Fix script execution for Linux VSCode development

This commit improves the VSCode configuration script for Linux-based
development environments.

It fixes a script execution failure in the deskto version during
development when using VSCode installed via Snap or Flatpak. It resolves
the following error encountered during script execution in development
mode (`npm run electron:dev`):

`symbol lookup error: /snap/core20/current/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0:
 undefined symbol: __libc_pthread_init, version GLIBC_PRIVATE`

Changes:

- Add a setting in VSCode configuration script to workaround script
  execution errors in sandboxed VSCode installations on Linux (see
  see microsoft/vscode#179274).
- Migrate the configuration script to Python for cross-platform
  compatibility and simplicity.
- Refactor the script for better extensibility.
- Automate installation of recommended VSCode extensions.
- Recommend VSCode Pylint extension for Python linting.
- Standardize Python development settings in `.editorconfig`.
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undergroundwires
2024-01-07 14:02:40 +01:00
parent c84a1bb74c
commit 3b1a89ce86
5 changed files with 176 additions and 77 deletions

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@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ See [ci-cd.md](./ci-cd.md) for more information.
- Refer to [action.yml](./../.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml) for the minimum required version compatible with the automated workflows.
- 💡 Recommended: Use [`nvm`](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) CLI to install and switch between Node.js versions.
- Install dependencies using `npm install` (or [`npm run install-deps`](#utility-scripts) for more options).
- For Visual Studio Code users, running the configuration script is recommended to optimize the IDE settings, as detailed in [utility scripts](#utility-scripts).
### Testing
@@ -79,8 +80,8 @@ See [ci-cd.md](./ci-cd.md) for more information.
- [**`npm run install-deps [-- <options>]`**](../scripts/npm-install.js):
- Manages NPM dependency installation, it offers capabilities like doing a fresh install, retries on network errors, and other features.
- For example, you can run `npm run install-deps -- --fresh` to do clean installation of dependencies.
- [**`./scripts/configure-vscode.sh`**](../scripts/configure-vscode.sh):
- This script checks and sets the necessary configurations for VSCode in `settings.json` file.
- [**`python ./scripts/configure_vscode.py`**](../scripts/configure_vscode.py):
- Optimizes Visual Studio Code settings and installs essential extensions, enhancing the development environment.
#### Automation scripts
@@ -96,3 +97,4 @@ See [ci-cd.md](./ci-cd.md) for more information.
You should use EditorConfig to follow project style.
For Visual Studio Code, [`.vscode/extensions.json`](./../.vscode/extensions.json) includes list of recommended extensions.
You can use [VSCode configuration script](#utility-scripts) to automatically install those.