Squiggles feature breaks cmake generated projects

Clang power tools 5.6.1 Visual Studio 2019 16.4.2 CMake 3.16.1

It seems that clang power tools tries to modify .vcxproj files when you open a solution, which corrupts any cmake generated project.

As soon as the extension/solution finishes loading, I get the following:

Then while reloading and then projects fail to load (but can be reloaded)

However even if reloaded configurations disappeared.

Everything is fine after disabling the extension and regenerating the solution files. (but simply disabling it isn’t enough)

[fmauri]

Hi @Enache-Ionut, I tried the steps that you suggested, after disabling Show squiggles clang stopped to run the above mentioned cmake and stopped overwriting the solution file of the project.

[Enache-Ionut]

Hi,

Apologies for the inconveniences you’ve encountered.

We create a temporary directory(“CPTCMakeBuild”) every time a clang compile/tidy command is launched. At this moment, Clang Power Tools knows how to interpret just “.sln” and “vcxproj” files. This is why we need to generate them in the first place. We’ll definitely investigate this issue and we’ll come back with updates when a solution is found.

This is a big step forward for us, but like any other big change, we encountered many difficulties until now. CMake support is a beta feature and we work continuously to improve it.

We highly appreciate your feedback and your patience.

Regards, Ionut