[Bug] Unable to compile single file with cmake.compileFile command

[johnfranklinrickard]

Brief Issue Summary

• open vscode, choose preset, configure cmake project
• set a keyboard shortcut to the command cmake extension command cmake.compileFile (in my case ctrl+F7).
• open a cpp file in that configured project
• press shortcut (here ctrl + F7)
  Expected: compiles single file
  Actual: Error popup with "Unable to find compilation information for this file"

CMake Tools Diagnostics

{
  "os": "win32",
  "vscodeVersion": "1.100.3",
  "cmtVersion": "1.20.53",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "folder": "d:\\workspace\\mdes1",
      "cmakeVersion": "4.0.2",
      "configured": true,
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "usesPresets": true,
      "compilers": {
        "C": "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.29.30133/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe",
        "CXX": "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2019/Professional/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.29.30133/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe"
      }
    }
  ],
  "cpptoolsIntegration": {
    "isReady": true,
    "hasCodeModel": true,
    "activeBuildType": "RelWithDebInfo",
    "buildTypesSeen": [
      "RelWithDebInfo"
    ],
    "requests": [],
    "responses": [],
    "partialMatches": [],
    "targetCount": 802,
    "executablesCount": 186,
    "librariesCount": 609,
    "targets": []
  },
  "settings": [
    {
      "communicationMode": "automatic",
      "useCMakePresets": "auto",
      "configureOnOpen": true
    }
  ]
}

Debug Log

[main] Saving open files before configure/build
[extension] [2016] cmake.compileFile finished (returned undefined)

Additional Information

No response

[Amy-Li03]

Hi @johnfranklinrickard, thanks for reporting issue here!

• Reproduced this issue on CMake Tools v1.20.53 release version, error "Unable to find compilation information for this file" pops up.
• When I perform the same operation on the CMake Tools v1.21.31 pre-release version, it works well with no error appears.
• But after switching from release to pre-release version, this error keeps appearing.

Details please see following video:

@gcampbell-msft FYI.