microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
When the display format of a variable is set to hexadecimal, the context menu for debugging variables is not visible.
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Description
Environment
- OS and version: win10
- VS Code: 1.101.1
- C/C++ extension: 1.26.3
- GDB version: 9.2
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce
Bug Summary:
When I used -exec set output-radix 16 to change the display format of variables, the context menu for debugging variables disappeared.
However, when I reset its display format to decimal or octal, the Debug Variables context menu returns to normal.
Debugger Configurations
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "cpp-debug1",
"type": "cppdbg",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/a.exe",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"miDebuggerPath": "gdb.exe",
"stopAtEntry": true,
"args": [],
"logging": {
"engineLogging":true
}
}
]
}
Debugger Logs
-exec set output-radix 16
1: (8914) <-1042-interpreter-exec console "set output-radix 16"
1: (8926) ->~"Output radix now set to decimal 16, hex 10, octal 20.\n"
1: (8926) ->=cmd-param-changed,param="output-radix",value="16"
1: (8926) ->1042^done
1: (8926) 1042: elapsed time 12
1: (8926) ->(gdb)
1: (8926) ->&"\n"
Output radix now set to decimal 16, hex 10, octal 20.
=cmd-param-changed,param="output-radix",value="16"
1: (8926) ->^done
1: (8926) ->(gdb)
1: (8929) <-1043-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "global_var"
1: (8942) ->1043^done,name="var13",numchild="0",value="0xa",type="int",has_more="0"
1: (8942) 1043: elapsed time 12
1: (8942) ->(gdb)
1: (8942) ->&"\n"
1: (8942) ->^done
1: (8942) ->(gdb)
1: (8942) <-1044-stack-list-variables --thread 1 --frame 0 0
1: (8958) ->1044^done,variables=[{name="argc",arg="1"},{name="argv",arg="1"},{name="debug1"},{name="d1"},{name="debug2"},{name="d2"},{name="debug3"},{name="d3"}]
1: (8958) 1044: elapsed time 15
1: (8958) ->(gdb)
1: (8958) <-1045-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "argc"
1: (8958) ->&"\n"
1: (8958) ->^done
1: (8958) ->(gdb)
1: (8974) ->1045^done,name="var14",numchild="0",value="0x4",type="int",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (8974) 1045: elapsed time 15
1: (8974) ->(gdb)
1: (8974) <-1046-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "argv"
1: (8974) ->&"\n"
1: (8974) ->^done
1: (8974) ->(gdb)
1: (8975) ->1046^done,name="var15",numchild="1",value="0xc917c0",type="const char **",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (8975) ->(gdb)
1: (8975) 1046: elapsed time 0
1: (8975) ->&"\n"
1: (8975) <-1047-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "debug1"
1: (8975) ->^done
1: (8975) ->(gdb)
1: (8988) ->1047^done,name="var16",numchild="0",value="0x4019e0",type="int",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (8989) ->(gdb)
1: (8989) 1047: elapsed time 13
1: (8989) ->&"\n"
1: (8989) ->^done
1: (8989) <-1048-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "d1"
1: (8989) ->(gdb)
1: (9003) ->1048^done,name="var17",numchild="1",value="0x400080",type="int *",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (9003) ->(gdb)
1: (9003) 1048: elapsed time 14
1: (9004) ->&"\n"
1: (9004) <-1049-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "debug2"
1: (9004) ->^done
1: (9004) ->(gdb)
1: (9020) ->1049^done,name="var18",numchild="0",value="0x401a3b",type="int",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (9020) 1049: elapsed time 16
1: (9020) ->(gdb)
1: (9020) <-1050-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "d2"
1: (9020) ->&"\n"
1: (9020) ->^done
1: (9020) ->(gdb)
1: (9036) ->1050^done,name="var19",numchild="1",value="0x3dd000",type="int *",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (9036) 1050: elapsed time 15
1: (9036) ->(gdb)
1: (9036) <-1051-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "debug3"
1: (9036) ->&"\n"
1: (9036) ->^done
1: (9036) ->(gdb)
1: (9052) ->1051^done,name="var20",numchild="0",value="0x61ff50",type="int",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (9052) 1051: elapsed time 15
1: (9052) ->(gdb)
1: (9052) ->&"\n"
1: (9052) <-1052-var-create --thread 1 --frame 0 - * "d3"
1: (9052) ->^done
1: (9052) ->(gdb)
1: (9068) ->1052^done,name="var21",numchild="1",value="0x0",type="int *",thread-id="1",has_more="0"
1: (9068) 1052: elapsed time 15
1: (9068) ->(gdb)
1: (9068) ->&"\n"
1: (9068) ->^done
1: (9068) ->(gdb)
1: (111411) <-1053-data-evaluate-expression --thread 1 --frame 0 "&(debug1)"
1: (111419) ->1053^done,value="0x61ff10"
1: (111420) 1053: elapsed time 8
1: (111420) ->(gdb)
1: (111420) ->&"\n"
1: (111420) ->^done
1: (111420) ->(gdb)
1: (111421) <-1054-data-evaluate-expression --thread 1 --frame 0 "sizeof(debug1)"
1: (111435) ->1054^done,value="0x4"
1: (111435) 1054: elapsed time 14
1: (111435) ->(gdb)
1: (111436) ->&"\n"
1: (111436) ->^done
1: (111436) ->(gdb)
1: (112024) <-1055-data-evaluate-expression --thread 1 --frame 0 "&(debug1)"
1: (112036) ->1055^done,value="0x61ff10"
1: (112037) 1055: elapsed time 12
1: (112037) ->(gdb)
1: (112037) ->&"\n"
1: (112037) <-1056-data-evaluate-expression --thread 1 --frame 0 "sizeof(debug1)"
1: (112037) ->^done
1: (112037) ->(gdb)
1: (112052) ->1056^done,value="0x4"
1: (112052) ->(gdb)
1: (112052) 1056: elapsed time 15
1: (112053) ->&"\n"
1: (112053) ->^done
1: (112053) ->(gdb)
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the VS Code C/C++ extension using GDB and the reported -exec set output-radix 16 command. Compare the Debug Variables context menu with decimal or octal output, using the supplied debugger configuration and logs as the starting point. Done means the context menu remains visible when variables are displayed in hexadecimal.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100