Austin Bingham

> I have recently switched after 8 years of vim to emacs Welcome! > I am still learning lisp and spend a lot of time trying researching Emacs. Though, I...

There's [a note in the README](https://github.com/abingham/emacs-ycmd#important-unbuffered-output-on-windows) that might be relevant. Try putting `-u` in your `ycmd-server-command`: ``` (setq ycmd-server-command '("python" "-u" "D:/emacs/ycmd/ycmd")) ```

What does `ycmd-show-debug-info` show you?

> ycmd-buffer show 2017-06-01 20:21:29,995 - DEBUG - Global extra conf not loaded or no function YcmCorePreload Is that literally all that appears in your `*ycmd-server*` buffer? If so, then...

Could you post the `ycmd-show-debug-info` now? It may not show anything, but I'd like to get the easy stuff out of the way.

I have to admit, I'm not sure what's going on here. My best guess is that you're either mis-compiling ycmd or your Python environment is messed up.

I'm no longer using or actively maintaining this package. The patch you've provided looks reasonable on quick inspection, and I'd be happy to merge it in if you think it's...

> I'm going to check that the clang_args are being passed correctly, Just let me know when you think it's ready to merge, and I'll take care of it. >...

@gnzlbg Would it be difficult for you to try things out in a vanilla (i.e. not spacemacs) emacs? We've had a number of issues that only arise in spacemacs, so...

OK, yeah, you're in a tough spot. My guess is that this is more of a spacemacs issue than an emacs-ycmd one, and ultimately it may be a result of...