microsoft / microsoft/vscode-livepreview
External browser can't be found after renaming browser executable
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Since Jul 31, 2023.
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Description
Type: Bug
From #421
- With a new user data dir
- Set
"livePreview.customExternalBrowser": "Firefox" - Rename
Firefox.appin/ApplicationstoaFirefox.app - Run
Show Preview (external browser) - Firefox launches
- Now rename
aFirefox.appback toFirefox.app - Try running
Show Preview (external browser)again
bug
I keep seeing the error:
Error running browser: spawn /Applications/aFirefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox ENOENT
I can't seem to get out of this state
Extension version: 0.5.2023072001
VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.81.0-insider (Universal) (862fa13002d8018c328931ee1edccfd4ca76447d, 2023-07-26T05:36:43.574Z)
OS version: Darwin x64 22.6.0
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System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK CPU @ 2.40GHz (16 x 2400) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled metal: disabled_off multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled |
| Load (avg) | 2, 3, 4 |
| Memory (System) | 32.00GB (0.02GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 48781ca2-1705-4f64-9bab-325055aab55d |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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