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"Couldn't find the Firefox executable" when launching in attach mode
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I am getting the `Couldn't find the Firefox executable` when launching in attach mode. I am asking myself now if this is a wanted behaviour, since I wouldn't expect that the executable is needed for that.
## Background
I was following the instructions for launching in `attach` mode [in the README](https://github.com/firefox-devtools/vscode-firefox-debug#attach).
Accordingly, I have set up a `launch.json` that contained the recommended block:
``` json
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Attach to localhost",
"type": "firefox",
"request": "attach",
"url": "http://127.0.0.1/"
}
]
}
```
My firefox had the necessary `about:config` changes and launched fine in debug mode with
``` bash
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -start-debugger-server
```
When I launched the debug session in vscode with this configuration I got the `Couldn't find the Firefox executable` error.
## Cause
The `firefox.executable` config was set globally to a wrong location.
Two things that I think would have improved my situation
- the error message would point out that this is set in the global extension settings
- the error would not be thrown since (correct me if I am wrong) the executable is not called at all in `attach` mode
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調査の方向性
README の attach モードの手順から始め、誤ったグローバル firefox.executable 設定を使って構成を再現します。attach 起動がその設定をどのように読み取り、エラーを生成するかを追跡します。attach モードで未使用の executable が不要になるか、メッセージがグローバルな拡張機能設定を明確に示せば完了です。
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