microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools
Preset includes with UNC paths not working with VSCode >=1.78.1
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Description
### Brief Issue Summary
Beginning with version `1.78.1` VSCode starts to [restrict the access to UNC paths](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windows#_working-with-unc-paths) on Windows. At work, we have some CMake presets that we share accross projects in the whole department. They are available on a network drive and accessed via UNC paths, e.g.:
```json
{
"version": 4,
"include": ["//somedrive/artifacts/.../Presets.json"],
...
}
```
After the latest VSCode update I noticed that this failed with the following error message:
```txt
[presetController] Included presets file \\somedrive\artifacts\...\Presets.json cannot be found
```
Since it is a security feature of VSCode, I suppose you cannot prevent this from happening. But maybe you can check if an include uses UNC paths and then provide some information in the error message on what the problem is and how users can fix it, so others don't have to invest too much time in fixing it.
### CMake Tools Diagnostics
```shell
{
"os": "win32",
"vscodeVersion": "1.78.1",
"cmtVersion": "1.14.31",
"configurations": [
{
"folder": "z:\\ente132_OpcPubSub_main_sdv",
"cmakeVersion": "3.25.3",
"configured": false,
"generator": "",
"usesPresets": true,
"compilers": {}
}
],
"cpptoolsIntegration": {
"isReady": true,
"hasCodeModel": false,
"activeBuildType": "",
"buildTypesSeen": [],
"requests": [],
"responses": [],
"partialMatches": [],
"targetCount": 0,
"executablesCount": 0,
"librariesCount": 0,
"targets": []
},
"settings": [
{
"communicationMode": "automatic",
"useCMakePresets": "auto",
"configureOnOpen": null
}
]
}
```
### Debug Log
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### Additional Information
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the included-presets failure on Windows with VSCode 1.78.1 and a UNC include such as //somedrive/artifacts/.../Presets.json. Trace the presetController handling that emits “Included presets file ... cannot be found.” Done means the diagnostic explains the VSCode UNC-path restriction and points users toward the relevant fix or configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- build-system, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100