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Writing to std::cout string values starting with "*" are not shown in the Debug Console.
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Description
Type: Bug
use the cpp extenstion to build and run this code....
#include <iostream>
int main() {
// The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything
int answer = 42;
// But what is the question?
std::cout << "The Answer: " << answer << "*" std::endl;
std::cout << "*But what is the question?" << std::endl;
return 0;
}
Debug Console:
Terminal:
Extension version: 1.22.11
VS Code version: Code 1.96.1 (42b266171e51a016313f47d0c48aca9295b9cbb2, 2024-12-17T17:50:05.206Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1255U (12 x 2611) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 31.69GB (9.61GB free) |
| Process Argv | I:\My Drive\AdventOfCode2024 --crash-reporter-id 366ffa0d-363b-42ed-aa79-bdce4078f79d |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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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 building and running the provided C++ reproducer with the C/C++ extension, then compare the Debug Console output with the terminal output shown in the issue. Trace the extension's Debug Console output handling; no source file or test is named in the report. Done means strings beginning with "*" appear correctly in the Debug Console.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100