redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

Extension does not start if the variable being used is on a network share

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Description

The exception fails at starting, with an exception. I don't know what OS variable is used at bootstrap (maybe APPDATA?), but in my case that is set to a network share, and does not work as it seems it get chained to C:

Environment
  • Operating System: Windows 11
  • JDK version: Corrretto-17
  • Visual Studio Code version: 1.94.2
  • Java extension version: 1.35.1
Steps To Reproduce
  1. User without write rights on C:\
  2. Open a Java file
  3. Error output:
Java Extension fails to activate.
Error while activating Java: {"name":"Error","message":"Activating extension 'redhat.java' failed: EPERM: operation not permitted, mkdir 'C:\\fs02'."}. If vscode-java failed to activate, try these troubleshooting steps: https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Troubleshooting

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Current Result

Exception, the extension and all java-related extensions do not start

Expected Result

The extension should run

Additional Informations

\fs02\ is the starting path of the network share, that is not inside C:\

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Research direction

Reproduce on Windows 11 with Corretto 17, VS Code 1.94.2, and a user lacking write access to C:, with the relevant variable set to \fs02. Start by tracing extension activation and the bootstrap path handling that variable, then enable the linked troubleshooting logs. Done means the Java extension and related Java extensions activate without attempting to create C:\fs02.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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