Internal error: illegal access for variables and watch expressions

[isidorn]

• VSCode Version: alpha
• OS Version: os x
• node version: had node 6.2 installed but reverted back to 6.1 and still see this behavior

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Debug any simple js application
2. Try to evaluate console in watch or repl -> get an 'Internal error: illegal access'
3. I also get this error for some variables in the variables view

[rostacik]

Hi gents.
Same error here. Windows 8.1, VS Code 1.1.1 + insiders also.

[weinand]

@rostacik that's a V8 bug in node 6.x. Our workaround for this problem seems to work for most, but not for all. Until node 6.2.1 arrives the workaround for those that are hit by this is to use node 5.x.

[rostacik]

@weinand yes sir, I can confirm that with v4.4.5 VS Code behaves as expected, thanks for quick reply.

[weinand]

This problem no longer occurs in node v6.2.1.