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Add option to disable no-config debugging

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start by locating the source corresponding to registerNoConfigDebug in the extension and trace where no-config debugging is activated. Review the extension's configuration and activation entry points to determine where a disable option belongs. Done means users can turn off no-config debugging and the extension activates successfully on affected Linux distributions.

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Description

ai-triaged enhancement

The way no-config debugging is handled produces issues on certain linux distributions, like NixOS, making the extension unusable.

In the particular issue I'm experiencing, the extension fails to generate a directory:

2026-09-06 15:40:43.556 [error] Activating extension vscjava.vscode-java-debug failed due to an error:
2026-09-06 15:40:43.556 [error] Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, mkdir '/home/USER/.vscode-oss/extensions/vscjava.vscode-java-debug/.noConfigDebugAdapterEndpoints'
	at Object.mkdirSync (node:fs:1350:26)
	at /nix/store/2adnr1in2fxpjmdbwyp6gjawily2wy4x-vscode-extension-vscjava-vscode-java-debug-0.59.0/share/vscode/extensions/vscjava.vscode-java-debug/dist/extension.js:2:339586
	at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
	at /nix/store/2adnr1in2fxpjmdbwyp6gjawily2wy4x-vscode-extension-vscjava-vscode-java-debug-0.59.0/share/vscode/extensions/vscjava.vscode-java-debug/dist/extension.js:2:338649
	at new Promise (<anonymous>)
	at r (/nix/store/2adnr1in2fxpjmdbwyp6gjawily2wy4x-vscode-extension-vscjava-vscode-java-debug-0.59.0/share/vscode/extensions/vscjava.vscode-java-debug/dist/extension.js:2:338397)
	at t.registerNoConfigDebug (/nix/store/2adnr1in2fxpjmdbwyp6gjawily2wy4x-vscode-extension-vscjava-vscode-java-debug-0.59.0/share/vscode/extensions/vscjava.vscode-java-debug/dist/extension.js:2:338859)
	at /nix/store/2adnr1in2fxpjmdbwyp6gjawily2wy4x-vscode-extension-vscjava-vscode-java-debug-0.59.0/share/vscode/extensions/vscjava.vscode-java-debug/dist/extension.js:2:296042
	at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
	at a (/nix/store/2adnr1in2fxpjmdbwyp6gjawily2wy4x-vscode-extension-vscjava-vscode-java-debug-0.59.0/share/vscode/extensions/vscjava.vscode-java-debug/dist/extension.js:2:290398)
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