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IntelliSense in launch.vs.json prompts you with all of your existing connections defined in the Connection Manager.

New templates for debugging CMake projects on remote systems and WSL in Visual Studio 2019

ErikaApril 3, 2020Apr 3, 202004/3/20

We heard your feedback that it can be difficult to configure debugging sessions on remote Linux systems or the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2 we introduced a new debugging template to simplify debugging with gdb. The new cppgdb template We heard your feedback that the old d

'All' CMake commands apply to all folders in the workspace, not just the active folder.

Visual Studio Code CMake Tools Extension: Multi-root workspaces and file-based API

ErikaFebruary 7, 2020Feb 7, 202002/7/20

The February 2020 update of the Visual Studio Code CMake Tools extension is now available. This release includes two of the extension’s top feature requests: file-based API support and multi-root workspaces. For a full list of this release’s improvements check out the release notes on GitHub. Multi-root workspace support The latest relea

Easily Add, Remove, and Rename Files and Targets in CMake Projects

Will BuikFebruary 6, 2020Feb 6, 202002/6/20

It’s easier than ever to work with CMake projects in Visual Studio 2019 16.5 Preview 2. Now you can add, remove, and rename source files and targets in your CMake projects from the IDE without manually editing your CMake scripts. When you add or remove files with the Solution Explorer, Visual Studio will automatically edit your CMake project

Code Navigation for CMake Scripts

Will BuikFebruary 6, 2020Feb 6, 202002/6/20

Visual Studio 2019 16.5 Preview 2 makes it easy to make sense of complex CMake projects. Code navigation features such as Go To Definition and Find All References are now supported for variables, functions, and targets in CMake script files. This can be a huge timesaver because CMake projects with more than a handful of source files are often

CMake language services, including Peek Definition, in CMakeLists.txt

CMake, Linux targeting, and IntelliSense improvements in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2

ErikaJanuary 24, 2020Jan 24, 202001/24/20

Visual Studio’s native support for CMake allows you to target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2 introduces several new features specific to cross-platform development, including: File copy optimizations for CMake projects targeting a remote Linu

CMake Properties to manipulate the remote header copy in the "Advanced" section of the CMake Settings Editor

Improvements to Accuracy and Performance of Linux IntelliSense

ErikaJanuary 10, 2020Jan 10, 202001/10/20

This blog post was written by Paul Maybee, a Principal Software Engineer on the C++ Cross-Platform Team. Accurate C++ IntelliSense requires access to the C++ headers that are referenced by C++ source files. For Linux scenarios the headers referenced by a Linux MSBuild or CMake project are copied to Windows by Visual Studio from the Linux

Make sure arm-Debug is your active CMake configuration and gdbserver is your active debug configuration.

Debugging Linux CMake Projects with gdbserver

ErikaDecember 18, 2019Dec 18, 201912/18/19

Update 2/20/20: We have addressed a bug which allows you to debug simple CMake projects using one level of CMakeLists.txt files with gdbserver in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 3. The example launch configuration has been updated below. Gdbserver is a program that allows you to remotely debug applications running on Linux. It is es

Add a new remote connection in Visual Studio, with input fields for host name, port, user name, authentication type, and password.

Build C++ Applications in a Linux Docker Container with Visual Studio

ErikaDecember 13, 2019Dec 13, 201912/13/19

Docker containers provide a consistent development environment for building, testing, and deployment. The virtualized OS, file system, environment settings, libraries, and other dependencies are all encapsulated and shipped as one image that can be shared between developers and machines. This is especially useful for C++ cross-platform develop

An image of the CMake Tools extension for VS Code, with a project outline to the left and several CMake-specific commands in the command palette.

CMake Tools Extension for Visual Studio Code

ErikaNovember 21, 2019Nov 21, 201911/21/19

Microsoft is now the primary maintainer of the CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code. The extension was created and previously maintained by vector-of-bool, who has moved on to other things. Thank you vector-of-bool for all of your hard work getting this extension to where it is today! About the extension The CMake Tools extension pro

Set Environment Variables for Debug, Launch, and Tools with CMake and Open Folder

Will BuikNovember 18, 2019Nov 18, 201911/18/19

There are many reasons why you may want to customize environment variables. Many build systems use environment variables to drive behavior; debug targets sometimes need to have PATH customized to ensure their dependencies are found; etc. Visual Studio has a mechanism to customize environment variables for debugging and building CMake projects

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