Ability to detach instead of stop debugging

No repository files or tests are named. Start with the cppdbg launch configuration in launch.json and the Stop debugging behavior described in the issue, then determine how a remote gdbserver session can detach without stopping the target process. Done means finishing the session leaves the remote application running.

Environment

• OS and version: Ubuntu Linux 24.04LTS

• VS Code: Version: 1.96.3
  Commit: 91fbdddc47bc9c09064bf7acf133d22631cbf083
  Date: 2025-01-09T18:14:09.060Z
  Electron: 32.2.6
  ElectronBuildId: 10629634
  Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
  Node.js: 20.18.1
  V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
  OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-90-generic

• C/C++ extension: 1.29.3

• OS and version of remote machine (if applicable): Debian Linux

• GDB / LLDB version: GNU GDB 16.3

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:

I can't attach my cross-debugger to a remote target without being killed at the end.

I want to debug my application running on a remote target.

For this, on the target I'm running gdbserver :1234 --attach $(pidof myapp).

I have created a launch.json script for vscode:

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Debug",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "Debug: Start gdbserver",
            "program": "/home/developer/src/build/Debug/myapp_unstripped",
            "cwd": "/home/developer/src",
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "aarch64-linux-gnu-gdb",
            "miDebuggerServerAddress": "IP:1234",
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "logging": {"engineLogging": false},
        }
    ]
}

I want VS Code to leave my app alone when I finish debugging, i.e. do not kill it.

As far as I know I can use attach instead of launch, but it always drops me a process picker on my local machine.

How can I finish debugging without killing the process?

I'm on Linux, target is also Linux, but different architecture.

Debugger Configurations

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Debug",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "Debug: Start gdbserver",
            "program": "/home/developer/src/build/Debug/myapp_unstripped",
            "cwd": "/home/developer/src",
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "aarch64-linux-gnu-gdb",
            "miDebuggerServerAddress": "IP:1234",
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "logging": {"engineLogging": false},
        }
    ]
}

Debugger Logs

No need. I'm forced to use "launch" which only has "Stop debugging" which will stop my app. I wish to detach from debugger.

Other Extensions

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Additional Information

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