CMake Inconsistent Across Editors

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[feral topaz]

For VSCode I know that you need to use the CMake extension to generate a compile command list that is then read for the correct include directories, NeoVIM is similar in that you need to use a plugin to configure for it to find the right include paths, otherwise it uses the system defaults

[autumn ibex]

I see. And I assume there is no environment variable I can set for this akin to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH?

[feral topaz]

The problem is more that editors aren’t made to read the generator that you use (I assume Ninja) to get the correct compile commands, and thus they need another file and something to parse it with; which the plugins provide

So setting an environment variable is somewhat pointless if it can’t read the files to begin with

[autumn ibex]

I figured as much. Are you familiar with said plugin?

I assume cmake-tools is what you're getting at

[feral topaz]

I am with the CMake plugin for VSCode, though not with the ones for neovim

For CMake-tools, it’s really simple, run the CMake Configure command from the prompt, along with having a clean build path if changing generators - and that’s pretty much it, it will reconfigure on file changes and reload the json file for the compile commands

[autumn ibex]

Just wanted to toss in that you were correct about it being a compiler commands issue- as I downloaded vs code, generated a project with the cmake quick start, and then trasitioned to neovim, where it was finally working

Was testing it before going through and configurating a new plugin

At the very least, if the plugin for cmaketools gives me issues- it's realtively effortless to just generate the cmakestuff in vscode

[feral topaz]

If NeoVIM works after running cmake-tools, you can set CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS to ON, since that’s pretty much everything that cmake-tools does that’s different from a normal configure

[autumn ibex]

Now that I've figured out the process for doing it manually I think I'll just do that rather than use a plugin

Better for reinforcing the exact process imo

really appreciate all of your help

[feral topaz]

No problem

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