Integrated ZSH terminal - job table full or recursion limit exceeded

[kb-ig]

Type: Bug

Since updating to 1.72.1 1.72.2, I have been constantly getting the following error in the integrated terminal:

/tmp/user-code-zsh/.zshenv:9: job table full or recursion limit exceeded

This path points to a file with the following contents

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
#   Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if [[ -f $USER_ZDOTDIR/.zshenv ]]; then
	VSCODE_ZDOTDIR=$ZDOTDIR
	ZDOTDIR=$USER_ZDOTDIR

	. $USER_ZDOTDIR/.zshenv

	USER_ZDOTDIR=$ZDOTDIR
	ZDOTDIR=$VSCODE_ZDOTDIR
fi

This only happens when using an integrated terminal in VSCode. My external ZSH terminal works completely fine. Worth mentioning that I'm on ZSH 5.8.

Anyone know why I'm getting this error, and more importantly, how I can go about resolving it? Thanks!

VS Code version: Code 1.72.1 (129500e, 2022-10-10T17:23:00.760Z)
OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-50-generic
Modes:
Sandboxed: No

System Info

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Load (avg)	1, 1, 1
Memory (System)	15.42GB (4.94GB free)
Process Argv	--unity-launch --crash-reporter-id ad7882f2-984b-450e-ae5e-1e0bdc951aa3
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%
DESKTOP_SESSION	zorin
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	zorin:GNOME
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XDG_SESSION_TYPE	x11

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[VSCodeTriageBot]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.72.2. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[kb-ig]

Worth nothing that I've just updated to 1.72.2 following the message above, and still get the same error.

Also worth noting, this issue does not happen if I:

• Open a new, empty VSCode window
• Load a folder via File > Open Folder

However does happen when I:

• Open a folder from VSCode integrated terminal, e.g. code ../my-other-folder -r (with or without the -r flag)

[meganrogge]

Can you reproduce this in insiders? Believe this has been fixed

[kb-ig]

@meganrogge Same problem in insiders. Same error pointing to the same file (albeit in the user-code-insiders-zsh directory rather than user-code-zsh ).

[meganrogge]

This would happen if your $USER_ZDOTDIR is set to the $VSCODE_ZDOTDIR.

What is the output of env?

[kb-ig]

In my env, USER_ZDOTDIR is set to /tmp/user-code-zsh, and VSCODE_ZDOTDIR doesnt exist.

Full env

Note, this is the full env output from a VSCode integrated terminal while this issue is present:

GJS_DEBUG_TOPICS=JS ERROR;JS LOG
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
USER=user
SSH_AGENT_PID=2167
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
SHLVL=2
HOME=/home/user
DESKTOP_SESSION=zorin
QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=adwaita
GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE=/usr/share/applications/code.desktop
GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge
GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=zorin
MANAGERPID=1967
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI=qemu:///system
GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE_PID=15539
IM_CONFIG_PHASE=1
MANDATORY_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/zorin.mandatory.path
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk3
LOGNAME=user
_=/usr/bin/env
JOURNAL_STREAM=8:63823
DEFAULTS_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/zorin.default.path
XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
USERNAME=user
GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated
WINDOWPATH=2
PATH=/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v14.19.1/bin:/home/user/.local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/snap/bin
SESSION_MANAGER=local/kb-ig-zorinos:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2204,unix/kb-ig-zorinos:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2204
INVOCATION_ID=56393fec89004ca3a70ebbe3027a0c03
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=gnome-
DISPLAY=:0
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=zorin:GNOME
XAUTHORITY=/run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=zorin
XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
GDMSESSION=zorin
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/run/user/1000/gnupg/S.gpg-agent:0:1
GJS_DEBUG_OUTPUT=stderr
QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
PWD=/home/user/repos/my-repo
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/zorin:/home/user/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/var/lib/snapd/desktop
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-zorin:/etc/xdg
CHROME_DESKTOP=code-url-handler.desktop
ORIGINAL_XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=zorin:GNOME
GDK_BACKEND=x11
GIT_ASKPASS=/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/git/dist/askpass.sh
LESS=-R
NVM_BIN=/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v14.19.1/bin
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=1.72.2
ZSH=/home/user/.oh-my-zsh
LSCOLORS=Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad
NVM_INC=/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v14.19.1/include/node
PAGER=less
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P9K_TTY=old
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AWS_PROFILE=dev
P9K_SSH=0
NVM_CD_FLAGS=-q
ZDOTDIR=/tmp/user-code-zsh
_P9K_TTY=/dev/pts/1
NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
VSCODE_INSPECTOR_OPTIONS=:::{"inspectorIpc":"/tmp/node-cdp.42730-1.sock.deferred","deferredMode":true,"waitForDebugger":"","execPath":"/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v14.19.1/bin/node","onlyEntrypoint":false,"autoAttachMode":"smart","aaPatterns":["/home/user/repos/my-repo/**","!**/node_modules/**","**/$KNOWN_TOOLS$/**"]}
VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_NODE=/usr/share/code/code
VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_EXTRA_ARGS=--ms-enable-electron-run-as-node
VSCODE_GIT_ASKPASS_MAIN=/usr/share/code/resources/app/extensions/git/dist/askpass-main.js
VSCODE_GIT_IPC_HANDLE=/run/user/1000/vscode-git-7e30d38ab8.sock
VSCODE_INJECTION=1

[meganrogge]

I see the issue - we should not be setting the zdotdir if the user_zdotdir is our temp directory

[lbirkert]

Is there any quick workaround for this?

[meganrogge]

@KekOnTheWorld you should be able to try the fix in insider's tomorrow

[felipecrs]

OMG this issue is so annoying! Even disabling the shell integration does not seem to help.

[lbirkert]

I actually found it working when i just restarted vscode using my launcher. When starting vscode from a terminal the issue still occurs

[VSCodeTriageBot]

This bug has been fixed in the latest release of VS Code Insiders!

@kb-ig, you can help us out by commenting /verified if things are now working as expected.

If things still don't seem right, please ensure you're on version 9908b3d of Insiders (today's or later - you can use Help: About in the command palette to check), and leave a comment letting us know what isn't working as expected.

Happy Coding!

[kb-ig]

This does not appear to have been resolved in insiders. While I no longer see the error message mentioned in the description, my integrated terminal is still broken, in that I cannot use any of the zsh functionality.

As an example, when I load the IDE via launcher and open a folder via the File > Open Folder, my integrated zsh terminal works as expected, displaying something like:

╭─   ~/repos/my-repo   fix/my-bug *1                                                 
╰─❯ 

However when opening the editor via the terminal, my integrated zsh terminal displays something like:

my-machine-name% 

And in the latter case, none of the zsh functionality works.

Version info

Version: 1.74.0-insider
Commit: c87fa19f7932cefa1abeac4dd85ade3983780e14
Date: 2022-12-01T05:21:51.018Z
Electron: 19.1.8
Chromium: 102.0.5005.167
Node.js: 16.14.2
V8: 10.2.154.15-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 5.15.0-56-generic
Sandboxed: Yes

After re-reading my original bug description, I realise I never mentioned that the zsh functionality wasnt working, so that's my bad. Perhaps these two issues are unrelated (recursion limit exceeded and zsh terminal becoming a "basic terminal"), but they appeared at the same time.

[meganrogge]

@kb-ig thanks for the info - that sounds like a separate issue.

am I correct in my understanding that you see the issue when you open via the cli IE code-insiders but not otherwise?

[kb-ig]

@meganrogge Correct, but for both code-insiders and code.

So to confirm, opening VSCode (insiders and normal) via CLI causes this issue. However opening VSCode (insiders and normal) via app launcher is OK.

[meganrogge]

While I no longer see the error message mentioned in the description,

Considering this verified as the fix was meant to prevent the recursion from happening, which worked based on the above. Will deal with the other issue separately