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

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

Erika SweetJanuary 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 Linux system
Native WSL support when separating your build system from your remote deploy system
The ability to easily add,

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

Erika SweetJanuary 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 device (or VM,

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

Debugging Linux CMake Projects with gdbserver

Erika SweetDecember 18, 2019Dec 18, 201912/18/19

Gdbserver is a program that allows you to remotely debug applications running on Linux. It is especially useful in embedded scenarios where your target system may not have the resources to run the full gdb.
Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 1 enables remote debugging of CMake projects with gdbserver.

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

Erika SweetDecember 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 developers because you can target a container that runs a different operating system than the one on your development machine.

EA debugging a unit test on the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

EA and Visual Studio’s Linux Support

Erika SweetNovember 7, 2019Nov 7, 201911/7/19

EA is using Visual Studio’s cross-platform support to cross-compile on Windows and debug on Linux. The following post is written by Ben May, a Senior Software Engineer of Engineering Workflows at EA. Thanks Ben and EA for your partnership, and for helping us make Visual Studio the best IDE for C++ cross-platform development.

The launch drop-down menu now displays your most recently used debug targets at the top of the menu.

Usability Improvements for CMake in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4: Launch Target Selection and Overview Pages

Erika SweetOctober 15, 2019Oct 15, 201910/15/19

We hear your feedback, and in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 2 we have addressed one of our top Developer Community issues related to CMake development in Visual Studio by revamping the selection of CMake launch targets. We have also added Overview Pages for CMake to help you get started with CMake and cross-platform development.

Add a missing vcpkg package with a quick fix in Visual Studio 2019

C++ Cross-Platform Development with Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3: vcpkg, CMake configuration, remote headers, and WSL

Erika SweetAugust 16, 2019Aug 16, 201908/16/19

In Visual Studio 2019 you can target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. Visual Studio’s native support for CMake lets you open any folder containing C++ code and a CMakeLists.txt file directly in Visual Studio to edit,

Linux Development with C++ in Visual Studio 2019: WSL, ASan for Linux, Separation of Build and Debug

Erika SweetMay 10, 2019May 10, 201905/10/19

In Visual Studio 2019 you can target both Windows and Linux from the comfort of a single IDE. In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3 we announced several new features specific to the Linux Workload: native support for the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL),

AddressSanitizer (ASan) for the Linux Workload in Visual Studio 2019

Erika SweetMay 8, 2019May 8, 201905/8/19

In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3 we have integrated AddressSanitizer (ASan) into Visual Studio for Linux projects. ASan is a runtime memory error detector for C/C++ that catches the following errors:

Use after free (dangling pointer reference)
Heap buffer overflow
Stack buffer overflow
Use after return
Use after scope
Initialization order bugs

You can enable ASan for MSBuild-based Linux projects and CMake projects that target a remote Linux system or WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).

"Install on WSL" option for the C/C++ extension after Remote - WSL is installed

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension: May 2019 Update

Tara RajMay 3, 2019May 3, 201905/3/19

The May 2019 update of the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension is now available to C/C++ extension Insiders. This release includes many new features, including Visual Studio Code Remote Development extensions with C/C++, an IntelliSense Configurations settings UI, and IntelliSense improvements.

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