Path translation C:\User\ <-> /c/User

[yves-chevallier]

As a teacher, I am running on Windows working with WSL and MinGW

I always use my WSL terminal on vscode which is very convenient, but I do not start remote sessions because it is way slower than regular sessions.

I would like create tasks that run into my chosen terminal. For example the following does not work because the pwd is given in the Windows form, not the POSIX one.

    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "Build",
            "group": "build",
            "command": "gcc",
            "args": [
                "-g",
                "${relativeFile}",
                "-o",
                "${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
            ],
            "options": {
                "shell": {
                    "executable": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe",
                    "args": ["-l"]
                }, "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
            },

I would like a way to automatically translate all paths such as fileDirname either in the Windows or the POSIX form. for instance:

• windows: C:\User\Foo\
• mingw: /c/User/Foo/
• cygwin: /cygdrive/c/User/Foo/

I think it is enough if I can configure this way:

• "slashMode": "forward"
• "pathPrefix": "/cygdrive"
• "letterFormat": "{lowerCaseLetter}"

[alexr00]

Duplicate of #38381

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