microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools

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Makefile Tools offers a robust workflow for Makefile projects in VS Code, with pre and post-configure script automation, easy configuration switching, and IntelliSense support for Makefile. The customizable user interface and environment variable management simplify development. It can also generate a compilation database for use with other tools.

Stars: 242
Forks: 78
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 105

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: No license data
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted
PR merge metrics: No merged PRs in 30d

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105 open issues indexed

Dry-run during configure executes workspace recipes and can terminate VS Code (kill 0 in a Makefile trap) Open

more info needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 62/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#835 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Extension causes high cpu load Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#825 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 18, 2026
[Feature] Watch included Makefiles for configure-on-edit Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#819 · Opened May 29, 2026
[Feature] Makefile Tools output window should automatically open when running makefile commands Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#810 · Opened Apr 24, 2026
[Feature] Outline view Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#759 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 20, 2026
[Bug] parsing of environment from preconfigure script fails with bash exported functions or multiline environment variables Open

bug

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#754 · 12 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Oct 26, 2025
[Bug] `make.exe` path with Cygwin Open

bug

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#741 · 22 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Jun 24, 2025
[Feature] Recognize C / C++ preprocessor macros (defines) from the makefile. Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#734 · Opened May 16, 2025
[Feature] Integrate Makefile Tools with build tasks in VS Code. Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#733 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · Opened May 16, 2025
automationProfile ignores args Parameter Open

bug Feature: Automation Profile Feature: settings

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#716 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Mar 24, 2025
Avoid exception by improving `makefile.additionalCompilerNames` handling to automatically escape characters like `+` Open

bug Feature: settings

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#712 · 20 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Mar 15, 2025
Make sure docs and links are up to date Open

bug enhancement

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#700 · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 6, 2025
Update Makefile Tools README Open

enhancement

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#699 · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 6, 2025
Migrate from `vscode-nls/vscode-nls-dev` to `vscode-l10n` Open

engineering

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#686 · Opened Jan 14, 2025
Short cut key binding and user interface Open

enhancement more upvotes needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#682 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 21, 2024
Add support for environment variables Open

Feature: Configuration Feature: launch

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#680 · 2 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Dec 13, 2024
preConfigureScript autogen.sh error: 'configure.ac' is required Open

bug Feature: Pre/Post Configure Script more upvotes needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#669 · 13 comments · Opened Nov 5, 2024
Not an issue a suggestion Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#665 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 13, 2024
Command substitution in configuration settings? Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#662 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 6, 2024
Breakpoints can't be hit after starting debugging from the Makefile Tools Project Outline Open

bug investigation needed

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#570 · 15 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 4, 2024
No option to manually specify build target, eg. for targets defined by pattern rules Open

enhancement repro needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#535 · 2 comments · Opened Nov 25, 2023
Able to parse targets from a targets.log and not via "make -pRrq" Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#522 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 23, 2023
Add make directory UI control in the Makefile Tools panel Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#520 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 23, 2023
Account for redirection characters when parsing compiler commands (we already do for linker commands) Open

enhancement Feature: accuracy Feature: Parsers

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#518 · 4 comments · Opened Oct 14, 2023
Alternative to multi-root support Open

enhancement Feature: multi-root

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 10/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#515 · Opened Oct 12, 2023
Disasm action applied on launch target Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#510 · Opened Oct 4, 2023
Targets shortcuts Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#509 · Opened Oct 4, 2023
Fix configure infinite loop (corner cases) for autoconf projects caused by --dry-run+--always-make Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#508 · Opened Oct 3, 2023
Compile single file Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#507 · Opened Oct 3, 2023
The second target can not be executed if the first one is holding the terminal. Open

enhancement Feature: launch

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#501 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 10, 2023
Alternatives to clean configure on change of configuration or build target Open

Feature: Configuration

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#492 · Opened Jul 24, 2023
Dry-runs don't execute in default terminal Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#481 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 7, 2023
Variable expansion in multi-root workspaces Open

enhancement Feature: multi-root Feature: variable expansion

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#467 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 1, 2023
warn about trailling space Open

enhancement Feature: Language Service

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#466 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 28, 2023
support more assignment operators Open

enhancement Feature: Language Service

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#463 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 24, 2023
Diagnostics for Makefile Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#461 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 19, 2023
fix comment toggling Open

enhancement Feature: Language Service

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#453 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 9, 2023
Generate c_cpp_properties.json Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#439 · 8 comments · Opened Mar 21, 2023
Add option to disable Build Failed. Do you want to continue anyway? Dialog option Open

enhancement

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#426 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 6, 2023
Incorporate GFortran problem matcher definition (when written by user) into the upcoming release Open

external Feature: problem-matchers

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#419 · 7 comments · Opened Feb 13, 2023
Default configuration Open

enhancement Feature: Configuration

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#418 · 8 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 13, 2023
Use compile_commands.json as alternative input (for includes, defines, ...) Open

Feature: accuracy

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#412 · 5 comments · Opened Jan 26, 2023
More examples in description Open

documentation

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#410 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 24, 2023
A broken makefile that recurses kills server Open

repro needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#397 · 3 comments · Opened Dec 12, 2022
Error in Output window when build Open

bug external

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#392 · 23 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Dec 5, 2022
Add formatter for Makefile Open

enhancement Feature: Language Service

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#388 · 25 comments · 68 reactions · Opened Nov 22, 2022
Implement more (or all) from what is supported in launch.json into makefile.launchConfigurations[] Open

enhancement Feature: launch

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#382 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 7, 2022
[feature request] Goto line number when clicking error in Makefile Tools Terminal Open

enhancement Feature: Build

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#376 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 25, 2022
hover / evaluation support for Makefile automatic variables Open

enhancement Feature: Language Service help wanted

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#375 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 20, 2022
[feature request] Expose -j --jobs as a settings in the GUI Open

enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools#371 · 3 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Oct 17, 2022

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