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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