start failed with theia v1.21.0

[navono]

Description

Add @theia/cpp-debug@1.19.0 to latest version of @Theia, then start from electron, its pending in loading page.

How to reproduce:

{
  "private": true,
  "name": "electron-app",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "main": "src-gen/frontend/electron-main.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "@theia/console": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/core": "latest",
    "@theia/cpp-debug": "^1.19.0",
    "@theia/debug": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/editor": "latest",
    "@theia/electron": "latest",
    "@theia/file-search": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/filesystem": "latest",
    "@theia/getting-started": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/markers": "latest",
    "@theia/messages": "latest",
    "@theia/monaco": "latest",
    "@theia/navigator": "latest",
    "@theia/output": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/plugin-ext-vscode": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/preferences": "latest",
    "@theia/process": "latest",
    "@theia/property-view": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/search-in-workspace": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/task": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/terminal": "latest",
    "@theia/typehierarchy": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/vsx-registry": "^1.21.0",
    "@theia/workspace": "latest",
    "theia-hello-world-extension": "0.1.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@theia/cli": "latest"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "prepare": "theia build --mode development",
    "start": "theia start --log-level=debug --plugins=local-dir:../plugins",
    "watch": "theia build --watch --mode development"
  },
  "theia": {
    "target": "electron"
  },
  "frontend": {
    "config": {
      "applicationName": "Theia Preload Example"
    }
  }
}

Expected behavior

Electron start and can debug cpp file.

Environment

• OS: Win10
• Browser: none
• Theia Version: 1.21.0

Additional information

[vince-fugnitto]

@navono thank you for the issue, you cannot mix and match versions of @theia dependencies, since inversify cannot tell how to resolve it (ex: multiple versions of @theia/core).

[navono]

@vince-fugnitto thank you for your quickly response. Is it that's means that @theia@cpp-debug only support theia v.1.19.0?

[navono]

another question is, when I run example/electron and open cpp-debug-workspace, it will occur error when run compile example task:

[vince-fugnitto]

@vince-fugnitto thank you for your quickly response. Is it that's means that @theia@cpp-debug only support theia v.1.19.0?

Yes that's correct, @theia/cpp-debug currently targets v1.19.0. You can verify that two different versions of core are targeted by running yarn why @theia/core:

$ yarn why @theia/core
yarn why v1.22.4
[1/4] Why do we have the module "@theia/core"...?
[2/4] Initialising dependency graph...
[3/4] Finding dependency...
[4/4] Calculating file sizes...
=> Found "@theia/core@1.21.0"
info Has been hoisted to "@theia/core"
info Reasons this module exists
   - Specified in "dependencies"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#outline-view#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#userstorage#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#variable-resolver#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#console#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#debug#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#editor#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#file-search#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#filesystem#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#getting-started#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#markers#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#messages#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#monaco#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#navigator#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#output#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#plugin-ext-vscode#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#preferences#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#process#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#property-view#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#search-in-workspace#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#task#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#terminal#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#typehierarchy#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#vsx-registry#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#workspace#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#plugin-ext-vscode#@theia#callhierarchy#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#getting-started#@theia#keymaps#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#plugin-ext-vscode#@theia#plugin-ext#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#plugin-ext-vscode#@theia#plugin-ext#@theia#bulk-edit#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#plugin-ext-vscode#@theia#plugin-ext#@theia#scm#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#plugin-ext-vscode#@theia#plugin-ext#@theia#timeline#@theia#core"
info Disk size without dependencies: "12.34MB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "42.85MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "64.23MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 169
=> Found "@theia/cpp-debug#@theia/core@1.19.0"
info Reasons this module exists
   - "@theia#cpp-debug" depends on it
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#console#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#editor#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#filesystem#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#markers#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#monaco#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#output#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#preferences#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#process#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#task#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#terminal#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#userstorage#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#variable-resolver#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#workspace#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#markers#@theia#navigator#@theia#core"
   - Hoisted from "@theia#cpp-debug#@theia#debug#@theia#monaco#@theia#outline-view#@theia#core"
info Disk size without dependencies: "11.42MB"
info Disk size with unique dependencies: "41.59MB"
info Disk size with transitive dependencies: "62.06MB"
info Number of shared dependencies: 166
Done in 1.24s.

A newer version of @theia/cpp-debug would need to be released before it can be used with newer versions of the framework.

[vince-fugnitto]

another question is, when I run example/electron and open cpp-debug-workspace, it will occur error when run compile example task:

I believe the error you might have experience is due to a bug in electron-rebuild.
The following works for me (using this repo as an example):

1. yarn
2. cd examples/electron
3. yarn theia rebuild:electron
4. yarn start
5. open cpp-debug-workspace as a workspace
6. run the task compile example

[navono]

A newer version of @theia/cpp-debug would need to be released before it can be used with newer versions of the framework.

Any plan to release latest version?

The following works for me (using this repo as an example):

I'll try it later, thank you.

[vince-fugnitto]

@navono sorry for the late reply, I think the notification fell under the cracks.

Any plan to release latest version?

I can plan a release for it when we do the next release of the framework. You are able however to get it to work if you are to use resolutions in your application like so. Basically the idea to resolve @theia/ extensions that @theia/cpp-debug to the same version as other theia extensions.