color-cpp: a c/c++ semantic highlighing plugin for vim8

Using the same config file .ycm_extra_conf.py with YouCompleteMe, accurate highlighting is available for c/c++ variables, keywords, functions, classes and so on. before color-cpp enabled:

after color-cpp enabled:

Requirement

• >=Vim8.0(tested on Vim8.1), with job, timer, python3(better to disable python2) enabled
• YouCompleteMe should be installed with the latest version
• Linux system(Ubuntu is suggested)

Installation

Assume Plug plugin manager is used, other plugin manager should be very similar

1. put this in you .vimrc, After YCM

Plug 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'
Plug 'minrui-hust/color-cpp.vim'

and use vim command :PlugInstall to install it

2. first install YCM, go to YouCompleteMe folder run:

python3 install.py --clang-completer

if you already have YCM installed, ignore this step

3. go to the color-cpp folder, run:

./install.bash

If no error happens, it means succeed, else please refer to FAQ

Usage

color-cpp use the same config file as YCM, which is .ycm_extra_conf.py, so the least thing you have to do is to put a .ycm_extra_conf.py in you project top folder.

The one at server/.ycm_extra_conf.py(it is hidden on linux) works perfect with c/c++, for both YCM and color-cpp. there is only one places you need to modify according to your project:

# set this to the directory which compile_commands.json exist
compilation_database_folder = '/home/mr/Workspace/loc/build'
# set this to the directory which compile_commands.json exist

As you can see, that is the path of compile database file compile_commands.json created by cmake with -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=yes.

Enjoy it!

FAQ

TODO