microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Debug session cannot be started a second time, extension re-installation required
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Description
Bug type: Debugger
Describe the bug
- OS and Version: RHEL 7.6
- VS Code Version: 1.6.1.0
- C/C++ Extension Version: v1.7.1
I can successfully start a first debugging session of my C++ binary.
After stopping it, I cannot start anymore a debug session: the bottom bar turns orange and immediately back to normal.
Nothing seems to be logged anywhere, even with all logs enabled.
I have to uninstall the ms-vscode.cpptools extension, reload VSCode, and re-install the extension to debug again.
The problem is the same after the re-installation.
Here is my launch.json:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "mdsystem-tests",
"type": "cppdbg",
"request": "launch",
"program": "/tmp/mdsystem",
"args": [],
"stopAtEntry": false,
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/debug.env",
"externalConsole": false,
"MIMode": "gdb",
"setupCommands": [
{
"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
"ignoreFailures": true
}
],
"logging": {
"engineLogging": true,
"exceptions": true,
"moduleLoad": true,
"programOutput": true,
"trace": true,
"traceResponse": true,
}
}
]
}
I have recorded the issue:
- Starting a debug session by pressing F5 to show that it works fine the first time
- The debugger starts, logs in the debug console and the breakpoint is hit as expected
- Disconnecting by pressing the red stop button in the debug menu bar
- Pressing F5 after that does not work anymore
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure with the supplied launch.json: start debugging with F5, stop using the red button, then press F5 again. Compare the debug console and enabled engine, exception, module-load, program-output, trace, and trace-response logs; done means a second session starts without reinstalling the extension.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, 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