Wildcards don't work after 1.19.5 update

[jrcody]

Type: Bug

I've tried rebuilding code I used from spring of 2024 which used wild cards in the tasks.json arg array (e.g., **). I saw that 1.19.4 intentionally disabled wild cards but that 1.19.5 fixed it; however, I'm in the latest version, fresh download/install, and I still can't use them. Is there something I missed? Thanks!

Extension version: 1.22.11
VS Code version: Code 1.96.2 (fabdb6a30b49f79a7aba0f2ad9df9b399473380f, 2024-12-19T10:22:47.216Z)
OS version: Windows_NT arm64 10.0.26100
Modes:

[sean-mcmanus]

@jrcody We need more info on how ** is used in tasks.json. Where did you see that 1.19.4 intentionally disabled wild cards and that 1.19.5 fixed it? https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/releases/tag/v.1.19.4

[jrcody]

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly!

I was creating a simple program to open a window (start of a graphics project). It works if I explicitly name the files instead of using the ** you can see in the args array. I can provide more context if needed.

tasks.json example: tasks.json

Attempt and errors:
Starting build...
cmd /c chcp 65001>nul && C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\g++.exe "C:\Users\Jason Cody\Projects\helloworld*.cpp" "C:\Users\Jason Cody\Projects\helloworld*.c" -IC:\msys64\ucrt64\include -lglfw3 -lgdi32 -lglu32 -lopengl32 -o "C:\Users\Jason Cody\Projects\helloworld\helloworld.exe"
cc1plus.exe: fatal error: C:\Users\Jason Cody\Projects\helloworld*.cpp: Invalid argument
compilation terminated.
cc1plus.exe: fatal error: C:\Users\Jason Cody\Projects\helloworld*.c: Invalid argument
compilation terminated.

The post I referred to was here (reference v.1.19.4) -- my apologies if I conflated two issues: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/12001

I was trying to use the instructions below while setting up a basic graphics window program (runs fine if I explicitly name the files--but not great for the future when I will need to compile many files).

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-mingw#_modifying-tasksjson

[benkyllo]

I'm having the same problem, wildcards shown in the example don't work.

Looks like this may be a duplicate ticket here:
#13096

I'd like to know how to enable them in msys2!

[browntarik]

I am going to close this issue as a duplicate. Please follow #13096 for more updates on this issue.