Errors if I use char[] string inisialisation using std::filesystem::path

[wusikijeronii]

Environment

• OS and Version: Windows 11 22H2
• VS Code Version: 1.81.1
• C/C++ Extension Version: 1.17.5

I use Clang 16.0.5 under MSYS2 enviroment (Clang profile (UCRT runtime))

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Using anonymous std::string initialization using std::filesystem::path, VS Code shows an error; however, I can successfully compile my project without any warnings or errors.

Example:

            std::filesystem::path path1{"mypath.ext"};
            std::filesystem::path path2(std::string("mypath.ext"));

            std::filesystem::path path3 = path2 / "some";

            std::filesystem::path path4 = path2;
            path4.replace_extension(".ext");

path1:

[{
    "resource": "/c:/Users/alekesej/Documents/Programming/app3d/src/app3d/io/asset.cpp",
    "owner": "C/C++: IntelliSense",
    "code": "289",
    "severity": 8,
    "message": "no instance of constructor \"std::__1::__fs::filesystem::path::path\" matches the argument list",
    "source": "C/C++",
    "startLineNumber": 339,
    "startColumn": 40,
    "endLineNumber": 339,
    "endColumn": 40,
    "relatedInformation": [
        {
            "startLineNumber": 339,
            "startColumn": 40,
            "endLineNumber": 339,
            "endColumn": 40,
            "message": "argument types are: (const char [11])",
            "resource": "/C:/Users/alekesej/Documents/Programming/app3d/src/app3d/io/asset.cpp"
        }
    ]
}]

path2 works; path3:

[{
    "resource": "/c:/Users/alekesej/Documents/Programming/app3d/src/app3d/io/asset.cpp",
    "owner": "C/C++: IntelliSense",
    "code": "349",
    "severity": 8,
    "message": "no operator \"/\" matches these operands",
    "source": "C/C++",
    "startLineNumber": 342,
    "startColumn": 49,
    "endLineNumber": 342,
    "endColumn": 49,
    "relatedInformation": [
        {
            "startLineNumber": 342,
            "startColumn": 49,
            "endLineNumber": 342,
            "endColumn": 49,
            "message": "operand types are: std::__1::__fs::filesystem::path / const char [5]",
            "resource": "/C:/Users/alekesej/Documents/Programming/app3d/src/app3d/io/asset.cpp"
        },
        {
            "startLineNumber": 342,
            "startColumn": 49,
            "endLineNumber": 342,
            "endColumn": 49,
            "message": "function \"std::__1::__fs::filesystem::operator/\" does not match because argument #2 does not match parameter",
            "resource": "/C:/Users/alekesej/Documents/Programming/app3d/src/app3d/io/asset.cpp"
        },
        {
            "startLineNumber": 342,
            "startColumn": 49,
            "endLineNumber": 342,
            "endColumn": 49,
            "message": "built-in operator/(<promoted arithmetic>, <promoted arithmetic>) does not match because argument #1 does not match parameter",
            "resource": "/C:/Users/alekesej/Documents/Programming/app3d/src/app3d/io/asset.cpp"
        }
    ]
}]

path4:

[{
    "resource": "/c:/Users/alekesej/Documents/Programming/app3d/src/app3d/io/asset.cpp",
    "owner": "C/C++: IntelliSense",
    "code": "415",
    "severity": 8,
    "message": "no suitable constructor exists to convert from \"const char [5]\" to \"std::__1::__fs::filesystem::path\"",
    "source": "C/C++",
    "startLineNumber": 345,
    "startColumn": 37,
    "endLineNumber": 345,
    "endColumn": 37
}]

In all cases, if I replace "mystring" with std::string(mystring) it errors will disappear.

Configuration and Logs

In the debug log, I didn't see any details about it. Environment info:

loggingLevel: Debug
cpptools version (TypeScript): 1.17.5
cpptools version (native): 1.17.5.0
Autocomplete is enabled.
Error squiggles are enabled if all header dependencies are resolved.
Hover is enabled.
IntelliSense Engine = default.
LSP: cpptools/queryCompilerDefaults (id: 1)
Querying compiler for default C++ language standard using command line: C:\msys64\clang64\bin\gcc.exe -x c++ -E -dM nul
LSP: cpptools/didChangeCppProperties (id: 2)
LSP: cpptools/queryCompilerDefaults (id: 3)
Detected language standard version: c++17
Querying compiler's default target using command line: "C:\msys64\clang64\bin\gcc.exe" -dumpmachine
Compiler returned default target value: x86_64-w64-windows-gnu
Compiler query command line: C:\msys64\clang64\bin\gcc.exe -std=c17 -m64 -Wp,-v -fno-blocks -E -dM -x c nul
Attempting to get defaults from C compiler in "compilerPath" property: 'C:\msys64\clang64\bin\gcc.exe'
Compiler query command line: C:\msys64\clang64\bin\gcc.exe -std=c++17 -m64 -Wp,-v -fno-blocks -E -dM -x c++ nul
Attempting to get defaults from C++ compiler in "compilerPath" property: 'C:\msys64\clang64\bin\gcc.exe'
Code browsing service initialized
Querying compiler for default C++ language standard using command line: C:\msys64\clang64\bin\clang++.exe -x c++ -E -dM nul
Custom configuration provider 'CMake Tools' registered
Detected language standard version: c++17
Querying compiler's default target using command line: "C:\msys64\clang64\bin\clang++.exe" -dumpmachine
Compiler returned default target value: x86_64-w64-windows-gnu
Compiler query command line: C:\msys64\clang64\bin\clang++.exe -std=c++23 -m64 -Wp,-v -fno-blocks -E -dM -x c++ nul
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Attempting to get defaults from C++ compiler in "compilerPath" property: 'C:\msys64\clang64\bin\clang++.exe'
Compiler query command line: C:\msys64\clang64\bin\clang++.exe -std=c17 -m64 -Wp,-v -fno-blocks -E -dM -x c nul
Attempting to get defaults from C compiler in "compilerPath" property: 'C:\msys64\clang64\bin\clang++.exe'
  Folder: C:/MSYS64/CLANG64/INCLUDE/ will be indexed
  Folder: C:/MSYS64/CLANG64/LIB/CLANG/16/INCLUDE/ will be indexed
  Folder: C:/USERS/ALEKESEJ/DOCUMENTS/PROGRAMMING/APP3D/ will be indexed
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[Colengms]

Hi @wusikijeronii . Thanks for reporting this. It appears to be related to a bug in our IntelliSense engine, which is shared with Visual Studio. I've opened an internal bug against VS for this (1879043).

[oviano]

I can confirm this error also occurs on Visual Studio Code for macOS.

The code below compiles without issue, but Intellisense reports an error.

[thejustinwalsh]

+1 macOS

[xensik]

same here on macOS, it also happen to std::move templates