't have this folder in my installation. Do the headers live in there? I installed the msvc2017 kit and found the headers in there.

[lygstate]

+1 for me

[shogerr]

This problem also exists for Visual Studio 2017.

Problem
Using Visual Studio 2017 on Windows 10, if you load a folder that defines a Qt project with a CMakeLists.txt file, then Intellisense will not recognize the convenience headers Qt provides. For instance, when typing #include <QApplication> in a cpp file, VS will not suggest the QApplication header, and will instead suggestion qapplication.h.

Possible Solution
It seems Intellisense will ignore files without a filetype (.h/.hpp/etc). This behavior can be changed by editing the settings under _File Extensions_.

1. In Visual Studio, navigate to Tools > Options > Text Editor > File Extensions.
2. Check the Map extensionless files to: check box, and from the drop down list, select Microsoft Visual C++.

Is this ideal? I couldn't say. It seems like this will create problems for the developers that use this feature with other languages.

[bobbrow]

@shogerr, can you report your issue on the Visual Studio Developer Community so they can track it better? They won't look here for feedback.

I still don't repro any problem with auto including QT headers on Windows and I haven't heard back from the OP. If you are still having an issue with this, please let us know and provide additional details. I will close this issue for now.

[eacheveryhour]

This problem also exists for Visual Studio 2017.

Problem
Using Visual Studio 2017 on Windows 10, if you load a folder that defines a Qt project with a CMakeLists.txt file, then Intellisense will not recognize the convenience headers Qt provides. For instance, when typing #include <QApplication> in a cpp file, VS will not suggest the QApplication header, and will instead suggestion qapplication.h.

Possible Solution
It seems Intellisense will ignore files without a filetype (.h/.hpp/etc). This behavior can be changed by editing the settings under _File Extensions_.

1. In Visual Studio, navigate to `Tools > Options > Text Editor > File Extensions`.

2. Check the `Map extensionless files to:` check box, and from the drop down list, select `Microsoft Visual C++`.

Is this ideal? I couldn't say. It seems like this will create problems for the developers that use this feature with other languages.

Absolutely true for VS Code too. Qt headers, have duplicate header files with no extension:

This files are not recognized by Intellisense parser, and are ignored. So you will not be able to include Qt headers like #include <QString> (it content is #include "qstring.h"), only #include <qstring.h> are available.

My configuration: latest VS Code with cpp-tools extension and cmake extension, mingw-64 compiler, QT build for mingw-64.

Workaround for VS Code: add this kind of no extension files mask to settings.json - "*.": "cpp".

[muesli]

Confirmed, I'm also facing this issue.

[bobbrow]

@Colengc can you take a look at this and reopen if appropriate? There should be no difference between QT and the STL as far as extensionless headers go. Perhaps the project is not configured to include the QT header paths?

[stonedreamforest]

can't find the headers:

but the code can be compiled normally, which seems to be an intellisense error.

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update:
i solved it by manually disabling IntelliSense error prompt

[bobbrow]

@stonedreamforest you appear to be using configurationProvider which means your includePath is not active. If there are squiggles on your headers, CMake Tools is potentially sending the wrong configuration.

[stonedreamforest]

@stonedreamforest you appear to be using configurationProvider which means your includePath is not active. If there are squiggles on your headers, CMake Tools is potentially sending the wrong configuration.

you are right.