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Debugger prints "You may only use the Microsoft .NET Core Debugger (vsdbg)..."

See original GitHub issue

dotnet -info:

/home/alex/Downloads$ dotnet --info                                                  
.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):                                          
 Version:   2.2.402                                                                  
 Commit:    c7f2f96116                                                               
                                                                                     
Runtime Environment:                                                                 
 OS Name:     ubuntu                                                                 
 OS Version:  18.04                                                                  
 OS Platform: Linux                                                                  
 RID:         ubuntu.18.04-x64                                                       
 Base Path:   /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/2.2.402/                                         
                                                                                     
Host (useful for support):                                                           
  Version: 2.2.7                                                                     
  Commit:  b1e29ae826                                                                
                                                                                     
.NET Core SDKs installed:                                                            
  2.2.402 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk]                                                    
                                                                                     
.NET Core runtimes installed:                                                        
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.2.7 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] 
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.2.7 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] 
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.2.7 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]       
                                                                                     
To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:                                    
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

VS Code version:

Version: 1.43.2
Commit: 0ba0ca52957102ca3527cf479571617f0de6ed50
Date: 2020-03-24T07:52:11.516Z
Electron: 7.1.11
Chrome: 78.0.3904.130
Node.js: 12.8.1
V8: 7.8.279.23-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 4.15.0-91-generic

C# Extension version: 1.21.15

Steps to reproduce

Opened a folder with sln file and C# projects in it. Added the following launch configuration:

    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": ".NET Core Launch (console)",
            "type": "coreclr",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "build",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/trigger_management/bin/Debug/trigger_management.exe",
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/trigger_management/bin/Debug",
            "console": "internalConsole",
            "stopAtEntry": false,
        }

Clicked Run -> Start Debugging.

Expected behavior

The binary is executed

Actual behavior

Got the following message in debug console:

-------------------------------------------------------------------
You may only use the Microsoft .NET Core Debugger (vsdbg) with
Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio or Visual Studio for Mac software
to help you develop and test your applications.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 3 years ago
Comments:13 (7 by maintainers)

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highpriesstcommented, Apr 21, 2020

I think I’m having the same issue, these are my logs;

Dotnet info

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS C:\Users\Bjorn\gradebook\GradeBook> dotnet --info
.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json):
 Version:   3.1.201
 Commit:    b1768b4ae7

Runtime Environment:
 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.17763
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\3.1.201\

Host (useful for support):
  Version: 3.1.3
  Commit:  4a9f85e9f8

.NET Core SDKs installed:
  3.1.201 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed:
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.17 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.17 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 3.1.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.17 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.1.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 3.1.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]

To install additional .NET Core runtimes or SDKs:
  https://aka.ms/dotnet-download

VS Code output;

-> (C) {"command":"initialize","arguments":{"clientID":"vscode","clientName":"Visual Studio Code","adapterID":"coreclr","pathFormat":"path","linesStartAt1":true,"columnsStartAt1":true,"supportsVariableType":true,"supportsVariablePaging":true,"supportsRunInTerminalRequest":true,"locale":"en-us","supportsProgressReporting":true},"type":"request","seq":1}
-> (C) {"command":"launch","arguments":{"name":".NET Core Launch (console)","type":"coreclr","request":"launch","preLaunchTask":"build","program":"C:\\Users\\Bjorn\\gradebook\\GradeBook/GradeBookConsole/bin/Debug/netcoreapp3.1/GradeBookConsole.dll","args":[],"cwd":"C:\\Users\\Bjorn\\gradebook\\GradeBook/GradeBookConsole","console":"internalConsole","stopAtEntry":false,"justMyCode":false,"logging":{"engineLogging":false},"internalConsoleOptions":"openOnSessionStart","__sessionId":"a8d1d8ee-7542-42af-8e51-77c517bbc716"},"type":"request","seq":2}
<- (E) {"seq":3,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"-------------------------------------------------------------------\nYou may only use the Microsoft .NET Core Debugger (vsdbg) with\nVisual Studio Code, Visual Studio or Visual Studio for Mac software\nto help you develop and test your applications.\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n"}}
-------------------------------------------------------------------
You may only use the Microsoft .NET Core Debugger (vsdbg) with
Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio or Visual Studio for Mac software
to help you develop and test your applications.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
<- (R) {"seq":4,"type":"response","request_seq":2,"success":true,"command":"launch"}
<- (E) {"seq":5,"type":"event","event":"initialized","body":{}}
-> (C) {"command":"setExceptionBreakpoints","arguments":{"filters":["user-unhandled"]},"type":"request","seq":3}
<- (R) {"seq":6,"type":"response","request_seq":3,"success":true,"command":"setExceptionBreakpoints"}
-> (C) {"command":"configurationDone","type":"request","seq":4}
<- (E) {"seq":7,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"telemetry","output":"VS/Diagnostics/Debugger/vsdbg/ProcessCreate","data":{"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.OSFamily":"Windows","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Version":"16.5.20117.1 commit:2a72eb2aadc6bc6a29b05ebcc642a2699007df45","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.WindowsVersion":"10.0.17763"}}}
<- (E) {"seq":8,"type":"event","event":"process","body":{"name":"C:\\Users\\Bjorn\\gradebook\\GradeBook\\GradeBookConsole\\bin\\Debug\\netcoreapp3.1\\GradeBookConsole.dll","systemProcessId":16344,"isLocalProcess":true,"startMethod":"launch"}}
<- (E) {"seq":9,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"telemetry","output":"VS/Diagnostics/Debugger/vsdbg/Launch","data":{"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.OSFamily":"Windows","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Version":"16.5.20117.1 commit:2a72eb2aadc6bc6a29b05ebcc642a2699007df45","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.VisualizerFileUsed":false,"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.WindowsVersion":"10.0.17763","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.Launch.Duration":156,"VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.TargetType":"Live","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.AdapterId":"coreclr","VS.Diagnostics.Debugger.vsdbg.SourceFileMappings":0}}}
<- (R) {"seq":10,"type":"response","request_seq":4,"success":true,"command":"configurationDone"}
-> (C) {"command":"threads","type":"request","seq":5}
<- (R) {"seq":11,"type":"response","request_seq":5,"success":true,"command":"threads","message":"","body":{"threads":[]}}
<- (E) {"seq":12,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"Loaded 'C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\shared\\Microsoft.NETCore.App\\3.1.3\\System.Private.CoreLib.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file.\n"}}
Loaded 'C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\3.1.3\System.Private.CoreLib.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file.
<- (E) {"seq":13,"type":"event","event":"module","body":{"reason":"new","module":{"id":1000,"name":"System.Private.CoreLib.dll","path":"C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\shared\\Microsoft.NETCore.App\\3.1.3\\System.Private.CoreLib.dll","isOptimized":true,"isUserCode":false,"version":"4.700.20.11803","symbolStatus":"Cannot find or open the PDB file."}}}
<- (E) {"seq":14,"type":"event","event":"thread","body":{"reason":"started","threadId":19028}}
<- (E) {"seq":15,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"Loaded 'C:\\Users\\Bjorn\\gradebook\\GradeBook\\GradeBookConsole\\bin\\Debug\\netcoreapp3.1\\GradeBookConsole.dll'. Symbols loaded.\n"}}
Loaded 'C:\Users\Bjorn\gradebook\GradeBook\GradeBookConsole\bin\Debug\netcoreapp3.1\GradeBookConsole.dll'. Symbols loaded.
<- (E) {"seq":16,"type":"event","event":"module","body":{"reason":"new","module":{"id":1001,"name":"GradeBookConsole.dll","path":"C:\\Users\\Bjorn\\gradebook\\GradeBook\\GradeBookConsole\\bin\\Debug\\netcoreapp3.1\\GradeBookConsole.dll","isOptimized":false,"isUserCode":true,"version":"1.00.0.0","symbolStatus":"Symbols loaded.","symbolFilePath":"C:\\Users\\Bjorn\\gradebook\\GradeBook\\GradeBookConsole\\bin\\Debug\\netcoreapp3.1\\GradeBookConsole.pdb"}}}
<- (E) {"seq":17,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"Loaded 'C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\shared\\Microsoft.NETCore.App\\3.1.3\\System.Runtime.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file.\n"}}
Loaded 'C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\3.1.3\System.Runtime.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file.
<- (E) {"seq":18,"type":"event","event":"module","body":{"reason":"new","module":{"id":1002,"name":"System.Runtime.dll","path":"C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\shared\\Microsoft.NETCore.App\\3.1.3\\System.Runtime.dll","isOptimized":true,"isUserCode":false,"version":"4.700.20.12001","symbolStatus":"Cannot find or open the PDB file."}}}
<- (E) {"seq":19,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"Loaded 'C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\shared\\Microsoft.NETCore.App\\3.1.3\\System.Console.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file.\n"}}
Loaded 'C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\3.1.3\System.Console.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file.
<- (E) {"seq":20,"type":"event","event":"module","body":{"reason":"new","module":{"id":1003,"name":"System.Console.dll","path":"C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\shared\\Microsoft.NETCore.App\\3.1.3\\System.Console.dll","isOptimized":true,"isUserCode":false,"version":"4.700.20.12001","symbolStatus":"Cannot find or open the PDB file."}}}
<- (E) {"seq":21,"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"Loaded 'C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\shared\\Microsoft.NETCore.App\\3.1.3\\System.Threading.dll'. Cannot find or open the PDB file.\n"}}

VS Code version info

Version: 1.44.2 (user setup)
Commit: ff915844119ce9485abfe8aa9076ec76b5300ddd
Date: 2020-04-16T16:36:23.138Z
Electron: 7.1.11
Chrome: 78.0.3904.130
Node.js: 12.8.1
V8: 7.8.279.23-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17763

C# extension version: 1.21.17

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gregg-miskellycommented, Jun 2, 2020

@Perustaja if you installed VS Code from the Arch package repository: the problem is that you have the OSS version of VS Code, and the C# debugger is not licensed to work in non-Microsoft products. Please install VS Code from Microsoft if you would like to use the debugger from this extension.

If that is not your problem: please open a new issue. Unfortunately this issue is very generic, so, unless you look at a debugger log to see what failure is being reported, it is hard to guess if one person’s problem is the same as another. So I will lock it to prevent further comments.