Task runs in wrong directory on WSL2

[parsley72]

Type: Bug

I've been using VSCode on Linux (Ubuntu 22.04). Since we have a Yocto build I added the command line instruction to tasks.json. It looks like:

        {
            "label": "build",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "./example-build.sh --platform cv25 --extra-layers \"meta-layer\" --device-trees cv25_dvt_fastboot.dts --extra-packages \"ambarella-drivers-fastboot\" --remove-packages \"ambarella-drivers ambarella-load-ucode\" --fastboot-config source/my-app/fastboot_config_enabled.json",
            "options": {
                "cwd": "../../"
            },

This works fine on Linux but I've setup the same build in WSL2 and it doesn't notice the "cwd" field and runs the command in the wrong directory. I've tried changing the command to "../../example-build.sh" but that doesn't work either.

The command works fine if I use the terminal in the correct directory.

VS Code version: Code 1.76.2 (ee2b180d582a7f601fa6ecfdad8d9fd269ab1884, 2023-03-14T17:55:54.936Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22000 Modes: Sandboxed: No Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

System Info

|Item|Value| |---|---| |CPUs|AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics (16 x 3194)| |GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_renderer: enabled_on
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: disabled_off| |Load (avg)|undefined| |Memory (System)|39.37GB (13.66GB free)| |Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id b3ef5771-358f-4733-9406-ddabe5bf116d| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%| |Item|Value| |---|---| |Remote|WSL: Ubuntu-22.04| |OS|Linux x64 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2| |CPUs|AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics (16 x 3194)| |Memory (System)|19.22GB (13.35GB free)| |VM|0%|

Extensions (26)

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A/B Experiments

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[parsley72]

I worked around this by changing my setup to:

            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/../../"
            },

[meganrogge]

I think this is expected because you need to provide some reference point for the path.