compile commands is not working in lsp-mode(ccls)

[lucaspeixotot]

Hello, I'm trying to use for the first time lsp-mode for my C/C++ projects. This is my minimal(I think) configuration for this.

When I did open the first project some functions definitions were being recognized and etc, but I was with a problem related to some libraries that were not being found. In order to solve this I read this link https://github.com/MaskRay/ccls/wiki/lsp-mode and compiled my project to generate the compile_commands.json. After that, everything seems don't work, flycheck, autocomplete and etc, and this msg(LSP :: not indexed) is being shown in every line.

How can I solve this and make lsp-mode work for me? Do I need to write something else in my config file? Just to be clear, I generated compile_commands.json with mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=YES .. && ln -s compile_commands.json.

I posted this in reddit and the people tell me that the problem was with ccls and I should ask here what can be happening.

[MaskRay]

2019-07-06-001628_448x629_scrot 2019-07-06-001638_388x112_scrot

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mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=YES .. && ln -s compile_commands.json

Tip:

cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON

to avoid cd

Here are some things you should try before filing a bug report:

• For client issues related to emacs-ccls or vscode-ccls, report in their own repository.
• For build problems, check https://github.com/MaskRay/ccls/wiki/Build
• Check https://github.com/MaskRay/ccls/wiki/Debugging
• Check the FAQ to see if your issue is mentioned.

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[cosven]

I've met the exact same phenomenon, and I solved it by adjusting the compiler flags.

TL;DR, I find the lsp server will work as long as the project can be built with clang(note: working with gcc does not state that the project will work with clang).

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long long story below

I record my experience here in case people may meet the same problem. Note, I'm new to c++ and c++ build system.

My System Environment

I have a system(centos 7.6), which installed devtoolset-7(gcc 7). I also compile and install clang 11 by myself.

My Project Info

I try to use ccls on https://github.com/tikv/titan project.

After I run

cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
ln -sf build/compile_commands.json .

I can see the compiler_commands.json, and the first several lines looks like this

☁ ~/p/titan master* > head -6 compile_commands.json
[
{
  "directory": "/root/xxx/titan/build",
  "command": "/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/usr/bin/c++  .............. -W -Wextra -Wall -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-variable -Woverloaded-virtual -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-strict-aliasing -std=c++11 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -momit-leaf-frame-pointer -march=native -Werror -fno-builtin-memcmp   -o CMakeFiles/titan_blob_file_iterator_test.dir/src/blob_file_iterator_test.cc.o -c /root/xxx/titan/src/blob_file_iterator_test.cc",
  "file": "/root/xxx/titan/src/blob_file_iterator_test.cc"
},

And I try to start my Emacs and open the project, but it does not work, and the lsp server(ccls) always responds with not indexed. And if I remove the compiler_commands.json, it works partially(some header file can't be found by lsp server).

I'm pretty sure that there are some problems in my json file, however, I do not know where the problem is (I think the root cause is that I do not know the working mechanism of ccls and I have little knowledge about c++).

After long time searching, I decide to try clangd to see if it can work properly, but of course, it failed. And the error message I found from the clangd:: stderr is Couldn't build compiler instance.

I search the error message in clangd source code and I found the reason this happens is that the compiler should be clang instead of gcc. So I disable my gcc and try to re-build my project with clang, to my surprise, the build-process failed. After some investigation, I adjust some compile flags and the project can be built with clang.

cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON  -DPORTABLE=1

After that, the lsp server also works 🙈.

I change the lsp server from clangd to ccls, and it also works well.