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Expand Up @@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ cmd /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\VC\Auxili

## Visual Studio Code users using ElixirLS

> Assuming you have _latest_ version of Build Tools, aligned with Visual Studio **2022**,
installed in its default installation path.
> Assuming you have _latest_ version of Build Tools, aligned with Visual Studio **2022**.

Start Visual Studio Code from a PowerShell prompt within your project folder.

Expand All @@ -76,10 +75,45 @@ Within your global `settings.json` or your workspace `.vscode\settings.json` add

```json
{
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "cmd.exe",
"terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": [
"/k",
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\BuildTools\\VC\\Auxiliary\\Build\\vcvars64.bat"
]
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell for VS2022",
// You can select one you like.
"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
"Command Prompt for VS2022": {
"path": [
"${env:windir}\\Sysnative\\cmd.exe",
"${env:windir}\\System32\\cmd.exe"
],
"args": [
// Please note that you need to change the directory to YOURS and translate the backslashes(`\` => `\\`).
"/k","D:\\VisualStudio\\VS2022\\Community\\Common7\\Tools\\VsDevCmd.bat",
"-startdir=none",
"-arch=x64",
"-host_arch=x64"
// In you have not installed whole VisualStudio, only use
// "D:\\VisualStudio\\VS2022\\Community\\VC\\Auxiliary\\Build\\vcvars64.bat"
// or some directory you installed is better.
],
"icon": "terminal-cmd"
},
"PowerShell for VS2022": {
"source": "PowerShell",
"args": [
"-NoExit",
"-Command",
// Don't forget let `"""` into `\"` in module part during copy.
"&{Import-Module \"D:\\VisualStudio\\VS2022\\Community\\Common7\\Tools\\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DevShell.dll\"; Enter-VsDevShell e182031c -SkipAutomaticLocation -DevCmdArguments \"-arch=x64 -host_arch=x64\"}"
],
"icon": "terminal-powershell",
"env": {}
}
}
}
```

> **How arguments come?**
>
> If you have Windows Terminal, after VS2022 installed, your Windows Terminal app should include `Developer Command Prompt for VS2022` and `Developer PowerShell for VS2022`.
>
> Next you just need to switch to "Configuration" and scroll down to "Profiles" and choose the one you prefer.
>
> After copy and paste, simply do like `~w()` sigil does in `args` part above, replacing the paths with your actual Visual Studio installation directory.