Debugger Issues

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Summary

REF: https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/issues/3394#issuecomment-904786408

After attempting to resolve my issue with the pre-release version of the extension, the debugger started failing again. Per @rjmholt 's suggestion, I am opening a new issue for tracking.

PowerShell Version

Both PS 5.1 and 7 have issues.

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.1.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.1.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.18363
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0


Name                           Value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
----                           -----                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
PSVersion                      5.1.18362.1474                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
BuildVersion                   10.0.18362.1474                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Visual Studio Code Version

1.59.1
3866c3553be8b268c8a7f8c0482c0c0177aa8bfa
x64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2021.8.0
ms-vscode.powershell-preview@2021.8.1

Steps to Reproduce

Scenario 1 (PowerShell 5.1)

1. Close all VSCode instances
2. Open new instance with no folder opened
3. Create a new PowerShell script
4. Past in script below (do not save)

function Write-SomeStatus {
    # Breakpoint on following line
    Write-Host 'Some Status'
}

Write-SomeStatus

1. Press F5

Expected: Breakpoint is hit Actual: Breakpoint is skipped and script contents + “Some Status” is written to terminal

Scenario 2 (PowerShell 5.1)

1. Save the script from Scenario 1 to C:\temp\DebuggingTest.ps1
2. Readd the breakpoint to line 3 (as indicated)
3. Press F5
4. Debugger starts and attaches correctly
5. Press F5 to run to completion
6. Run Write-SomeStatus from the terminal directly
7. Debugger attaches to breakpoint at line 3
8. Press F5 to continue and the debugger hangs (screenshot below)

Visuals

Debugger attaches when adding new Write-Host line:

Debugger hangs after calling from terminal directly:

Logs

EditorServices.log StartEditorServices.log vscode-powershell.log

[andschwa]

Hey…it’s a-working. It just might be a bit fragile (and it needs tests).

[liberdis]

I came here trying to make heads or tails of the wide variety of odd behavior the 1.59.1 update seems to have brought my 5.1 debugging experience. Fairly consistently now in my module (no unnamed files) when i hit a breakpoint and then F5 to continue my integrated console hangs. This can’t possibly be by design, I have tried clicking all the “stop” buttons to no avail