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Fix activation failure when c_cpp_properties.json can't be opened. #13832

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Fix activation failure when c_cpp_properties.json can't be opened.
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12 changes: 9 additions & 3 deletions Extension/src/main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -125,9 +125,15 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<CppToo
for (let i: number = 0; i < vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders.length; ++i) {
const config: string = path.join(vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders[i].uri.fsPath, ".vscode/c_cpp_properties.json");
if (await util.checkFileExists(config)) {
const doc: vscode.TextDocument = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(config);
void vscode.languages.setTextDocumentLanguage(doc, "jsonc");
util.setWorkspaceIsCpp();
try {
const doc: vscode.TextDocument = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(config);
void vscode.languages.setTextDocumentLanguage(doc, "jsonc");
util.setWorkspaceIsCpp();
} catch (err) {
// The c_cpp_properties.json might not be openable (e.g. an executable).
// Catching the exception prevents our extension activation from failing.
// VS Code itself will report an error message.
}
}
}
}
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