vscode: "Task cannot be tracked" frustration

use https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-github-issue-notebooks
run npm i
the project defines an npm script bundle-all
there is a task defined for the bundle-all script
now, remove this line https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-github-issue-notebooks/blob/4c50e8f23b70dd073c4a181725f38867667e73cd/.vscode/tasks.json#L21
press F5
🐛 you get a message about being unable to track a task, that message is really unhelpful

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 3 years ago
Comments: 33 (33 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

work around https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/114933 — committed to microsoft/vscode-github-issue-notebooks by jrieken 3 years ago

Most upvoted comments

As you suggested I have added a checkbox per task. Also in case the task isBackground I reduced the wait time from 10s to 5s I have also removed the action “Open Launch.json” to make the choice a bit less daunting and nicer visually (on BigSur when there are 4 actions and a checkbox there is some ugly layout)

Try it out and let me know what you think.

Screenshot 2021-02-25 at 14 45 26

isidorn on Feb 25, 2021

A compromise solution could be an “Always Debug Anyway” option

A checkbox like “don’t ask again for this task” might be best compromise

jrieken on Feb 9, 2021