#4573 regressed on 1.11.5

[Gliese129]

Environment

• OS and Version: windows 11
• VS Code Version: 1.70.2
• C/C++ Extension Version: 1.11.5
• WSL remote: Ubuntu 20.04

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary: syntax error check doesn't work when opening a file through a symbolic link

Steps to reproduce:

1. create a symbolic link from /mnt/d/workspaces to /workspaces
2. open /workspaces in vscode(wsl)
3. create a.cpp
4. see error

Expected behavior

Syntax error check should also work well when opening a file through the symbolic link

Code sample and Logs

• code sample

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define ll long long
#define fir(i, st, ed) for(auto i = st; i < ed; ++i)
using namespace std;

int main() {
	cout << ed;
	return 0;
}

• C/C++: Log

textDocument/hover: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 314)
cpptools/textEditorSelectionChange
textDocument/documentHighlight: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 315)
cpptools/textEditorSelectionChange
cpptools/activeDocumentChange: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
cpptools/getCodeActions: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 316)
textDocument/didChange: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
cpptools/textEditorSelectionChange
textDocument/didChange: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
cpptools/textEditorSelectionChange
textDocument/completion: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 317)
auto_complete::handle_completion: file:///workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (7:12)
Offering completion
sending 1 changes to server
sending 1 changes to server
cpptools/getFoldingRanges: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 318)
completionItem/resolve (id: 319)
cpptools/getCodeActions: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 320)
cpptools/getDocumentSymbols: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 321)
cpptools/getDocumentSymbols
Update IntelliSense time (sec): 0.991
willSaveWaitUntil: 0ms
textDocument/didSave: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
  tag parsing file: /mnt/d/program/workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
cpptools/getInlayHints: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 323)
idle loop: reparsing the active document
Checking for syntax errors: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
Queueing IntelliSense update for files in translation unit of: /mnt/d/program/workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
cpptools/textEditorSelectionChange
cpptools/finishUpdateSquiggles
Error squiggle count: 1
Update IntelliSense time (sec): 0.311
cpptools/getSemanticTokens: /mnt/d/program/workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 324)
cpptools/getCodeActions: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 325)
cpptools/getCodeActions: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 326)
willSaveWaitUntil: 0ms
textDocument/didSave: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
  tag parsing file: /mnt/d/program/workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
idle loop: reparsing the active document
Checking for syntax errors: /workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
Queueing IntelliSense update for files in translation unit of: /mnt/d/program/workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp
cpptools/finishUpdateSquiggles
Error squiggle count: 1
Update IntelliSense time (sec): 0.35
cpptools/getSemanticTokens: /mnt/d/program/workspaces/algorithm/test.cpp (id: 328)

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Additional context

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[sean-mcmanus]

Regression compared to which release? You're opening the folder through the symlink, right? This appears to be https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/4573 which has been a long standing bug.

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