[macOS] Look for Edge in ~/Applications

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
65/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
desktop, devtools

Research direction

Start by locating the macOS Edge discovery logic in the VS Code extension and compare its handling of /Applications with the reported ~/Applications location. Done means the extension finds Edge.app installed in the user-specific Applications directory while retaining system-wide discovery.

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Description

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • OS (e.g., Windows 10): macOS
  • Extension version (e.g., 1.2.3): 2.1.10

Describe the bug:

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Repro steps:

Install Edge.app into user-specific ~/Applications instead of system-wide /Applications.

Expected behavior:

vscode-edge-devtools should also look in ~/Applications

Additional context:

Dominant language
TypeScript
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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