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Setting shortenCommandLine "argfile" should not nest a user-passed argfile inside an argfile
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Description
When setting shortenCommandLine to argfile (or setting to auto and then triggering the argfile behavior with a long command), VS Code will always put any vmArgs inside an argfile, even if the only VM arg is another argfile. This breaks run configurations that pass a user-generated argfile that still trigger the automatic CLI shortening behavior such as a very long classpath, since argfiles cannot be nested.
Environment
- Operating System: Linux
- JDK version: 17
- Visual Studio Code version: 1.84.0-insider (
60182c7e1a666961ded4d0319c154f52d85daf30) - Java extension version: v0.25.15
- Java Debugger extension version: v0.54.0
Steps To Reproduce
- Create a trivial Java project ex. a Hello World main method
- Create an argfile
myargs - Create
launch.jsonwith a corresponding run configuration for the main method. SetshortenCommandLinetoargfileto force the argfile behavior (should be equivalent to settingautoand then loading a very long classpath).
{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "java",
"name": "Hello",
"request": "launch",
"mainClass": "Hello",
"vmArgs": "@myargs",
"shortenCommandLine": "argfile"
}
]
}
- Attempt to run the main method - this should fail.
Sample project: test-argfile.tar.gz
Current Result
$ /usr/bin/env /path/to/jdk @/tmp/cp_7ifzraqswz8cni6w2z8m6nw3w.argfile Hello
Error: Could not find or load main class @myargs
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: @myargs
/tmp/cp_7ifzraqswz8cni6w2z8m6nw3w.argfile contents:
@myargs -XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages -cp "/home/justinw/.vscode-server-insiders/data/User/workspaceStorage/-2d922411/redhat.java/jdt_ws/test-argfile_31bc6c61/bin"
Expected Result
Program should execute and argfiles should not be nested
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Research direction
Start with the Java launch configuration using vmArgs, shortenCommandLine, and the user-created myargs file, then reproduce the failure with the supplied Hello World steps. Trace how the debugger builds the temporary argfile; done means the program executes without nesting the user-passed argfile.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- devtools, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100