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cppdbg throws "Unable to find child property"
Environment
Version: 1.106.0-insider (user setup) Commit: 18d828e5d596e56b516fac7baa53e4b32cf087be Date: 2025-11-04T05:03:04.572Z Electron: 37.7.0 ElectronBuildId: 12597478 Chromium: 138.0.7204.251 Node.js: 22.20.0 V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce
Bug Summary: The cppdbg debugger adapter throws "Unable to find child property." Refer: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/273721
Steps to reproduce:
- in vscode, open a c++ project
- set a breakpoint and start debugging to hit that
- hide the 'Variables' window
- reload the vscode
- start debugging again, add an variable in watch, right on the watched item.
the context menu doesn't show up due to the
dataBreakpointInfo()call into cppdbg debugger adapter throws "Unable to find child property.
Debugger Configurations
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "(gdb) Launch",
"type": "cppdbg",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/out",
"args": [],
"stopAtEntry": false,
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
"environment": [],
"externalConsole": false,
"MIMode": "gdb",
"setupCommands": [
{
"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
"ignoreFailures": true
}
]
}
]
}
Debugger Logs
<-- C (evaluate-18): {"command":"evaluate","arguments":{"expression":"","frameId":1000,"context":"hover","line":15,"column":0,"source":{"name":"main.cpp","path":"c:\\Users\\brchen\\repos\\test-cpp\\src\\main.cpp","sources":[],"checksums":[]}},"type":"request","seq":18}
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (4390) <-1030-var-create - * \"\"\r\n"},"seq":690}
1: (4390) <-1030-var-create - * ""
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (4399) ->1030^error,msg=\"-var-create: unable to create variable object\"\r\n"},"seq":692}
1: (4399) ->1030^error,msg="-var-create: unable to create variable object"
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (4399) 1030: elapsed time 9\r\n"},"seq":694}
1: (4399) 1030: elapsed time 9
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (4399) ->(gdb)\r\n"},"seq":696}
1: (4399) ->(gdb)
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (4400) ->&\"\\n\"\r\n"},"seq":698}
1: (4400) ->&"\n"
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (4400) ->^done\r\n"},"seq":700}
1: (4400) ->^done
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (4400) ->(gdb)\r\n"},"seq":702}
1: (4400) ->(gdb)
--> R (evaluate-18): {"type":"response","request_seq":18,"success":false,"command":"evaluate","message":"Evaluation error","body":{},"seq":704}
<-- C (dataBreakpointInfo-19): {"command":"dataBreakpointInfo","arguments":{"name":"s.x","frameId":1000},"type":"request","seq":19}
--> R (dataBreakpointInfo-19): {"type":"response","request_seq":19,"success":false,"command":"dataBreakpointInfo","message":"Unable to get info for data breakpoint. Unable to find child property.","body":{},"seq":707}
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