Visual Studio code epics-base configure files are gone

[Heinz Junkes via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hallo,
I'm also trying to get to grips with modern things like IDEs (I seem to do this every summer, 
but always fail and continue to use the vi).

Now it is Visual Studio code's turn (there is now a Makefile-tool extension available).

My problem:
When I load epics-base (with git clone --recursive, which I can't do with VisualStudio code either) 
in the terminal and then create the link with Add Folder to Workspace in VisualCode Studio, I end up with this:

(base) hactar:epics-base junkes$ git status
On branch 7.0
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/7.0'.

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add/rm <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
	deleted:    configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
	deleted:    configure/CONFIG_ADDONS
	deleted:    configure/CONFIG_BASE
	deleted:    configure/CONFIG_BASE_VERSION
	deleted:    configure/CONFIG_COMMON
	deleted:    configure/CONFIG_FILE_TYPE
	deleted:    configure/CONFIG_SITE
	deleted:    configure/RELEASE
	deleted:    configure/RULES
	deleted:    configure/RULES.Db
	deleted:    configure/RULES_BUILD
	deleted:    configure/RULES_COMMON
	deleted:    configure/RULES_EXPAND
	deleted:    configure/RULES_FILE_TYPE
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG.Common.darwin-x86
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG.darwin-x86.Common
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG.darwinCommon.darwinCommon
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.darwin-x86
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.darwin-x86.Common
	deleted:    configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.darwinCommon.darwinCommon

no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a”)

I.e. VisualStudio deletes these files? I really don't understand what I'm doing wrong.
I am starting to fear that these tools and I are not compatible :-(

Heinz



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