"Source: Null Extension Description" in messages

[Gama11]

Issue Type: Bug

VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.26.0-insider (dae69db, 2018-07-27T05:17:55.890Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17134

The "Source" string for show*Message() calls is Null Extension Description in current Insider's builds:

In 1.25.1 it's fine:

---

import * as vscode from "vscode";

export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
	vscode.window.showErrorMessage("Foo");
}

[kieferrm]

@Gama11 that works for me as expected when running the extension out of source or when creating a vsix. Anything special about your setup?

[kieferrm]

/needsMoreInfo

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[Gama11]

Oh, interesting, it works when I run the extension through the launch config with --extensionDevelopmentPath... For 1.25, this is not required.

I guess there is something special about my setup: for all extensions I work on, I use "development installations" (#25159). It seems this workflow is not officially documented or endorsed, but many developers use it regardless (and for good reason, it's quite convenient).

[kieferrm]

Thanks for the update. I close this one then.

[Gama11]

Well, this is a more recent issue / regression, since it seems to work in 1.25. Of course it might technically not be considered a bug at all if development installations are not supported to begin with..