microsoft / microsoft/vscode-generator-code
Bug: generator tries to run 'code' from the wrong shell
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Description
? What type of extension do you want to create? New Extension Pack
? Add the currently installed extensions to the extension pack? Yes
/Users/samm/Library/Application Support/fnm/node-versions/v16.16.0/installation/lib/node_modules/yo/node_modules/yeoman-environment/lib/environment.js:405
throw error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(error);
^
Error: Command failed: code --list-extensions
/bin/sh: code: command not found
at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:398:12)
at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:527:28)
at ChildProcess.emit (node:domain:475:12)
at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1092:16)
at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:451:11)
at Socket.emit (node:events:527:28)
at Socket.emit (node:domain:475:12)
at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:709:12) {
code: 127,
killed: false,
signal: null,
cmd: 'code --list-extensions'
}
This occurs because the generator tries to call code with /bin/sh rather than the users current shell:
echo $SHELL
/bin/zsh
and as such doesn't not have the alias to the code binary within the app.
alias code
code='/Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code'
- macOS 12.6
- Code: 1.72.6
- Generator: 4.3.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the extension-pack generator flow that runs code --list-extensions, then inspect the child-process invocation shown through node_modules/yeoman-environment/lib/environment.js. Compare its shell environment with the reported /bin/zsh setup and verify the generator completes when the VS Code CLI is available through that setup.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js, vscode, zsh
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100