microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools
Underscore in config for cmakePath seems to immediately terminate the string.
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Description
### Brief Issue Summary
On a linux system, I need to build for Windows. I am using the MinGW toolchain, and that requires me to use a CMake executable built specifically for it. The CMake executable happens to have the wonderful path "/usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-cmake". The configure UI seems to verify the path fine, however upon trying to configure the project I get the error `Bad CMake executable: "x86_"`
Of course, I have placed a symlink in the .vscode folder in my project dir, and just linked to there, but this is still a pretty frustrating issue.
### CMake Tools Diagnostics
```shell
N/A, CMake doesn't run.
```
### Debug Log
```shell
N/A, CMake doesn't run.
```
### Additional Information
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Research direction
The issue names the cmakePath configuration and provides a reproducible MinGW path containing underscores. Start by tracing how cmakePath is parsed and validated, then reproduce configuration with /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-cmake; done means the complete path is preserved and CMake configuration proceeds.
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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