microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools

automationProfile ignores args Parameter

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Since Jan 29, 2026.

bug Feature: Automation Profile Feature: settings
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Description

Brief Issue Summary

I tried setting up the extension with msys2.

Im using both terminal.integrated.profiles.windows and terminal.integrated.automationProfile.windows with identical values.

When compiling via terminal compilation succeeds, when configuring the extension i get a make.exe: command not found error indicating, that the --login option has been ignored and only the path is used.


from my settings.json:

"terminal.integrated.automationProfile.windows": {
    "path": "C:/msys64/usr/bin/bash.exe",
    "args": [
        "--login",
        "-i",
    ],
    "env": {
        "MSYSTEM": "UCRT64",
        "CHERE_INVOKING": "1",
        "MSYS2_PATH_TYPE": "inherit",
    },
},
Debug Log
dryrun.log and targets.log:

make.exe --dry-run --keep-going --print-directory
/usr/bin/bash: line 1: make.exe: command not found

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