Package Details: visual-studio-code-bin 1.95.3-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/visual-studio-code-bin.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: visual-studio-code-bin
Description: Visual Studio Code (vscode): Editor for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications (official binary version)
Upstream URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Licenses: custom: commercial
Conflicts: code
Provides: code, vscode
Submitter: dcelasun
Maintainer: dcelasun
Last Packager: dcelasun
Votes: 1462
Popularity: 13.84
First Submitted: 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-11-15 11:08 (UTC)

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dcelasun commented on 2017-11-15 06:20 (UTC) (edited on 2020-02-06 21:33 (UTC) by dcelasun)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (read before flagging or commenting!)

  • What is the difference between this package and the one in the community repo?

This is the official binary distribution from Microsoft. The one in the community repo is an unofficial build made from source. Beyond the license difference and branding, there are some proprietary features not available in the open source version.

  • There is a new version out, why is the package not updated?

Please check this page before flagging as out-of-date. If there is no new version on that page, it's not yet released. A tag on Github is NOT a release! If you can see the new version on the updates page but the AUR package is still not updated, flag it and give it time. It's usually done within a day or two.

  • I'm using an AUR helper (yay, yaourt etc.) and I can't install it. Why?

Sometimes AUR helpers do weird things. Download the tarball and install it manually with makepkg -si. If that works, report the problem to your AUR helper's upstream, not here.

  • When I install this package xdg-open uses vscode, not my file manager! How do I fix this?

Install shared-mime-info-gnome. Also see this reddit thread.

  • Why is $X a dependency? I don't like it.

Just because $X is not required to open the app, doesn't mean there is nothing that depends on it. Always search the comment history on AUR to see if that dependency has been previously discussed before writing your own comment. Still nothing? Then use namcap to make sure it's really not needed. If namcap doesn't complain, please leave a comment here and I'll investigate.

  • Something is broken with the app, where do I report it?

The problem might be a packaging issue (wrong paths, dependencies, icons), so please write a comment here first. If you don't get a reply, or if someone says it's an upstream issue, you can report it on Github.

  • I have a problem with this package, can I email you?

No, you won't get a reply. Please stop doing this. Leave a comment here instead and be patient.

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kenokabe commented on 2018-08-04 01:39 (UTC)

Dependencies of gtk2 is outdated. As you can see, VSCode shifted from gtk2 to gtk3.

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/commit/2e6a761f8c225ae7aad144c071414bb080916ad9

MrArgoNavis commented on 2018-07-30 01:11 (UTC)

On Manjaro Deepin, the dock icon tends to clear itself from the dock, see: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/49183

Under the hood, deepin seems to be using some elements inherited from Gnome. This could be related to that.

rpdelaney commented on 2018-06-06 15:47 (UTC) (edited on 2018-06-06 16:43 (UTC) by rpdelaney)

This package stores lots of stuff in ~/.config/Code/ that doesn't seem to belong in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.

In particular:

  • Cache/, CachedData/, CachedExtensions/, GPUCache/, logs/ : user-specific cached data should be in $XDG_CACHE_HOME ($HOME/.cache by default)

  • 'Local Storage'/, Backups/, User/workspaceStorage/, Cookies, Cookies-journal, machineid : This looks like stuff that belongs in $XDG_DATA_HOME ($HOME/.local/share by default)

  • storage.json : I'm not sure about this but it smells fishy :P

For a reference, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Base_Directory_support and https://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html and https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/3884

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springer commented on 2018-05-31 18:40 (UTC) (edited on 2018-05-31 18:40 (UTC) by springer)

Installing this package changed my xdg default for folders. xdg-open, which is also used by other programs, now opens VS Code for folders instead of my previous default (nautilus).

I don't think a software installation should change defaults. However, I don't know if this is a bug of this package or an upstream bug.

Manually restoring the previous default is possible with: xdg-mime default org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop inode/directory

dcelasun commented on 2018-05-29 07:46 (UTC)

@spacepluk: Fixed, thanks.

spacepluk commented on 2018-05-29 07:38 (UTC)

:: Checking visual-studio-code-bin integrity... ==> ERROR: provides contains invalid characters: ',,'

enihcam commented on 2018-05-20 03:08 (UTC)

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/commit/2e6a761f8c225ae7aad144c071414bb080916ad9

As you can see, VSCode shifted from gtk2 to gtk3.

dcelasun commented on 2018-05-17 05:47 (UTC)

@Batou: This package follows upstream. Feel free to use other packages and/or a personal settings.json.

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