microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

Support for skipFiles and/or NoStepInto

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debugger Feature Request
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Description

It would be great to be able to exclude namespaces and or wildcard-matches during debugging, so I don't have to step over/into std, boost and other system or framework libraries.

Node debugging already supports skipFiles.

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Research direction

Compare the requested C++ debugger behavior with the Node debugging support for skipFiles. Define how namespace and wildcard exclusions should affect stepping over and into std, Boost, and other system or framework libraries, then verify that those exclusions work during debugging.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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