Feature request: Confusing task names

[bradleyharden]

Hi,

I didn't have much experience with VSCode before using it with Rust. I was working with Cortex-Debug and the preLaunchTask field. The current Rust task names look like shell commands. Because of that, I assumed I could change the preLaunchTask string to a different shell command and it would work. I only realized later that the preLaunchTask string is actually a task name, and that the task names just happen to look like shell commands.

I think this is misleading and probably a source of confusion for others who are not familiar with VSCode tasks. Can I suggest changing the names to something that doesn't look like a shell command?

[rubberduck203]

I’m open to suggestions if you have better names in mind.

I assume you’re talking about these labels?

https://github.com/rust-embedded/cortex-m-quickstart/blob/3cbcb9956acd638c0fb864937770f51d663fba6f/.vscode/tasks.json#L12

[bradleyharden]

@rubberduck203, yes that's what I'm talking about. I didn't have anything specific in mind. I just want something that looks like a label rather than a shell command. Maybe Cargo - Build and Cargo - Build (release), or something like that? It's also not that big of a deal. I figured it out. It was just a bit confusing.

[rubberduck203]

How about the following?

• Cargo Build (debug)
• Cargo Build (release)
• Cargo Build Examples (debug)
• Cargo Build Examples (release)
• Cargo Clean

Also, feel free to submit a PR, otherwise I'll get around to it sometime soon-ish.

[bradleyharden]

Those look good to me.

There's no rush. I'll also try to get around to it soon, but you might beat me. Thanks for considering the change.

[rubberduck203]

@bradleyharden PR #100 is open. Just need to wait for a maintainer now. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[bradleyharden]

Thanks @rubberduck203!