When I connect to Codespace, CodeQL get installed, each time

[Sim4n6]

It is simple on my side.

Each time I fire a codespace on my local Vscode editor, it starts a codeql installation even though the codeql was not updated or asked to ?

Installing CodeQL CLI: Downloading CodeQL CLI v2.17.0… [121.7 MB of 681.1 MB]

The question now is why ? what should be done ? how to omit that?

[charisk]

Hi @Sim4n6 , thanks for raising an issue.

Are you seeing the CodeQL CLI get installed every time you connect to a pre-existing Codespace, or just when you create a new one? For new Codespaces we have to download the CLI to install it since it is stored in the Codespace storage.

[Sim4n6]

Pré existing one.

[charisk]

Thanks for clarifying. One more question, do you have the CodeQL extension installed globally or do you use VS Code Settings sync, syncing your extensions and settings to all Codespaces?

[nickfyson]

Hi @Sim4n6! Another few questions to help us look into this! Are you seeing this in all codespaces, or is it specific to just a single repository? And could you share the .devcontainer definition you're using, if it's a custom one? In particular, if you're doing anything with CodeQL as part of the setup of the codespace...

[Sim4n6]

I will do that tonight

[Sim4n6]

I've got something interesting the followinfg error message

Starting GitHub.vscode-codeql extension
The CodeQL executable path is specified as "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql" by a configuration setting, but a CodeQL executable could not be found at that path. Please check that a CodeQL executable exists at the specified path or remove the setting.
The CodeQL executable path is specified as "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql" by a configuration setting, but a CodeQL executable could not be found at that path. Please check that a CodeQL executable exists at the specified path or remove the setting.
WARNING: Expected to find a CodeQL CLI executable at /home/codespace/.vscode-remote/data/User/globalStorage/github.vscode-codeql/distribution14/codeql/codeql but one was not found. Will try PATH.
Searching for latest release including codeql-linux64.zip.
The CodeQL executable path is specified as "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql" by a configuration setting, but a CodeQL executable could not be found at that path. Please check that a CodeQL executable exists at the specified path or remove the setting.
Extracting CodeQL CLI to /home/codespace/.vscode-remote/data/User/globalStorage/github.vscode-codeql/distribution15

And it starts installing CodeQL each time I fire VSCode on Windows (latest stable release) and click on connect to Codespace (via down left corner remote btn) Select a running Codespace 'NAME'.

Content of .devcontainer/devcontainer.json file:

{
  "extensions": [
    "rust-lang.rust-analyzer",
    "bungcip.better-toml",
    "github.vscode-codeql",
    "hbenl.vscode-test-explorer",
    "ms-vscode.test-adapter-converter",
    "slevesque.vscode-zipexplorer"
  ],
  "settings": {
    "files.watcherExclude": {
      "**/target/**": true
    },
    "codeQL.runningQueries.memory": 2048
  }
}

• Settings Sync is ON.

I hope I answered your questions, pleasE?

[Sim4n6]

Settings === @ext:GitHub.vscode-codeql ...

This is the root cause.

[angelapwen]

@Sim4n6 👋 hello! I am trying to reproduce the issue. I was wondering if you could share if the CLI executable path you screenshotted above was set in the User or Workspace part of settings?

When I try to reproduce in either of those locations, on creation of the codespace I get the same log message you pasted above and CodeQL is installed. When I stop and reconnect to the codespace, however, instead of getting the installation again, I get a CodeQL CLI is installed externally so could not be updated error message and I have to remove the setting in order to use the extension. 🤔

Also, could you share which version of the CodeQL CLI extension you're using, and which version of the Codespaces extension?

Thank you!

[Sim4n6]

User part.

Here is the content of settings.json on User when I use VSCode from a Windows OS.

{
    "git.autofetch": true,
    "codeQL.telemetry.enableTelemetry": false,
    "codeQL.cli.executablePath": "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql", # this is the problematic one
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Quiet Light",
    "window.zoomLevel": 1,
    "remote.SSH.remotePlatform": {
        "143.x.x.x": "linux"
    },
    "githubPullRequests.pullBranch": "never",
    "github.copilot.advanced": {
        
    }
}

I also have a Linux local setup where the user's home is /home/sim4n6/ and the external CodeQL installation of mine in Linux is at ~/CodeQL-Home. But the behavior was last reported from the Windows side...

Name: CodeQL
Id: GitHub.vscode-codeql
Description: CodeQL for Visual Studio Code
Version: 1.12.5
Publisher: GitHub
VS Marketplace Link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-codeql

and

Name: GitHub Codespaces
Id: GitHub.codespaces
Description: Your instant dev environment
Version: 1.16.19
Publisher: GitHub
VS Marketplace Link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.codespaces

I think something is different right away. I started getting The CodeQL CLI could not be found.

[Sim4n6]

I believe you released some fix right ? because the WARNING that was showing up at #3560 (comment) is different, I'm getting this error this time:

Starting GitHub.vscode-codeql extension
The CodeQL executable path is specified as "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql" by a configuration setting, but a CodeQL executable could not be found at that path. Please check that a CodeQL executable exists at the specified path or remove the setting.
The CodeQL executable path is specified as "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql" by a configuration setting, but a CodeQL executable could not be found at that path. Please check that a CodeQL executable exists at the specified path or remove the setting.
The CodeQL executable path is specified as "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql" by a configuration setting, but a CodeQL executable could not be found at that path. Please check that a CodeQL executable exists at the specified path or remove the setting.
CodeQL CLI is installed externally so could not be updated.
The CodeQL executable path is specified as "/home/sim4n6/CodeQL-Home/codeql-cli/codeql" by a configuration setting, but a CodeQL executable could not be found at that path. Please check that a CodeQL executable exists at the specified path or remove the setting.
The CodeQL CLI could not be found.

[Sim4n6]

wait, it does happen occasionally when the VSCode ext is reloaded ...