microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools

Targets shortcuts

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enhancement
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

Reported by user in issue https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools/issues/499. Have available some useful targets from the multitude of targets defined in the makefile.
We could select via a list of edit boxes which ones are of interest (this ties also with the work item of being able to select more than one target to build, could be the same list), then display a list of buttons (number varies, name of target as button title) in the UI panel lower area.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Read issue #499 and the related work on selecting more than one target to build, then trace the existing target controls and UI panel entry point. Done means users can choose relevant Makefile targets and see a corresponding set of target buttons in the panel's lower area.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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