How to set include paths within Windows Subsystem for Linux in Visual Studio Code

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at the moment I am using a windows machine and wanted to try out windows subsystem for linux(wsl) for c++ development. Visual studio code(vsc) provides a neat extension for working on the subsystem that works quite well. One thing I could not get to work yet is getting vsc to include header files that are located inside the subsystem.

I know that I can manually add new paths to include in ´c_cpp_properties.json´ but I do not know any of the paths to point from windows into the subsystems /usr/include(as an example). I found some resources (wsl include paths) but could not get it to work anyway. I also tried generating the paths myself as described in the gitlab issue but that did not help either.

Anyone got some experience setting up vsc with wsl for c++ projects who would be able to help me?

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3 Answers

The question is missing some information, like what distro you're using and what setup steps you have followed. This means I will make some assumptions and repeat information you may already know.

Assumption: a Debian-based distro sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt install build-essential -y You may also need to install git or cmake or whatever other tools are needed by your project.

Install the C/C++ extension into the remote. Install any other extensions that would be beneficial, like cmake if you're using cmake.

Settings that need to be changed (global)
"C_Cpp.default.compilerPath": "/absolute/path/to/your/compiler",
"files.eol": "\n",
"C_Cpp.default.cppStandard": "<SET>",
"C_Cpp.default.cStandard": "<SET>",
"C_Cpp.default.intelliSenseMode": "<SET>",

The last three need to be set according your company/project guidelines.

At this point, you should be able to write C++ code that uses the C++ Standard Library and have proper Intellisense working.

Your main question seems to be about adding project specific include paths. That is handled by the c_cpp_properties.json file. Your hard drives are located at /mnt. Specify your paths. The better approach, though, is to simply use the VS Code variables. Something like ${workspaceFolder}/include should be all you need.

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When I tried using wsl and cast it on vscode. There will be error. But you still able used that library:

vscode from wsl server preview

I don't use extra configuration.

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Linux",
            "includePath": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/**"
            ],
            "defines": [],
            "compilerPath": "/usr/bin/clang-7",
            "cStandard": "c17",
            "cppStandard": "c++17",
            "intelliSenseMode": "linux-clang-x64"
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}

I think this should be bump to WSL team.

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