How to disable VSCode launch.json prioritize build folder using ${file}? #279293
Description
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes
- VS Code Version: 1.105.1
- OS Version: MacOS 26.0.1
Steps to Reproduce:
I have the following configuration in my launch.json file
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Server - Current File",
"program": "${file}",
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/server",
"runtimeExecutable": "tsx",
"outputCapture": "std",
"env": {
"NODE_ENV": "development"
}
},
I am using it to run files from my src folder using tsx without running a full build.
The problem is if a build folder exist it will run the file from the build folder instead of running the src folder version.
└── server/
├── src/
│ └── file.ts
└── build/
└── file.js
If my open file is the src/file.ts, running the following launch.json config will run the build/file.js instead. But if I delete the build folder from the system, then it will run the src/file.ts correctly.
I have tried to switch to "program": "${workspaceFolder}/${relativeFile}", but it still do the same process.
I've open a stack overflow issue about it, but there were no working solutions.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79815485/how-to-disable-vscode-launch-json-prioritize-build-folder/79817215