Can't install C/C++ extension in remote

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If I open a local project, there is no problem installing the C/C++ extension. However, when I open a remote project, the C/C++ extension cannot be installed, whether I try to install it locally or remotely.

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Can’t install ‘ms-vscode.cpptools’ extension because it is not compatible with the current version of Cursor (version 0.44.11, VSCode version 1.93.1).

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Hey, thanks for reporting this!

I believe Cursor should have no issues with C/C++ projects over SSH, but I’ve logged this down for us to investigate internally!

Unfortunately, this does mean I don’t have a good solution for you here.
Hopefully we will get this resolved in a future update.

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Same here:
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In a dev container I have this error.

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Hey, you might be able to resolve this by installing an older version locally, using the Install Specific Version option, although I can’t help on which version may or may not work!

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I hit the same issue. Tried “Install specific version” with a few other versons(2mo ago and 9mo ago), didn’t help

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Are you seeing the error like this screenshot shows?

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The same issue occurred in Cursor (version 0.45.9, VSCode version 1.96.2).

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this issue should be easy to reproduce. I encountered it on multiple Macs.

Moreover, the solution of using older plugins doesn’t seem to work. I tried several versions, but none of them worked.

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Yes, same error

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Workaround: Set “Download Extensions Locally” in Settings.

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Great, it’s no problem to install it this way. Thanks!

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It works!