externalConsole: true does not open terminal, just hangs

[arve0]

• VSCode Version: 1.0.0
• OS Version: osx 10.11.4

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create launch.json

   {
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
             "name": "Launch",
             "type": "node",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "${workspaceRoot}/dist/index.js",
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "args": [],
             "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}/dist/",
             "preLaunchTask": null,
             "runtimeExecutable": null,
             "runtimeArgs": [
                 "--nolazy"
             ],
             "env": {
                 "NODE_ENV": "development"
             },
             "externalConsole": true,
             "sourceMaps": false,
             "outDir": null
         },
         {
             "name": "Attach",
             "type": "node",
             "request": "attach",
             "port": 5858,
             "address": "localhost",
             "restart": false,
             "sourceMaps": false,
             "outDir": null,
             "localRoot": "${workspaceRoot}",
             "remoteRoot": null
         }
     ]
   }

2. Press F5.

What happens: Debug-bar shows. If one goes to debug view, a small dot moves left to right, above VARIABLES.

Expected: A terminal should open.

If I change externalConsole to false, I can debug as normal inside vscode, but without any stdin.

[weinand]

@arve0 does it make a difference if you open the Terminal application first and then try to launch the debugging session?

[arve0]

No, it's the same with Terminal open or closed.

[weinand]

@arve0 if the Terminal application is not running, does VS Code make the Terminal application start when launching a debug session?

[arve0]

Not at the PC now, I'll have to check that later today.

[arve0]

if the Terminal application is not running, does VS Code make the Terminal application start

No.

I've created a screen cast: https://youtu.be/xpZOi9hqT4M

Should also mention that I have a case sensitive file system. (You may notice that I'm using typescript 1.9.0-dev, ref #5161.)

[weinand]

@arve0 mentioning the case sensitive file system might have helped to find the problem: the node-debug extension references an AppleScript helper through a path with the wrong character case.

Could you please change the name of the Apple Script helper from TerminalHelper.scpt to terminalHelper.scpt. You can find the helper inside the VS Code application bundle:

/Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/node-debug/out/node/TerminalHelper.scpt

[arve0]

Sweet! That worked 🎉 Thanks.