diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
index 3371b242640..59e90663908 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class BuildTool(Enum):
     UNDEFINED = auto()
     CMAKE = auto()
     MESON = auto()
+    AUTOTOOLS = auto()
 
     @property
     def is_c_ccp(self):
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ class BuildTool(Enum):
             return True
         if self is BuildTool.MESON:
             return True
+        if self is BuildTool.AUTOTOOLS:
+            return True
         return False
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
index 7b683c74086..0942fde8196 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
@@ -157,31 +157,35 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
         IdeBase.update_json_file(
             self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), settings_file, settings_dict)
 
-    def __vscode_extensions_cmake(self, modified_recipe, recommendations):
-        if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.CMAKE:
+    def __vscode_extensions_generic(self, modified_recipe, recommendations):
+        if not modified_recipe.build_tool.is_c_ccp:
             return
         recommendations += [
-            "twxs.cmake",
-            "ms-vscode.cmake-tools",
             "ms-vscode.cpptools",
             "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
             "ms-vscode.cpptools-themes"
         ]
 
+    def __vscode_extensions_cmake(self, modified_recipe, recommendations):
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.CMAKE:
+            return
+        recommendations += [
+            "twxs.cmake",
+            "ms-vscode.cmake-tools"
+        ]
+
     def __vscode_extensions_meson(self, modified_recipe, recommendations):
         if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.MESON:
             return
         recommendations += [
-            'mesonbuild.mesonbuild',
-            "ms-vscode.cpptools",
-            "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
-            "ms-vscode.cpptools-themes"
+            'mesonbuild.mesonbuild'
         ]
 
     def vscode_extensions(self, modified_recipe):
         recommendations = []
         self.__vscode_extensions_cmake(modified_recipe, recommendations)
         self.__vscode_extensions_meson(modified_recipe, recommendations)
+        self.__vscode_extensions_generic(modified_recipe, recommendations)
         extensions_file = 'extensions.json'
         IdeBase.update_json_file(
             self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), extensions_file, {"recommendations": recommendations})
@@ -194,8 +198,11 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
             properties_dict["configurationProvider"] = "ms-vscode.cmake-tools"
         elif modified_recipe.build_tool is BuildTool.MESON:
             properties_dict["configurationProvider"] = "mesonbuild.mesonbuild"
-        else:  # no C/C++ build
-            return
+        elif modified_recipe.build_tool.is_c_ccp:
+            # Provide a generic linting configuration
+            # We provide a C++ configuration with the proper sysroot
+            properties_dict["compilerPath"] = os.path.join(modified_recipe.staging_bindir_toolchain, modified_recipe.cxx.split()[0])
+            properties_dict["compilerArgs"] = modified_recipe.cxx.split()[1:]
 
         properties_dicts = {
             "configurations": [
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
index f292edbe25c..6313daa8700 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ class RecipeModified:
         self.base_libdir = recipe_d.getVar('base_libdir')
         self.bblayers = recipe_d.getVar('BBLAYERS').split()
         self.bpn = recipe_d.getVar('BPN')
+        self.cxx = recipe_d.getVar('CXX')
         self.d = recipe_d.getVar('D')
         self.fakerootcmd = recipe_d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD')
         self.fakerootenv = recipe_d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
@@ -361,6 +362,8 @@ class RecipeModified:
             recipe_d.getVar('RECIPE_SYSROOT'))
         self.recipe_sysroot_native = os.path.realpath(
             recipe_d.getVar('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE'))
+        self.staging_bindir_toolchain = os.path.realpath(
+            recipe_d.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLCHAIN'))
         self.staging_incdir = os.path.realpath(
             recipe_d.getVar('STAGING_INCDIR'))
         self.strip_cmd = recipe_d.getVar('STRIP')
@@ -380,6 +383,8 @@ class RecipeModified:
             self.extra_oemeson = recipe_d.getVar('EXTRA_OEMESON')
             self.meson_cross_file = recipe_d.getVar('MESON_CROSS_FILE')
             self.build_tool = BuildTool.MESON
+        elif bb.data.inherits_class('autotools', recipe_d):
+            self.build_tool = BuildTool.AUTOTOOLS
 
         # Recipe ID is the identifier for IDE config sections
         self.recipe_id = self.bpn + "-" + self.package_arch