[c++] #include errors detected in vscode

I am using Visual Studio Code in my C++ project. I installed Microsoft C/C++ Extension for VS Code. I got the following error:

#include errors detected. Please update your includePath. IntelliSense features for this translation unit (/path/to/project/file.cpp) will be provided by the Tag Parser.

I was trying a hello world program, and this line:

#include <stdio.h>

was underlined green. I tried:

1. Deleting the line
2. Re-writing the line
3. Clicking the yellow bulb and choosing to update

fixed the error warning. i don't know if it fixed the actual problem. But then i'm compiling via a linux VM on Windows 10

After closing and reopening VS, this should resolve.

The error message "Please update your includePath" does not necessarily mean there is actually a problem with the includePath. The problem may be that VSCode is using the wrong compiler or wrong IntelliSense mode. I have written instructions in this answer on how to troubleshoot and align your VSCode C++ configuration with your compiler and project.

In my case I did not need to close the whole VS-Code, closing the opened file (and sometimes even saving it) solved the issue.

• For Windows:

1.Install Mingw-w64

2.Then Edit environment variables for your account "C:\mingw-w64\x86_64-8.1.0-win32-seh-rt_v6-rev0\mingw64\bin"

3.Reload

• For MAC

  1.Open search ,command + shift +P, and run this code “c/c++ edit configurations (ui)”

  2.open file c_cpp_properties.json and update the includePath from "${workspaceFolder}/**" to "${workspaceFolder}/inc"

Tried these solutions and many others over 1 hour. Ended up with closing VS Code and opening it again. That's simple.

If someone have this problem, maybe you just have to install build-essential.

apt install build-essential

For Windows:

1. Please add this directory to your environment variable(Path):

C:\mingw-w64\x86_64-8.1.0-win32-seh-rt_v6-rev0\mingw64\bin\

2. For Include errors detected, mention the path of your include folder into

"includePath": [ "C:/mingw-w64/x86_64-8.1.0-win32-seh-rt_v6-rev0/mingw64/include/" ]

, as this is the path from where the compiler fetches the library to be included in your program.

I ended up here after struggling for a while, but actually what I was missing was just:

If a #include file or one of its dependencies cannot be found, you can also click on the red squiggles under the include statements to view suggestions for how to update your configuration.

source: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/cpp#_intellisense

• Left mouse click on the bulb of error line
• Click Edit Include path
• Then this window popup

• Just set Compiler path