gdb issue

[Roba85]

Environment

• OS and version: Ubuntu 24.04
• VS Code: 1.120
• C/C++ extension: Microsoft c/c++
• GDB / LLDB version: 15.1

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:

Steps to reproduce:
Launch the debugger in the described environment, the debugger freezes and this error is shown:

&"warning: GDB: Failed to set controlling terminal: Operation not permitted\n"

Debugger Configurations

launch.json:
"configurations": [
        {
            "name": "C++ Debug",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": true,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Disable startup with shell",
                    "text": "set startup-with-shell off",
                    "ignoreFailures": false
                }
            ]
        }
    ]

Debugger Logs

N/A

Other Extensions

No response

Additional Information

No response

[sean-mcmanus]

@Roba85 What version of the C/C++ extension?

[github-actions]

Thank you for reporting this issue. We’ll let you know if we need more information to investigate it. Additionally, if you're working with GDB/LLDB, please note that the code is open source at https://github.com/microsoft/MIEngine/wiki/Contributing-Code . Your contributions are always welcome and appreciated.

[Roba85]

C/C++ extension version
1.32.2

[tim-ashton]

I just worked through the same problem with 1.32.2. My resolution was to fix the version to 1.29.3 my devcontainer:

"vscode":{
      "extensions": [
        "ms-vscode.cpptools@1.29.3",
         ...
  ]
}

Once I did this. gdb worked again.

[Roba85]

Thank you so much, I installed the cpp tools version 1.29.3 and it worked.
However, I'm not sure when I'll be able to use the new versions without any issues.