microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools

A "view the dry run output" button for the "Generating dry-run output" notification

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enhancement Feature: Configuration
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

Low-prio feature request:

If something went wrong during the "Generating dry-run output" step no built target can be selected, building might fail (for example after the dry-run step having run ./configure on MSYS2 without having set the right shell variables beforehand).

One can find out where to get a log from the dry-run step. But if there were a button that showed the result of that step in a console that would provide much more insights into that step.

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Research direction

Start by locating the code that displays the "Generating dry-run output" notification and the existing dry-run log or console output. Define done as providing a button that opens the dry-run result in a console when the step completes, including when it fails; no file or test is named in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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