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VSCode control

VSCode control

Guillaume Huard

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5 installs
| (0) | Free
(EXPERIMENTAL) Let control VSCode from the outside
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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VSCode-control

This extension provide the user with a new terminal command named vsdebug, that takes as arguments an executable name and its arguments, and launch a debug session for this executable in vscode.

Caution :

  • it will be necessary to restart any opened terminal after the installation
  • the executable has to be compiled from C language, with debug information (typically using -g)
  • a supported extension that knows how to debug C has to be installed
  • this extension will modifiy your .*rc file to add the command (zsh and bash supported)
  • does not work on windows (but should work using remote WSL or a remote debug on any UNIX)
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