title: Visual studio code debugger error : "Could not find the task 'gcc build active file'
body: <p>Im trying to configure a C/C++ workspace in Visual Studio Code using Ubuntu Linux, and I don't know how to make the debugger work properly. I copied from the internet a 'tasks.json' file to be able to compile my code with pressing of F5 but I think it causes some sort of a problem with the debugger because every time I try to enter debugging mode, the error "Could not find the task 'gcc build active file' pops up.
  Here are the 2 jsons :
  tasks.json</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
      {
          "label": "debug",
          "type": "shell",
          "command": "",
          "args": [
              "g++",
              "-g",
              "${relativeFile}",
              "-o",
              "a.exe"
          ]
      },
      {
          "label": "Compile and run",
          "type": "shell",
          "command": "",
          "args": [
              "g++",
              "-g",
              "${relativeFile}",
              "-o",
              "${fileBasenameNoExtension}.out",
              "&amp;&amp;",
              "clear",
              "&amp;&amp;",
              "./${fileBasenameNoExtension}.out"
          ],
          "group": {
              "kind": "build",
              "isDefault": true
          },
          "problemMatcher": {
              "owner": "cpp",
              "fileLocation": [
                  "relative",
                  "${workspaceRoot}"
              ],
              "pattern": {
                  "regexp": "^(.*):(\\d+):(\\d+):\\s+(warning|error):\\s+(.*)$",
                  "file": 1,
                  "line": 2,
                  "column": 3,
                  "severity": 4,
                  "message": 5
              }
          }
      },
      {
          "type": "shell",
          "label": "g++ build active file",
          "command": "/bin/g++",
          "args": [
              "-g",
              "${file}",
              "-o",
              "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
          ],
          "options": {
              "cwd": "/bin"
          },
          "problemMatcher": [
              "$gcc"
          ],
          "group": "build"
      }
  ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>}</p>
  
  <p>launch.json</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
      {
          "name": "(gdb) Launch",
          "type": "cppdbg",
          "request": "launch",
          "program": "enter program name, for example ${workspaceFolder}/a.out",
          "args": [],
          "stopAtEntry": false,
          "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
          "environment": [],
          "externalConsole": false,
          "MIMode": "gdb",
          "setupCommands": [
              {
                  "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                  "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                  "ignoreFailures": true
              }
          ]
      },
      {
          "name": "gcc build and debug active file",
          "type": "cppdbg",
          "request": "launch",
          "program": "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
          "args": [],
          "stopAtEntry": false,
          "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
          "environment": [],
          "externalConsole": false,
          "MIMode": "gdb",
          "setupCommands": [
              {
                  "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                  "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                  "ignoreFailures": true
              }
          ],
          "preLaunchTask": "gcc build active file",
          "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb"
      }
  ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>}</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance for the help, I m realy really clueless.</p>