Support relative paths in settings.json/c_cpp_properties.json without using ${workspaceFolder} #2397

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1. Sean McManus (sean-mcmanus)

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   on Aug 13, 2018
2. Sean McManus (sean-mcmanus)

   added this to the Backlog milestone on Aug 13, 2018
3. Sean McManus (sean-mcmanus)

   modified the milestones: Backlog (old), Backlog on Aug 29, 2018
4. m417z commented on Dec 21, 2020

   

   Michael Maltsev (m417z)

   on Dec 21, 2020

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   I'm interested in having the ability to use a relative path for compilerPath. Specifically, a path relative to the VSCode installation.
   One use case: A portable package of VSCode and a compiler.

   Say I have a disk-on-key with:

   D:\
       vscode\
           Code.exe
           [...]
       gcc\
           bin\
               g++.exe
               [...]
           [...]
   

   I'd like to be able to use:
   "C_Cpp.default.compilerPath": "..\\gcc\\bin\\g++.exe"
   or:
   "C_Cpp.default.compilerPath": "${execPath}\\..\\gcc\\bin\\g++.exe"

   If there's a way to do that with the current extension, please tell me how to do that, thanks.
5. Sean McManus (sean-mcmanus)

   changed the title [-]Support relatitve paths in settings.json/c_cpp_properties.json without using ${workspaceFolder}[/-] [+]Support relative paths in settings.json/c_cpp_properties.json without using ${workspaceFolder}[/+] on Dec 22, 2020
6. bobbrow commented on Jun 26, 2025

   

   Bob Brown (bobbrow)

   on Jun 26, 2025

   Contributor

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   This was implemented a while ago, not exactly sure when.
7. Bob Brown (bobbrow)

   closed this as completedon Jun 26, 2025
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