microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools
Cmake Tools icorrectly parsing cmake build errors output
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Description
When cmake build produces error, cmake tools produces weird symbols and path to the file is incorrect in Problems window:
Cmake Tools output:
[proc] Executing command: /usr/bin/cmake --build /home/mvankovych/cpp/projects/cpp_starter_project/build --config Debug --target GuiQt -j 14 --
[build] [ 20%] Automatic MOC for target GuiQt
[build] [ 20%] Built target GuiQt_autogen
[build] Scanning dependencies of target GuiQt
[build] [ 40%] Building CXX object src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/GuiQt.cpp.o
[build] [1m/home/mvankovych/cpp/projects/cpp_starter_project/src/gui_qt/GuiQt.cpp:1:10: [0m[0;1;31mfatal error: [0m[1m'Guit.hpp' file not found[0m
[build] #include "Guit.hpp"
[build] [0;1;32m ^~~~~~~~~~
[build] [0m1 error generated.
[build] make[3]: *** [src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/build.make:89: src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/GuiQt.cpp.o] Error 1
[build] make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:277: src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/all] Error 2
[build] make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:284: src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/rule] Error 2
[build] make: *** [Makefile:194: GuiQt] Error 2
[build] Build finished with exit code 2
Problems window error entry:
{
"resource": "/home/mvankovych/cpp/projects/cpp_starter_project/build/\u001b[1m/home/mvankovych/cpp/projects/cpp_starter_project/src/gui_qt/GuiQt.cpp:1",
"owner": "cmake-build-diags",
"severity": 8,
"message": "\u001b[0m\u001b[0;1;31mfatal error: \u001b[0m\u001b[1m'Guit.hpp' file not found\u001b[0m",
"source": "link",
"startLineNumber": 10,
"startColumn": 1,
"endLineNumber": 10,
"endColumn": 1000
}
Running cmake from terminal:
[ 20%] Automatic MOC for target GuiQt
[ 20%] Built target GuiQt_autogen
[ 40%] Building CXX object src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/GuiQt.cpp.o
/home/mvankovych/cpp/projects/cpp_starter_project/src/gui_qt/GuiQt.cpp:1:10: fatal error: 'Guit.hpp' file not found
#include "Guit.hpp"
^~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
make[3]: *** [src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/build.make:89: src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/GuiQt.cpp.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:277: src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/all] Error 2
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:284: src/gui_qt/CMakeFiles/GuiQt.dir/rule] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:194: GuiQt] Error 2
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Start by reproducing the issue with the shown CMake build output and trace the diagnostic parsing entry point used for the Problems window. Compare the terminal diagnostics with the generated resource, message, and line fields. Done means ANSI escape sequences are removed and the source path, message, and location are parsed correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
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