why launch and debug with cmake tools?

[florenso]

I added some args to my launch.json. When i launch or debug my application the arguments sometimes missing...
so, there are multiple buttons in vscode to launch or debug an application. The quick launch/debug does not use the settings in launch.json. I tried to add some argument to the cmake tools launch button, but that also looks like it’s impossible.

why would you want to launch an application with cmake? it is just a build tool in my eyes. your launch.json could be an output of your cmake, but why would cmake tools launch of debug the application?

and why cant i disable the quick launch/debug feature?

[bobbrow]

The quick debug exists for simple cases where you just need to launch a build target and don't need or want to configure a whole launch.json file. You can customize the behavior for quick launch with the cmake.debugConfig setting. That object supports any of the properties that the launch.json configuration would. For example:

"cmake.debugConfig": {
  "args": [ "arg1", "arg2" ]
}

If you want to hide the buttons, use this setting:

"cmake.options.advanced": {
  "launch": {
    "statusBarVisibility": "hidden"
  },
  "debug": {
    "statusBarVisibility": "hidden"
  }
}

[bobbrow]

I'm referring to the commands in the Command Pallete.

[florenso]

aah, yes. i would also like that the be disabled.

same for Tests, Debug and Launch in this screen.

or would you advise to ditch the whole launch.json and only configure the cmake.debugConfig in settings.json?

[bobbrow]

launch.json gives you the option to create multiple debug configurations so it is more powerful. If you want to have configurations that pass in different args, for example, you can't do that with cmake.debugConfig unless you constantly update the setting. But the reason the quick debug feature exists is because most people can't be bothered to write a launch.json file so I don't expect that it's going away any time soon.

For disabling the other places where quick debug appears, please make sure you include that in your feature request.

[florenso]

That explains it a bit more, i will add that in the feature request.

I also i noticed there is no cmake.launchConfig. is there a way i can configure a normal launch with cmake tools?

[bobbrow]

launch will use the same info from cmake.debugConfig. The schema is the same for debug and launch, so a separate setting was not added.