microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools

CMakeCache.txt file watcher

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enhancement Feature: configure
Dominant language
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Description

### Brief Issue Summary

CMakeLists.txt and *.cmake changes are picked up automatically upon saving by configuring project. Would be nice to add CMakeCache.txt to the file-watching list.

### CMake Tools Diagnostics

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Research direction

Search the file-watching logic for the existing CMakeLists.txt and *.cmake patterns, then inspect how those changes trigger project configuration. Add CMakeCache.txt to the same watched inputs and verify that saving it triggers automatic reconfiguration.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, typescript
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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