Language extension for ISPC, the Intel® SPMD Program Compiler

This extension provides

• Syntax highlighting
• Auto completion of ISPC standard library functions
• Function parameter help for standard library functions
• Real-time file validation and problem (error/warning) reporting

These features are activated in files with the extensions "*.ispc" and '*.isph'.

Installation notes

• macOS® and Linux users will need to have the Mono Runtime installed.
• Be sure to edit ispc.compilerPath and provide the fully qualified path to the compiler executable.
• Version 1.1.0 and above requires ISPC v1.13.0 or greater if using the edit time validation feature.

For more information

• ISPC Downloads
• ISPC Documentation
• ISPC Github Repo
• ISPC Users - Google Group

Release Notes:

1.1.0

• Added support for remote editing and GitHub Codespaces. Currently this extension is defined as a "ui" extension, and does not run on the server.
• Added new keywords to the grammar file for new language keywords and types like int8, uint8, int16, uint16, int32, uint32, etc.
• Updated the available standard library functions.
• Added a Target OS setting.
• Added a CPU setting.
• Updated the availble choices for the compiler architecture setting.
• Allow the extension to function without a fully qualified path for the compiler if the compiler is in %PATH%
• Fix for an extremely rare crash in the server on shutdown.

1.0.0

• Initial release.

Author:

Pete Brubaker, Intel®

pete.brubaker@intel.com

@pbrubaker