Vscode-cpptools: Updating C/C++ dependencies...

[hary66]

Type: General
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Describe the bug

• OS and Version:
  Linux raiselife 4.9.0-6-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.88-1+deb9u1 (2018-05-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux

• VS Code Version:
  Version: 1.25.0
  Commit: 0f080e5267e829de46638128001aeb7ca2d6d50e
  Date: 2018-07-05T13:10:37.273Z
  Electron: 1.7.12
  Chrome: 58.0.3029.110
  Node.js: 7.9.0
  V8: 5.8.283.38
  Architecture: x64

• C/C++ Extension Version:

• Other extensions you installed (and if the issue persists after disabling them):
  PLatformio

Updating C/C++ dependencies...

Downloading package 'C/C++ language components (Linux / x86_64)' Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!
Downloading package 'ClangFormat (Linux / x86_64)' Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!
Downloading package 'Mono Framework Assemblies' Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!
Downloading package 'Mono Runtime (Linux / x86_64)' Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 8 seconds... Failed. Retrying...Waiting 16 seconds... Failed. Retrying... Done!

Installing package 'C/C++ language components (Linux / x86_64)'
Failed at stage: installPackages
Error: end of central directory record signature not found

If you work in an offline environment or repeatedly see this error, try downloading a version of the extension with all the dependencies pre-included from https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/releases, then use the "Install from VSIX" command in VS Code to install it.

How to use the command indicated "Install from VSIX" ?
I've dowloaded cpptools-linux but don't know what else to do ?

[bobbrow]

Press CTL+SHIFT+P to open the command list, then type "VSIX" to filter out the other commands

[cliffburdick]

@bobbrow is there a way to do this using the remote-ssh plugin? I had opened a ticket here:

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-remote-release/issues/89

since I ran into the same issue. I tried installing the VSIX manually using the instructions above, but I don't think this works on remote-ssh since the plugin needs to be installed remotely. I tried it anyways, and got the same error.

[bobbrow]

It looks like @sean-mcmanus moved your issue into #3614. I'm closing this older ticket.

[XXXXzzzz000]

i also have this problem.
you can try :

1. install vscode and c++ extension in the remote machine( my remote machine is virtual machine)
2. cp ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.cpptools-0.24.0 ~/.vscode-server/extensions -raf
   now the c++ extension will work in your remote .
   so i think this error just a download error.