Package Details: visual-studio-code-bin 1.93.1-1

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: 1453
Popularity: 15.83
First Submitted: 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-09-12 17:26 (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Please check this page before flagging as out-of-date.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?

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dcelasun commented on 2017-09-15 18:35 (UTC)

@Malganis: That's just a network error. Try again.

rickstanley commented on 2017-09-15 18:32 (UTC)

Got this error when building: ==> Retrieving sources... -> Downloading code_x64_1.16.1.tar.gz... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 148 100 148 0 0 148 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 80 100 61.1M 100 61.1M 0 0 54513 0 0:19:37 0:19:37 --:--:-- 201k curl: (56) Unexpected EOF ==> ERROR: Failure while downloading https://vscode-update.azurewebsites.net/1.16.1/linux-x64/stable Aborting... ==> ERROR: Makepkg was unable to build visual-studio-code.

dcelasun commented on 2017-09-04 11:26 (UTC)

When there is a new VS Code version, please check this page [0] before flagging as out-of-date. A tag on Github is NOT a release! [0] https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/

aurgrans commented on 2017-08-17 18:56 (UTC)

I did some research about the ALT+TAB problem which is actually caused by vscode (that's why there's no Gnome bug report about it) I think vscode doesn't register correctly with X11, where Gnome (the default ALT+TAB, not Alternatetab) gets the list of windows. That's probably why it works fine using another desktop environment (tested it on KDE and, to check if it's an Arch Linux only problem, Ubuntu 1704's Unity) or using Gnome in wayland mode. So in my opinion, the best solution for Gnome-X11 users is to use the preinstalled extension Alternatetab and for other desktop environment or Gnome-wayland it should work anyway. To make it work on Gnome-X11 without Alternatetab you can just hope for a vscode update

dcelasun commented on 2017-08-17 15:49 (UTC)

All right, I've readded StartupWMClass since there is now a workaround for Gnome (thanks @aurgrans). I couldn't find an upstream Gnome bug report about this, but if anyone finds one or files it, please post it here as well.

TamasBarta commented on 2017-08-17 15:35 (UTC)

When I add StartupWMClass=code, nothing breaks on KDE. It is not a problem with the desktop file, but with the DE, I believe.

aurgrans commented on 2017-08-17 15:28 (UTC)

I think I figured out why I don't have the issue not seeing vscode in ALT+TAB. Have a look at the Gnome extension Alternatetab (which is installed by default if I remember right) https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/15/alternatetab/ With it enabled and StartupWMClass=Code everything works fine for me I hope this hint helps solving those problems!

dcelasun commented on 2017-08-17 05:13 (UTC)

@aurgrans: Please read the several comments below yours. Adding StartupWMClass causes a different (and I think worse) problem.

aurgrans commented on 2017-08-17 02:11 (UTC)

Please add StartupWMClass=Code to the .desktop file. Without this line Gnome's Dash to Dock doesn't recognize the window to be vscode. http://i.imgur.com/kxdmNHa.png (with StartupWMClass=Code) http://i.imgur.com/FWMrR5I.png (without it)

dcelasun commented on 2017-08-16 08:59 (UTC)

No, this package uses the official upstream distribution without any modifications. Someone already asked this in the -oss package [0], I recommend waiting for an answer there. [0] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/visual-studio-code-oss/

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