XDG_SESSION_ID and XDG_SESSION_TYPE environment in debugConfig.environment or console's environment are overrided by getConfigureEnvironment

[upcliujie]

Brief Issue Summary

Problem 1：
The workspace vcode settings :

The code to get XDG_SESSION_ID and XDG_SESSION_TYPE environment with c++ :

We can't get the XDG_SESSION_ID and XDG_SESSION_TYPE in debugConfig.environment.

Problem 2：
Delete the worksapce vscode settings. Use tmux connect to another tty.
Run the code in Problem 1:

We can't get the same XDG_SESSION_ID and XDG_SESSION_TYPE environment value with tmux

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[v-frankwang]

@upcliujie I tried the problem you described on my machine, but I was not able to reproduce the problem you described, can you give me some advice?

[upcliujie]

@v-frankwang The terminal on win don't set XDG_SESSION_* to env so don't have this problem.

Using a win PC to connect a linux PC by ssh-remote can reproduce this problem

[upcliujie]

@v-frankwang This is a relevant code from the cmakeProject.ts file

    /**
     * Both debugTarget and launchTarget called this funciton, so it's refactored out
     * Array.concat's performance would not beat the Dict.merge a lot.
     * This is also the point to fixing the issue #1987
     */
    async getTargetLaunchEnvironment(drv: CMakeDriver | null, debugEnv?: DebuggerEnvironmentVariable[]): Promise<Environment> {
        const env = util.fromDebuggerEnvironmentVars(debugEnv);

        // Add environment variables from ConfigureEnvironment.
        const configureEnv = await drv?.getConfigureEnvironment();

        if ((drv?.useCMakePresets ?? false) && (checkConfigureOverridesPresent(this.workspaceContext.config) ?? false)) {
            log.info(localize('launch.with.overrides', `NOTE: You are launching a target and there are some environment overrides being applied from your VS Code settings.`));
        }

        return EnvironmentUtils.merge([env, configureEnv]);
    }

XDF_SESSION_* is set in ConfigureEnvironment on linux so it will overwrite the environment we set in debugConfig.environment.

[v-frankwang]

@upcliujie Thank you very much for your reply, I have retried the problem as you have given advice, does this reproduce the problem you have described?

[upcliujie]

@v-frankwang Yes，it's the problem I described.

[v-frankwang]

@gcampbell-msft I reproduced the issue based on the user's prompts and here are the steps I took to reproduce it:

ENV:
VS code version: 1.90.0
CMake Extension version: 1.18.42
Remote-ssh: v0.112.0

1. Create a folder named Test on the remote linux machine.
2. Using the Remote-ssh extension to connect to Linux machines in vscode.
3. Open the folder named Test.
4. Add the CMakeLists.txt file and add the following code:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
project(test)
add_executable(test main.cpp) 

5. Add the main.cpp file and add the following code:

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>

int main() {
    char *xdgSessionId = getenv("XXDG_SESSION_ID");
    if (xdgSessionId != nullptr) {
        std::cout << "XXDG_SESSION_ID: " << xdgSessionId << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "XXDG_SESSION_ID not set" << std::endl;
    }
    char *xdgSessionType = getenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
    if (xdgSessionType != nullptr) {
        std::cout << "XDG_SESSION_TYPE: " << xdgSessionType << std::endl;
    } else {
        std::cout << "XDG_SESSION_TYPE not set" << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

6. Search for Cmake:debug Config in settings, then click Edit in settings.json and add the following code:

{
    "cmake.debugConfig": {
        "environment": [
            {
                "name": "XXDG_SESSION_ID",
                "value": "2"
            },
            {
                "name": "XDG_SESSION_TYPE",
                "value": "wayland"
            }
        ]
    }
}

7. Click on "Launch the selected target in the terminal window" in the navigation bar below.

Actual result:

[v-frankwang]

@upcliujie @gcampbell-msft If I manually set the value of XDG_SESSION_TYPE to "wayland" in the terminal using the command: export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland, and then click the "Launch the selected target in the terminal window" in the navigation bar below, the correct result is displayed.