Re: Visual Studio code epics-base configure files are gone

["Lorelli, Jeremy J via Tech-talk" <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hi Heinz,

It seems like the makefile plugin for vscode is broken with EPICS, it also deletes those files for me. I recommend using either the Microsoft C/C++ extension or

the clangd extension found here. In my experience the clangd extension is faster and has some useful integrations with clang-tidy and clang-format.

These extensions require you to generate a compile_commands.json for the project you're working on. This can be done using a utility such as bear, ex: make clean && bear -- make -j$(nproc)

With the clangd plugin, you'll have to compile EPICS with clang when doing this, otherwise some #errors get hit in compilerSpecific.h

I think you are able to manually set compiler flags with Microsoft's C/C++ extension if the compile_commands.json generation doesn't work out.

- Jeremy

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From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> on behalf of Heinz Junkes via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 6:05 AM
To: Heinz Junkes via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Subject: Visual Studio code epics-base configure files are gone

 

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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