Dlang debuggin in vs-code

0 Dlang debuggin in vs-code.md

Setup

To setup debugging for Dlang programs on Windows with VsCode follow these steps:

• make sure you have the D Programming Language (code-d) (VsCode extension) installed
• make sure you have the C/C++ extension pack (VsCode extension) installed
• create a .vscode folder at the root of your DLang project
• copy the launch.json and tasks.json into it
• in the launch.json at line: "program": "./my-app.exe", change my-app.exe to your executable name (look in the dub.json under name).
• click on the debug tab in VsCode, then click on the debug button at the top (or press F5)

FAQ

Q: When I start debugging, I get the following error popup: Configured debug type 'cppvsdbg' is not supported.

A: Make sure you have the C/C++ extension pack installed. If it is already installed, try reinstalling it.

launch.json

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
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    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "code-d",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Debug D project",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "program": "./my-app.exe",
            "preLaunchTask": "Build"
        }
    ]
}

tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "command": "",
    "args": [],
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Build",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "dub build -a=x86_64 -b=debug -c=application",
            "group": "build"
        },
    ]
}

good job!