AUR (en) - visual-studio-code-bin

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:	1465
Popularity:	14.57
First Submitted:	2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated:	2024-11-15 11:08 (UTC)

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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Please check this page before flagging as out-of-date.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.

@mrdrogdrog: Sounds like an upstream issue. Can you report it here please? https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues

> /usr/bin/code a\ b\ c.txt results in a VCode window with the new files "a" "b" and "c.txt". Had to fix it in /usr/bin/code in Line 37: replace ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 "$ELECTRON" "$CLI" $ARGS with ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 "$ELECTRON" "$CLI" "$ARGS" Am I the only one with this problem?

Just tried and it works very well, thanks!

@twhphoenix: Which GPU and drivers? Did you report it upstream?

In gnome 3, it will display no window or blank window. Need edit "/usr/share/applications/visual-studio-code.desktop": "StartupWMClass=code --disable-gpu" to fixed it.

@dcelasun. (This comment related to VS Code Insiders package) Thanks. This just works. Just one point. Since md5sums are static arrays so option --skipchecksums should be used to continue with package building after download. As for me this is OK. :)

@lwinch2006: There you go :) https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/visual-studio-code-insiders The package always installs the latest insider build, so if you want daily updates, just run "makepkg -si" everyday and it will update. I won't be updating it manually everyday.

Hello. I would ask author of the package one question :-) if he maybe would be so kind and provide us also VS Code Insider package. Maybe there is no need to update package every day like VS Code Insider updates but with some time intervals. So folks will see on the newest features as early as possible. I tried and changed original author's PKGBUILD file in order to install insiders VS Code. And it works. So I can provide it to author if he thinks this can be a case.

@nullorm: I've added it as a dependency and bumped pkgrel.

hey, gvfs seems to be required to get move to trash to work (on delete)

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

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