[Catch2] Custom main file not being picked up

[ricardomatias]

Checklist

• [x ] The issue is about this extension and NOT about a fork.
• [ x] Checked the ALL the SUPPORT document.
• [x ] The latest version of the extension was used.
• [x ] It is not related to remote-vscode or I checked the following issue
• [x ] Imagine yourself into my position and think how hard to debug the issue without insufficient information. I understand that you have privacy concerns and I expect you to understand that this extension is developed for free. Thanks.

Describe the bug

I've got a working cmake configuration that allows me to use ApprovalTests.cpp with catch2. It does so by creating an executable for each file depending on a custom main.cpp file and then the test file. This doesn't seem to work with Testmate, the test case where ApprovalTests is used exits with a FatalErrorCondition which I've traced to the ApprovalTests library not being initialized (which happens on the custom main_config.cpp file). I've added the "_config" to the pattern finding configuration but to no avail. Am I doing something wrong?

Desktop

• Extension Version: 4.8.3
• VS Code Version: 1.86.0
• Catch2 / Google Test / DOCTest Version: 3.3.2
• OS Type and Version: Mac OS 13.6.3
• Using remote-ssh/docker/wsl?: No

[matepek]

Is this ApprovalTest a dynamically linked library?

[matepek]

Can you run your exec from command line? try to check the logs.

[ricardomatias]

@matepek I ran from the command line and the error was the same, so this is not a problem with this extension. Thanks for the help.