microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools
[feature request] Goto line number when clicking error in Makefile Tools Terminal
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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- 242
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- 78
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Description
Would be great if you could click the error to go to the affected line when reported by the Makefile Tools Terminal window.
src/gui.c:433:33: warning: implicit declaration of function 'k_layout_row_dynamic'; did you mean 'nk_layout_row_dynamic'? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
433 | k_layout_row_dynamic(ctx, 46, 1);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| nk_layout_row_dynamic
I am fully aware, that this is compiler specific, not Makefile specific. However, AFAIK [file name]:[line number]:[column number] is fairly standard.
This terminal is spawned by Makefile Tools, as I understand it, so I guess it's something this extension would have to implement.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Makefile Tools Terminal integration and how it currently handles compiler output; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Determine where file:line:column diagnostics can be recognized and linked, then verify that clicking the example warning opens src/gui.c at line 433 and column 33.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100