Visual Studio Code (VSCode)

lbuild module: modm:ide:vscode

Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a popular IDE with an integrated debugger UI.

This module provides configuration files to integrate building, debugging, uploading and code completion into the IDE:

• .vscode/tasks.json: If the modm:build:scons and modm:build:make module are included, this file wraps the building, uploading and cleaning commands by profile. The first build task is the default build task, so Ctl+Shift+B (macOS: Cmd+Shift+B) builds the release profile, and uploading builds the selected profile first. If both build systems are included, the tasks are also distinguished by their build system.
• .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json: Configures IntelliSense for better code completion and for using the correct system headers. You need the C/C++ extension installed.
• .vscode/launch.json: Configures the Cortex-Debug extension to start the debugger with a single click from the IDE. It builds the selected profile before flashing and passes the toolchain path, so that the debugger is found even when it is not on the PATH of VSCode.

All generated files are valid JSON, so that other editors and tools do not report errors.

Note that not all build system features are provided in the IDE, only the most common. You can call all build system tools from the command line. In addition, the modm:build:cmake module is supported natively by the CMake Tools extension and is therefore not wrapped.

We recommend adding this module from the command line so that you don't accidentally overwrite your modified files later: lbuild build -m ::vscode.

Note that some configuration options may be specific to your environment (such as the compiler toolchain path) and may not work in other environments.

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