[Docs]: C/C++ debug not working

[sakthivel-axim]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [x] I have searched the existing issues

OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: Chrome
• Local OS: Ubuntu 18.04
• Remote OS: Debian
• Remote Architecture: BeagleBone (armhf)
• code-server --version: 4.8.1

Steps to Reproduce

1. Download and install using dpkg -i <package.deb>
2. Add launch.json with type cppdbg
3. Able to compile and execute. But debug not working.

Expected

Able to debug

Actual

Throws error Configured debug type 'cppdbg' is not supported.

Logs

No response

Screenshot/Video

Does this issue happen in VS Code or GitHub Codespaces?

• [ ] I cannot reproduce this in VS Code.
• [ ] I cannot reproduce this in GitHub Codespaces.

Are you accessing code-server over HTTPS?

• [ ] I am using HTTPS.

Notes

Installed the .deb package in BeagleBone board. Running over HTTP.

[jsjoeio]

I think the CPP debugger is in the MSFT extension which we can't use in code-server (based off this) so I don't think there's anything we can do here sadly.

cc @code-asher are there any workarounds that you know of?

[sakthivel-axim]

Thanks, @jsjoeio. Understand that cannot use cppdbg. Please let me know the possibilities to use gdb for debugging in Debian environment.

[jsjoeio]

Understand that cannot use cppdbg. Please let me know the possibilities to use gdb for debugging in Debian environment

None that I know of but maybe @code-asher knows

[code-asher]

The only open-source version of the Microsoft C++ extension I know of is https://open-vsx.org/extension/llvm-vs-code-extensions/vscode-clangd but I have never used it so I am not sure how/if debugging works.

[a279437145]

I can have cpp debugging working on code-server running on my Raspberry pi (Ubuntu 22.04 , arm64) , I installed https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools (there are armhf builds), you may try it . (It can work even without https)

[sakthivel-axim]

Thanks you @a279437145 .

I have tried to install but it doesn't show in extension. Could you please share config/steps to bring up? It will be helpful.

[a279437145]

yep , it's not in the openVSX extension gallery , so you cant install it directly. I downloaded the vsix from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools and chose the Download extensionoption in the right , then choose the right one for you you are on armhf ubuntu , so you should choose Linux arm32 , like this:

then put it on your code-server and install, the way to install exis extensions are described in the code-server docs

Also if you want i can provide my tasks.jsonandlaunch.json

[sakthivel-axim]

Thanks @a279437145 . I will try to setup. Please share your tasks.json and launch.json, it helps a lot. Thanks once again.

[a279437145]

the files are here launch.txt tasks.txt change the attribute to .json(I can't upload json files to github directly),and please ignore the python configuration in launch.json it should work like this I cant use computer now so I did that on phone , the screenshot may somehow look a bit strange,regret~

[sakthivel-axim]

It's working. Thank you @a279437145.

[a279437145]

Great , you are welcome.

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[sakthivel-axim]

yep , it's not in the openVSX extension gallery , so you cant install it directly. I downloaded the vsix from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools and chose the Download extensionoption in the right , then choose the right one for you you are on armhf ubuntu , so you should choose Linux arm32 , like this:

then put it on your code-server and install, the way to install exis extensions are described in the code-server docs

Also if you want i can provide my tasks.jsonandlaunch.json

Debugging is working with help of this.