microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
When using internal debug console, the number of arguments is larger than expected
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Description
Environment
- OS and Version: Windows 11
- VS Code Version: 1.96.3
- C/C++ Extension Version: 1.22.11
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce
Bug Summary:
In launch.json, if setting "externalConsole": false, then in the number of arguments is 3 larger than expected because there are some extra arguments, i.e., "2>CON 1>CON <CON". When using external console, the extra arguments will be gone.
Configuration and Logs
=thread-group-added,id="i1"
GNU gdb (GDB) 7.6.1
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Warning: Debuggee TargetArchitecture not detected, assuming x86_64.
=cmd-param-changed,param="pagination",value="off"
=cmd-param-changed,param="args",value="-d -m 2>CON 1>CON <CON"
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with launch.json using "externalConsole": false on Windows 11 and inspect the debugger setup that produces the GDB args value shown in the report. Compare it with the external-console configuration and verify that the three console-redirection arguments are no longer counted as program arguments.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100