${userHome} variable expands to path and variable name #169757
Description
Type: Bug
Below are the steps that illustrate the actual root problem. The original issue was that I could not get the CPPTools extension to recognize my cross compiler to obtain settings, so it appears that the visual indication of the issue shown below is occurring within VS Code or the extension when the path is actually used.
Running on Ubuntu 20.04.
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VSCodeUserHomeBug
If Microsoft's C/C++ extension is not installed, install it (latest version appears to be 1.13.8)
Open Problems tab (View | Problems)
Ctrl-Shift-P
C/C++ Edit Configurations (JSON)
Default c_cpp_properties.json opens in editor (placed in .vscode sub-directory)
My default "compilerPath" line: "compilerPath": "/usr/bin/gcc"
Note there are no problems detected.
Modify "compilerPath" line by prepending "${userHome}"
"${userHome}/usr/bin/gcc"
Note there is a problem shown with the c_cpp_properties.json
Cannot find "/home/username/Projects/VSCodeUserHomeBug/${userHome}/usr/bin/gcc".
Note that the path includes both the path/expanded variable and the variable name.
Expected: Cannot find "/home/username/Projects/VSCodeUserHomeBug/usr/bin/gcc".
Modify the "compilerPath" line by replacing the "${userHome}" variable with "${workspaceFolder}"
"${workspaceFolder}/usr/bin/gcc"
Since there is no actual compiler in that path, the problem remains, but the path has changed:
Cannot find "/home/username/Projects/VSCodeUserHomeBug/usr/bin/gcc".
Note that the path includes only the path/expanded variable.
VS Code version: Code 1.74.0 (5235c6b, 2022-12-05T16:47:18.476Z)
OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-56-generic
Modes:
Sandboxed: No
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U with Radeon Graphics (6 x 1896) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: unavailable_software canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: disabled_software multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: disabled_off rasterization: disabled_software raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: disabled_software video_encode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: unavailable_software webgl2: unavailable_software webgpu: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 0, 0, 0 |
| Memory (System) | 15.63GB (13.43GB free) |
| Process Argv | --unity-launch --crash-reporter-id 17a18deb-93f5-49e7-8178-d7dca9ca559d |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 100% |
| DESKTOP_SESSION | ubuntu |
| XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | Unity |
| XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP | ubuntu |
| XDG_SESSION_TYPE | x11 |
Extensions (4)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| cmake-tools | ms- | 1.12.27 |
| cpptools | ms- | 1.13.8 |
| cpptools-extension-pack | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| cmake | twx | 0.0.17 |
(1 theme extensions excluded)
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