Unexpected Additional Terminal Output

Environment

• OS and version: windows 10.0.19045
• VS Code: 1.95.3
• C/C++ extension: 1.22.11
• GDB / LLDB version: 14.1

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:
When executing a C++ program, in addition to the regular comments that are properly highlighted, the terminal occasionally outputs unexpected strings. These unexpected strings interfere with the program’s intended output, leading to confusion. Below is an example output:

PS D:\NL> & 'c:\Users\me\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.cpptools-1.22.11-win32-x64\debugAdapters\bin\WindowsDebugLauncher.exe' '--stdin=Microsoft-MIEngine-In-4hl3yf0d.as3' '--stdout=Microsoft-MIEngine-Out-rlow4555.xsz' '--stderr=Microsoft-MIEngine-Error-pioraos3.gvm' '--pid=Microsoft-MIEngine-Pid-chbaoneb.3ex' '--dbgExe=D:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\gdb.exe' '--interpreter=mi'

crosoft-MIEngine-Error-pioraos3.gvm' '--pid=Microsoft-MIEngine-Pid-chbaoneb.3ex' '--dbgExe=D:\x5cmsys64\x5cucrt64\x5cbin\x5cgdb.exe' '--interpreter=mi' ;96e10436-01ec-49c4-a7fa-b871c6e5d569Hello World

Debugger Configurations

task.json:

{
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "cppbuild",
            "label": "C/C++: g++.exe build active file",
            "command": "D:\\msys64\\ucrt64\\bin\\g++.exe",
            "args": [
                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                "-g",
                "${file}",
                "-o",
                "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
        }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
}

launch.json:

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "C/C++: g++.exe build and debug active file",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${fileDirname}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "D:\\msys64\\ucrt64\\bin\\gdb.exe",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },
                {
                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ],
            "preLaunchTask": "C/C++: g++.exe build active file"
        }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
}

Debugger Logs

=thread-group-added,id="i1"
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Warning: Debuggee TargetArchitecture not detected, assuming x86_64.
=cmd-param-changed,param="pagination",value="off"
[New Thread 12760.0x194]
[New Thread 12760.0x1484]
[New Thread 12760.0x614]

Thread 1 hit Breakpoint 1, main () at D:\NL\CS\cpp\whiteBoard\helloworld\test.cpp:8
8	  cout << "Hello World" << endl;
Loaded 'C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\KernelBase.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'D:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\libstdc++-6.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'D:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\libgcc_s_seh-1.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'D:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\rpcrt4.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\bcrypt.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cryptbase.dll'. Symbols loaded.
Loaded 'C:\Windows\System32\bcryptprimitives.dll'. Symbols loaded.
[Thread 12760.0x614 exited with code 0]
[Thread 12760.0x1484 exited with code 0]
[Thread 12760.0x194 exited with code 0]
[Inferior 1 (process 12760) exited normally]
The program 'D:\NL\CS\cpp\whiteBoard\helloworld\test.exe' has exited with code 0 (0x00000000).

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Additional Information

The issue appears inconsistently:

1. Sometimes, the terminal does not show this abnormal output at all, and old abnormal output in the terminal disappears entirely.

2. Other times, this abnormal output appears after the normal program output (e.g., "Hello World"). In such cases, the program output seems to overwrite portions of the abnormal output, like so:

PS D:\NL> & 'c:\Users\me\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.cpptools-1.22.11-win32-x64\debugAdapters\bin\WindowsDebugLauncher.exe' '--stdin=Microsoft-MIEngine-In-4hl3yf0d.as3' '--stdout=Microsoft-MIEngine-Out-rlow4555.xsz' '--stderr=Microsoft-MIEngine-Error-pioraos3.gvm' '--pid=Microsoft-MIEngine-Pid-chbaoneb.3ex' '--dbgExe=D:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\gdb.exe' '--interpreter=mi'

Hello Worldngine-Error-pioraos3.gvm' '--pid=Microsoft-MIEngine-Pid-chbaoneb.3ex' '--dbgExe=D:\x5cmsys64\x5cucrt64\x5cbin\x5cgdb.exe' '--interpreter=mi' ;96e10436-01ec-49c4-a7fa-b871c6e5d569

Reproduce the intermittent output using the shown task.json and launch.json with VS Code 1.95.3, the C/C++ extension, GDB 14.1, and Windows 10. Start by comparing the debug launcher command output with the program output and debugger logs. Done means identifying and preventing the launcher or debugger arguments from appearing in the terminal while preserving the program's normal output.