VSCode requires CXXABI 1.3.9 which is not available in CentOS 7

[jheaff1]

• VSCode Version: 1.53.0
• OS Version: CentOS 7.9.2009. Kernel 3.10.0-1160.15.2.el7.x86_64

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Launch VSCode
2. Navigate to Terminal->New Terminal and the following error message appears:

The terminal process failed to launch: A native exception occurred during launch (/lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by /usr/share/code/resources/app/node_modules.asar.unpacked/node-pty/build/Release/pty.node)).

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

[yume-chan]

This is mentioned in the changelog: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_53#_electron-11-update

[gjsjohnmurray]

Thanks @yume-chan

/duplicate of #115784

[mimoralea]

For those trying to get going:

sudo yum downgrade code

I had to downgrade until 1.52.1.

[jheaff1]

I followed the instructions given here #115784 (comment) and can run new versions of VSCode on CentOS 7 with no issues