Build task surrounds args with asterisks in them in single quotes.

[datanasio]

Environment

• OS and Version: Ubuntu Debian and Mac OS
• VS Code Version: 1.86.2
• C/C++ Extension Version: 1.19.4
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Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:
If an asterisk if used in the tasks.json file for compiler args then the line is enclosed in single quotes.
The compiler reports that the file doesn't exist because the wildcard is not expanded.

Steps to reproduce:

1. On a linux or mac computer, change the args line in tasks.json to read, "${fileDirname}/*.cpp"
2. Use F5 or the run/degug button to build and execute the code.
3. The compiler reports that the file cannot be found.
   This is the code that's produced to build the executable:
   /usr/bin/g++ "/home/dom/test/.cpp" -o /home/dom/test/test.out
   Error: cc1plus: fatal error: /home/dom/test/.cpp: No such file or directory

Configuration and Logs

{
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "cppbuild",
            "label": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
            "args": [
                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                "-g",
                "${fileDirname}/*.cpp",
                "-o",
                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}.out"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
        }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
}

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Additional context

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[sean-mcmanus]

We're already working on a fix for this with #12001 .

Downgrading to 1.18.5 is the recommended workaround until we can release an update.

[datanasio]

Thanks, I posted that fix on the VSCode site. Thank you for letting me know though. I didn't see the other report. [Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) Logo] Dominick Atanasio Professor of Computer Science Math and Computer Science Dept. Natural Sciences Div. [Office] Bldg. 61 Room 1656 [Email] ***@***.******@***.***> Mt. San Antonio College 1100 N. Grand Ave., Walnut CA 91789 www.mtsac.edu</> Fingerprint= 1DC3 0A5F 7453 0048 D662 AC4E D432 2679 D4A5 B02B On 2/26/24 1:34 PM, Sean McManus wrote: You don't often get email from ***@***.******@***.***>. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> EXTERNAL SENDER - Exercise caution with requests, links, and attachments. We're already working on a fix for this with #12001<#12001> . Downgrading to 1.18.5 is the recommended workaround until we can release an update. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#12023 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AVOJMONRYIHVEFZYCLNX3XDYVT5UPAVCNFSM6AAAAABD26J6TWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMYTSNRVGMZTCMRTGY>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>