Using SonarLint with VS2022 and CMakePresets

[JuliusCaesar89 (Julian)]

Hey guys,
I’m trying to use sonar lint in VS 2022.
I know that there is an open ticket for CMakePresets but after migrating from Ninja to Ninja Multi the workaround posted here

Sonarlint Configure Project Type in VS2022

Hi Julian, You should’ve added this to CMakeSettings.json . But because you’re using CMakePresets you do not have this file. A workaround would be adding the “CMakeSettings.json” for just SonarLint and maintaining it alongside with the “CMakePresets.json”. According to Microsoft Docs if both CMakePresets.json will take precedence for configuring the build. The dummy CMakeSettings.json is just there to allow SonarLint to find the compilation database. (see table below) [image]

does not seam to work any more (maybe I’m missing something)

Now the folder structure for multi config generators is a little bit different
for single config generatrors it looks like this

./build/presetName/compile_commands.json
./build/presetName/bin

However for multi config generators it looks like this

./build/presetName/compile_commands.json
./buildPresetName/bin/Debug
./buildPresetName/bin/Release

I’m using this CMakeSettings.json

{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Foo",
      "description": "This file is only necessary for SonarLint. SonarLint is not able to handle CMakePresets yet",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "configurationType": "Debug",
      "buildRoot": "${projectDir}/../build/myPresetName",
      "installRoot": "${projectDir}/../build/myPresetName",
      "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
      "buildCommandArgs": "",
      "ctestCommandArgs": "",
      "inheritEnvironments": [ "msvc_x64_x64" ]
    }
  ]
}

This worked for single config generators

This is the sonarlint output is.

[CMake] Specified build configuration 'Windows and Ninja' could not be found in CMakeSettings.json
[CMake] Could not locate compilation database at ''. Make sure that your project is configured correctly. 
    See https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarlint-visualstudio/wiki for more information.
[CMake] Specified build configuration 'Windows and Ninja' could not be found in CMakeSettings.json
[CMake] Could not locate compilation database at ''. Make sure that your project is configured correctly. 
    See https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarlint-visualstudio/wiki for more information.
[CMake] Specified build configuration 'Windows and Ninja' could not be found in CMakeSettings.json
[CMake] Could not locate compilation database at ''. Make sure that your project is configured correctly. 
    See https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarlint-visualstudio/wiki for more information.
[CMake] Specified build configuration 'Windows and Ninja' could not be found in CMakeSettings.json
[CMake] Could not locate compilation database at ''. Make sure that your project is configured correctly. 
    See https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarlint-visualstudio/wiki for more information.
Unable to retrieve the configuration for file 'C:\git\myProject\app\t300\Simulation\FreeRTOS_main_Windows.c'.
    Check the file is part of a supported project type in the current solution.

Could you help me out trying to get sonarlint to work for multi config generators? Thx guys

• Operating system: Windos 10
• IDE name and flavor/env: VS 2022
• SonarLint plugin version: 6.3.0.47195
• Is connected mode used: standalone

[uergun (Ugras Ergun)]

It seems like your configuration names do not match. You are looking for the configuration “Windows and Ninja” but in the file, it’s named “Foo”. Could you try to make them match and see if it will work?

[JuliusCaesar89 (Julian)]

Hey Ugras,
thx four your fast feedback.
This is the “displayName” for my preset. I thought this is just a User friendly name.
After using the “displayName” as the name in my CMakeSettings “name” it worked

Thx!