Fix activation failure when c_cpp_properties.json can't be opened. (#13832)

sean-mcmanus · web-flow · commit c4aac33c13f1 · 2025-08-06T17:11:46.000-07:00
* Fix activation failure when c_cpp_properties.json can't be opened.
diff --git a/Extension/src/main.ts b/Extension/src/main.ts
@@ -125,9 +125,15 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<CppToo
         for (let i: number = 0; i < vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders.length; ++i) {
             const config: string = path.join(vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders[i].uri.fsPath, ".vscode/c_cpp_properties.json");
             if (await util.checkFileExists(config)) {
-                const doc: vscode.TextDocument = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(config);
-                void vscode.languages.setTextDocumentLanguage(doc, "jsonc");
-                util.setWorkspaceIsCpp();
+                try {
+                    const doc: vscode.TextDocument = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(config);
+                    void vscode.languages.setTextDocumentLanguage(doc, "jsonc");
+                    util.setWorkspaceIsCpp();
+                } catch (err) {
+                    // The c_cpp_properties.json might not be openable (e.g. an executable).
+                    // Catching the exception prevents our extension activation from failing.
+                    // VS Code itself will report an error message.
+                }
             }
         }
     }

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`@@ -125,9 +125,15 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<CppToo`
`125`	`125`	`for (let i: number = 0; i < vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders.length; ++i) {`
`126`	`126`	`const config: string = path.join(vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders[i].uri.fsPath, ".vscode/c_cpp_properties.json");`
`127`	`127`	`if (await util.checkFileExists(config)) {`
`128`		`- const doc: vscode.TextDocument = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(config);`
`129`		`- void vscode.languages.setTextDocumentLanguage(doc, "jsonc");`
`130`		`- util.setWorkspaceIsCpp();`
	`128`	`+ try {`
	`129`	`+ const doc: vscode.TextDocument = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(config);`
	`130`	`+ void vscode.languages.setTextDocumentLanguage(doc, "jsonc");`
	`131`	`+ util.setWorkspaceIsCpp();`
	`132`	`+ } catch (err) {`
	`133`	`+ // The c_cpp_properties.json might not be openable (e.g. an executable).`
	`134`	`+ // Catching the exception prevents our extension activation from failing.`
	`135`	`+ // VS Code itself will report an error message.`
	`136`	`+ }`
`131`	`137`	`}`
`132`	`138`	`}`
`133`	`139`	`}`