Version 0.5.1 is a maintenance release of ilg-vscode.xpack; it fixes the automatic update for c_cpp_properties.json.

Install

The VS Code xPack C/C++ Managed Build Extension is available as ilg-vscode.xpack from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

It can also be installed from a terminal:

code --install-extension ilg-vscode.xpack

This specific version can be installed with the following command, although generally it is recommended to use the latest version:

code --install-extension ilg-vscode.xpack@0.5.1

Changes

The 0.5.1 release is generally compatible with previous releases.

Bug fixes

  • [#45] - when the project has sub-packages (like tests), the project c_cpp_properties.json did not include the configurations defined in the sub-packages; fixed.

Enhancements

  • none

Other changes

  • none

Known problems

  • none

Supported platforms

The ilg-vscode.xpack extension is fully portable and works on any platform supported by VS Code; internally it relies on xpm, which is also a portable application running on all platforms supported by npm/node.

However, for projects using binary xPacks, they are available mainly on the modern platforms, like Windows/macOS/Linux.

Final notes