I was/I am trying to make "Go To Definition" work in a big project but it did not work. I managed to produce a minimal example of this bug:

Type: LanguageService

Describe the bug

• OS and Version: Arch Linux
• VS Code Version:
  1.49.1
  58bb7b2331731bf72587010e943852e13e6fd3cf
  x64
• C/C++ Extension Version: 1.0.0
• Other extensions you installed (and if the issue persists after disabling them): None
• Does this issue involve using SSH remote to run the extension on a remote machine?: No
• A clear and concise description of what the bug is, including information about the workspace (i.e. is the workspace a single project or multiple projects, size of the project, etc):

File Structure (You can download it here: bugexample.zip):
.
├── child.C : #include "child.H"
├── child.H : #include "hiddenFile.H"
├── compile_commands.json
├── hiddenlib
│ └── hiddenFile.H : empty
├── main.C : #include "child.H" \n int main(){}
└── .vscode
│ └── c_cpp_properties.json

c_cpp_properties.json:

{ "configurations": [ { "compileCommands": "${workspaceFolder}/compile_commands.json", } ], "version": 4 } 

compile_commands.json was generated using bear -- g++ -I./hiddenlib -c main.C:

[ { "arguments": [ "/usr/bin/g++", "-I./hiddenlib", "-c", "main.C" ], "directory": "/home/volker/Documents/bugexample", "file": "/home/volker/Documents/bugexample/main.C", "output": "/home/volker/Documents/bugexample/main.o" } ] 

Expected behavior and observed behaviour

If I open the folder, open child.H, set my cursor on "hiddenFile.H" and sellect "Go To Definition" it should jump to hiddenlib/hiddenFile.H. Instead it says "No definition for hiddenFile". Also there is a message on startup that says
"child.C" not found in "${workspaceFolder}/compile_commands.json". 'includePath' from c_cpp_properties.json in folder 'bugexample' will be used for this file instead.

Note: You can only reproduce this bug if you don't open main.C and you need to wait a few seconds after startup before trying to "Go To Definition" (around 7 seconds on my machine).

-------- Diagnostics - 10/4/2020, 12:46:46 AM Version: 1.0.0 Current Configuration: { "compileCommands": "${workspaceFolder}/compile_commands.json", "compilerArgs": [], "browse": { "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true } } Translation Unit Mappings: [ /home/volker/Documents/bugexample/child.C ]: /home/volker/Documents/bugexample/child.H Translation Unit Configurations: [ /home/volker/Documents/bugexample/child.C ]: Process ID: 66481 Memory Usage: 9 MB Compiler Path: /usr/bin/clang Includes: /usr/include/c++/10.2.0 /usr/include/c++/10.2.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu /usr/include/c++/10.2.0/backward /usr/local/include /usr/lib/clang/10.0.1/include /usr/include /home/volker/Documents/bugexample Standard Version: c++14 IntelliSense Mode: clang-x64 Other Flags: --clang --clang_version=100001 Total Memory Usage: 9 MB ------- Workspace parsing diagnostics ------- Number of folders and files enumerated: 64661 Number of files discovered (not excluded): 60879 

Slightly OT: If you know a better tool than vscode-cpptools for finding the definitions in big projects, please tell me.