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[PATCH v4 1/1] contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdb

From
COGONI Guillaume <cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 7, 2022, 20:40 UTC
Message-ID
<20220407204001.112287-2-cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20220407204001.112287-1-cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>

The externalConsole=true setting is broken for many users (launching the debugger with such setting results in VS Code waiting forever without actually starting the debugger). Also, this setting is a matter of user preference, and is arguably better set in a "launch" section in the user-wide settings.json than hardcoded in our script. Remove the line to use VS Code's default, or the user's setting.

Add useful links in contrib/vscode/README.md to help the user to configure VS Code and how to use the debugging feature.

Helped-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@univ-lyon1.fr>
Helped-by: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Co-authored-by: BRESSAT Jonathan <git.jonathan.bressat@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: COGONI Guillaume <cogoni.guillaume@gmail.com>
---
 contrib/vscode/README.md | 6 +++++-
 contrib/vscode/init.sh   | 1 -
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/vscode/README.md b/contrib/vscode/README.md
index 8202d62035..f383c95e1f 100644
--- a/contrib/vscode/README.md
+++ b/contrib/vscode/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ code editor which runs on your desktop and is available for
 [Windows](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windows),
 [macOS](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac) and
 [Linux](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux). Among other languages,
-it has [support for C/C++ via an extension](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools).
+it has [support for C/C++ via an extension](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools) with
+[debugging support](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/debugging)
+
+To get help about "how to personalize your settings" read:
+[How to set up your settings](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/settings)
 
 To start developing Git with VS Code, simply run the Unix shell script called
 `init.sh` in this directory, which creates the configuration files in
diff --git a/contrib/vscode/init.sh b/contrib/vscode/init.sh
index 27de94994b..f139fd8644 100755
--- a/contrib/vscode/init.sh
+++ b/contrib/vscode/init.sh
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ cat >.vscode/launch.json.new <<EOF ||
             "stopAtEntry": false,
             "cwd": "\${workspaceFolder}",
             "environment": [],
-            "externalConsole": true,
             "MIMode": "gdb",
             "miDebuggerPath": "$GDBPATH",
             "setupCommands": [
-- 
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  1. Jonathan BressatMar 24, 2022
  2. Derrick StoleeMar 25, 2022
  3. Matthieu MoyMar 25, 2022
  4. Derrick StoleeMar 25, 2022
  5. Jonathan BressatMar 26, 2022
  6. Guillaume CogoniApr 3, 2022
  7. Matthieu MoyApr 5, 2022
  8. 0/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 5, 2022
  9. 1/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 5, 2022
  10. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 6, 2022
  11. Matthieu MoyApr 6, 2022
  12. Matthieu MoyApr 6, 2022
  13. 0/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 6, 2022
  14. 1/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 6, 2022
  15. Derrick StoleeApr 6, 2022
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2022
  17. 0/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 6, 2022
  18. 1/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 6, 2022
  19. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 7, 2022
  20. Derrick StoleeApr 7, 2022
  21. Junio C HamanoApr 7, 2022
  22. 0/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 7, 2022
  23. 1/1 contrib/vscode/: debugging with VS Code and gdbCOGONI Guillaume, Apr 7, 2022
  24. Matthieu MoyApr 7, 2022

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