microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools

Add configure presets to CMake status bar by default

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enhancement Feature: Project Status View Feature: status bar
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

### Brief Issue Summary

Changing between debug and release is a common action as reported by users, this issue is to track potentially pulling out configure presets to the status bar by default.

### CMake Tools Diagnostics

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### Debug Log

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by locating the configure-preset and status-bar entry points in the TypeScript extension, then inspect any existing tests for configuration selection or status-bar behavior. Done means configure presets are exposed in the status bar by default and users can switch between configurations such as debug and release.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, typescript
Domain
build-system, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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