Visual studio code clang executable

Question

I've installed visual studio code on my Ubuntu VM and am using c++. I keep getting the following error covering the pages tab at the top which is really frustrating:

Please install clang or check configuration clang.executable

I have installed clang using apt-get install llvm. I have installed the c++ support from the packages so I'm not trying to do anything complicated here.

I have googled till I'm now blue in the face, has anyone else come across this and now how to get around this.

Answer 1

It seems clang is not installed properly on your ubuntu. Install clang by:

sudo apt-get install clang

clang -v //Now see installed version

Now, error should be fixed.

Answer 2

I too had the same problem and resolved it with the following steps.

1. Installed the llvm plus clang available with the following link http://releases.llvm.org/

2. Installed the c/c++ lang adapter (choose this one from the list of extensions in the visual studio code.

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mitaki28.vscode-clang

3. Configure the path of the llvm/bin folder installed in step 1 above in the visual studio code 'user settings', with the clang.executable: variable. Please refer to the 'configuration' section explained in the url in step 2.