Package Details: visual-studio-code-bin 1.95.3-1

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: 14.87
First Submitted: 2017-12-18 19:14 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2024-11-15 11:08 (UTC)

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

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (read before flagging or commenting!)

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Please check this page before flagging as out-of-date.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

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dcelasun commented on 2021-04-06 15:33 (UTC)

@crepererum done, thanks for letting me know.

crepererum commented on 2021-04-06 15:27 (UTC)

Please add xdg-utils (which provides the xdg-open binary) as an optional dependency. Otherwise, vscode cannot open browser links (e.g. when clicking on Help > Join us on twitter, when logging into github/microsoft for settings sync, when clicking on "view privacy policy", etc.).

gatmnear commented on 2021-04-02 07:35 (UTC)

@dcelasun thanks! I'm new to arch and thought pacman was a one stop shop for all; I learnt to use makepkg

dcelasun commented on 2021-04-01 07:12 (UTC) (edited on 2021-04-01 07:12 (UTC) by dcelasun)

@gatmnear: It's a git URI, you are not meant to send an HTTP request to it. Try git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/visual-studio-code-bin.git

gatmnear commented on 2021-04-01 07:08 (UTC)

the git clone link is empty; "HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found"

NeedleNardleNoo commented on 2021-03-16 17:01 (UTC)

@heftig: Thank you for that point, I wasn't aware of that hook and the install script.

@dcelasun: Thanks for adding my changes. And thank you for committing the fixes.

dcelasun commented on 2021-03-16 15:16 (UTC)

@heftig thanks, I should have reviewed it before merging. It's fixed now.

heftig commented on 2021-03-16 14:28 (UTC) (edited on 2021-03-16 14:30 (UTC) by heftig)

The mime change is broken. post_install would have to exist in the install script, not the PKGBUILD. As is, it has no effect.

In any case, it's unnecessary as the shared-mime-info package contains a hook that automatically rebuilds the database when a package contains a file matching usr/share/mime/packages/*.xml .

So you can remove the post_install function.

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