Can I use GCC compiler AND Clangd Language Server?

Question

I am working on a project that uses a GCC library (SFML), which is not available for clang, as far as I know. I am using COC with vim for code completions, but for C++ it needs clangd. Is there a way to use GCC as my compiler, but still use the clangd language server?

I have also heard that there may be a way to make clang recognize GCC libraries/headers, but I've never been able to make it work right. If somebody could point me in the right direction there that would be helpfull too. But I'm used to GCC (I've been using it since I started programming C++), so being able to use clangd and GCC would be preferable.

Luc_Hermitte_15934 · Answer

Yes it is. I do it with ccls (which is clang based as well).

Given my installation of clang is not the standard one (I compile it, tune it to use libc++ by default, and I install it somewhere in my personal space) I have to inject paths to header files known by clang but unknown by other clang based tools.

I obtain them with

clang++ -E -xc++ - -Wp,-v < /dev/null

Regarding the other options related to the current project, I make sure to have a compile_commands.json compilation database (generated by CMake, or bear if I have no other choice), and ccls can work from there. I expect clangd to be quite similar in these aspects.

user_16514808 · Answer

Ops, answered the wrong question. But for those who use ccls:

create a .ccls file in your project directory and append --gcc-toolchain=/usr to it.
use this tool to generate a compile_commands.json file

see https://github.com/MaskRay/ccls/wiki/FAQ#compiling-with-gcc

Can I use GCC compiler AND Clangd Language Server?

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