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Cannot remote debug WSL2 C/C++ program with Visual Studio 2022 Cross-Platform settings
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System: WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04, user - macxfadz , Visual Studio 2022 - Version 17.7.4
This is the problem it's unable to start debugging stating that - Unable to establish the GDB session, also Remote File Explorer is always empty never displayed WSL2 files as VSCode to as following:
These are status of SSH connection establishment done vis latest PowerShell 7.3.7 terminal and WSL2
Connected
When we use inbuilt WSL2 GCC/CLANG toolset no issues.
Please describe to how to fix this issue when we trying to Remotely debug using visual studio 2022? and explorer remote WSL2 files using visual sutido 2022 Remote File Explorer utility?
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 29,446 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2023-09-29T13:46:28.57+00:00 Hello @Buddhika,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.
If you are going to use WSL2 and debug MSBuild-based Linux projects, you may select WSL2 Toolset/GCC for Windows Subsystem for Linux/Clang for Windows Subsystem for Linux toolset instead of GCC for Remote Linux or Clang for Remote Linux toolset. See this doc: WSL 2 and MSBuild-based Linux projects.
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Buddhika 0 Reputation points
2023-09-29T19:20:22.3666667+00:00 What about the Remote GCC option as I highlighted?
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Buddhika 0 Reputation points
2023-09-29T19:21:11.39+00:00 Also Remote FIle Explorer doesn't work as well , Any idea about that ?
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 29,446 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2023-10-16T08:05:09.9833333+00:00 Hi @Buddhika,
Do you mean that if you select WSL2 GCC Toolset, the Remote File Explorer still doesn’t work? If you try to restart VS, will it work?
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