vcpkg: too long file path for gcc? about vscode-embedded-tools HOT 8 CLOSED

Thanks for the report! To help narrow down if long paths are causing the issue, can you try enabling long path support (if it's not already enabled) and then restarting?

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" -Name "LongPathsEnabled" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force

I'm also working on a change to enable overriding the storage location for the vcpkg installation, which should be available on the pre-release channel within a few days.

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Long path support was enbaled.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled = 1

A colleague has the same error, but the long path support was not enabled.
Enabling it and restart his pc didn't change anything.

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Additinal info:
a small test with vcpkg

Working:
$Env:VCPKG_ROOT = "C:\folder0asd\folder1asdfasdf\folder2\folder3\fol4\fol5\folder6asdfas\folder7asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas"

Not working:
$Env:VCPKG_ROOT = "C:\folder0asd\folder1asdfasdf\folder2\folder3\fol4\fol5\folder6asdfas\folder7asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasd"

Didn't find anything about a limit for gcc, but i had not much time today.

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Your most recent comment looks like this is definitely a long path issue. I'm hoping to have a change in the pre-release channel tomorrow that enables overriding the vcpkg storage location. I'll let you know once it's available for testing, and thanks for all your help diagnosing this issue!

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The new setting is available in version 0.6.230214002, which is now available in the pre-release channel in the VS Code Marketplace. From the release notes:

A new vcpkg.storageLocation setting overrides the path to the directory where vcpkg installation files should be stored. The contents of this directory are fully managed by the extension, including potential deletion, so reusing an existing storage location is not recommended. Note that this is not the same as VCPKG_ROOT. A root directory will be created within this directory to act as the VCPKG_ROOT, but additional files will be stored in the directory itself.

To switch to the pre-release channel, simply click the pre-release icon in VS Code.

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Nice, it is working now.
Thank you!

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Thanks for confirming! I'm marking this as fixed-pending-release since the workaround seems pretty reasonable, but we'll continue to evaluate other options internally to see if there's a better default path we can use for vcpkg storage.

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The vcpkg.storageLocation setting is now available in the official 0.7.0 release.

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