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EASteamProxy.exe breaks VScode "command:pickProcess"
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Description
Environment
- OS and version: Windows 11 Pro
- VS Code: 1.88.1 (user setup)
- C/C++ extension: v1.19.9
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce
Steps to Reproduce:
- Open any EA game like Titanfall 2 from Steam (game must also use EA app proxy), make sure you have EASteamProxy.exe in task manager.
- Create launch.js file that should attach a debugger to process you can choose
{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "(Windows) Attach",
"type": "cppvsdbg",
"request": "attach",
"processId":"${command:pickProcess}"
}
]
}
- Execute lauch.js
Debugger Configurations
{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "(Windows) Attach",
"type": "cppvsdbg",
"request": "attach",
"processId":"${command:pickProcess}"
}
]
}
Debugger Logs
N/A
Other Extensions
Only C/C++ extension
Additional Information
PS:
It could be fixed if VS code will rather used this command:
wmic process get name,processid /format:list
instead of that, to get process id
wmic process get name,processid,commandline /format:list
If you close EASteamProxy.exe this error disappeares
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows attach flow with EASteamProxy.exe running and compare the two WMIC process queries shown in the issue. Trace the implementation behind ${command:pickProcess}; done means the process picker can attach successfully while EASteamProxy.exe is present, without breaking the normal process list.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, devtools, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100