Extension development host does not load extension

[kv9898]

I'm not sure whether I missed any step but Positron does not seem to load the debugged extension under the extension development host while VS Code does.

Steps to reproduce:

1. use yo code to start an extension project.
2. in src/extension.ts you can see the following code, which is responsible for creating a 'hello world' command:

	const disposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('positron-r-package-manager.helloWorld', () => {
		// The code you place here will be executed every time your command is executed
		// Display a message box to the user
		vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Hello World from positron-r-package-manager!');
	});

3. Press F5 to debug the extension
4. In the top search bar, type hello world, nothing is found.
5. Repeat 3-4 in VS Code, the hello world command can be found, which pops the following message:
   

[juliasilge]

I work on extensions like Quarto from Positron. Here is a screenshot of the extension development host that I get when I do "Run VS Code extension" for the Quarto extension in Positron:

Are you saying that you get this far, but you can't use the commands you are defining in your extension?

[kv9898]

I work on extensions like Quarto from Positron. Here is a screenshot of the extension development host that I get when I do "Run VS Code extension" for the Quarto extension in Positron:

Are you saying that you get this far, but you can't use the commands you are defining in your extension?

Yes! This is exactly what I meant.

[kv9898]

@juliasilge i found the problem. The 'yo code' script automatically sets min vscode version to 1.98 while Positron is still on 1.96.