microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools
Cmake configure task removes commented lines from tasks.json
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bug
Feature: tasks
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
### Brief Issue Summary
- Let tasks.json contain commented lines
- command palette > configure task
- select cmake build
- see commented lines disappear
### CMake Tools Diagnostics
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### Debug Log
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### Additional Information
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue through the command palette’s Configure Task flow, selecting CMake build, with commented lines in tasks.json. Trace the task configuration handling used by that entry point and verify that the comments remain after configuration; the payload names no tests or implementation files.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100