| Issue |
178553
|
| Summary |
[clangd] Crash when opening a C++ file with trailing backslash in filename on Windows
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| Labels |
new issue
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| Assignees |
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| Reporter |
dfl8406
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# Bug Report: clangd 21.1.0 crashes on Windows when opening a file with trailing backslash in filename
## Summary
clangd crashes immediately when opening a C++ file whose name ends with a trailing backslash (e.g., `app.cpp\`) in VS Code. The trailing backslash is **not visible** in the VS Code file explorer, making the issue difficult to diagnose. This crash is triggered during AST construction and results in a `STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION` (error code `3221225477`).
## Reproduction Steps
1. On Windows, create a file with a trailing backslash in its name via Command Prompt:
```cmd
type NUL > "app.cpp\"
```
2. Open the folder containing this file in VS Code.
3. Open the file `app.cpp` (note: the trailing backslash is not displayed in VS Code's UI).
4. Observe that clangd immediately crashes with a `write EPIPE` error and the server stops responding.
## Expected Behavior
- clangd should either:
1. Handle the invalid filename gracefully and report a clear error, or
2. Reject the file instead of crashing.
## Actual Behavior
- clangd crashes abruptly with a memory access violation (`STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION`).
- The server exits with code `3221225477`.
- VS Code shows errors like:
```
Connection to server got closed. Server will not be restarted.
Client Clang Language Server: connection to server is erroring. write EPIPE
```
## Environment
- **clangd version**: 21.1.0
- **VS Code version**: [1.108.2]
- **OS**: Windows [Windows 10 IoT LTSC 21H2]
- **Compiler**: `clang-cl.exe --driver-mode=cl`
## Crash Log Snippet
```
I[08:11:57.252] <-- textDocument/documentSymbol(1)
PLEASE submit a bug report to https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/ and include the crash backtrace.
Signalled during AST worker action: Build AST
Filename: w:\myGit\myProject\Frame\demo\d01_window\application.cpp\
Directory: W:/myGit/myProject/Frame/build
Command Line: W:\sdk\Clang_LLVM\bin\clang-cl.exe --driver-mode=cl /nologo -DEvent_EXPORTS [...]
Version: 1
[Error - 08:11:57] Client Clang Language Server: connection to server is erroring.
write EPIPE
Shutting down server.
[Error - 08:11:57] Server process exited with code 3221225477.
```
## Additional Context
- The trailing backslash in the filename is **invisible in VS Code's UI**, which makes the root cause hard to identify initially.
- Deleting the problematic file and restarting VS Code restores clangd to normal operation.
- This issue occurs consistently on multiple Windows machines with the same clangd version.
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