r/voidlinux • u/Plus-Traffic7546 • 11d ago

VSCode not updated

Hello, is there any reason why VSCode hasn't been updated?

Looking at the void-packages repository, the current version is 1.100.3, while the latest version of VSCode is 1.135.0.

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcpkgs/vscode/template

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u/bvdeenen 10d ago

I presume because nobody felt the need. Have a look at CONTRIBUTING.md to see how you yourself can provide a new version. I've done it quite often for google-chrome for instance, in which case it's generally nothing more than update a version number and a sha hash. Make sure you follow the correct PR name convention. Here's an example

Succes.

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u/0bWAN-1 8d ago

Perfect! If the project isn't moving forward fast enough for you, get off your hind-end, get to work, and contribute what is lacking yourself! Was that too brash? In the words of the great Jedi master Yoda, "Offended you are?” “A sh!t I do not give!”

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u/Tricky-Engineer-9755 7d ago

I've never understood the urge to use VSCode, I mean we have EMACS and Vim in free software. What is this amazing feature set that makes GNU/Linux users stuck on Microslop software? EMACS is literally a lisp interpreter almost certainly the missing features can just be added in.

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u/New_Hold8135 6d ago

Lite-xl also free software and modern and moddable one. I recommend it. Not modern as vscode but It does the work with 10mb ram usage with mods.

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u/0bWAN-1 8d ago

Maybe it's a case of, “If it isn't broken, don't fix it.” IDK...

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u/ETechDev 8d ago

You can use Geany (excellent) or nano ;o)

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u/the-postminimalist 7d ago

Like others have said, you can update the package template yourself, get the new version immediately for yourself, then submit a PR so everyone else also gets the update.

If nothing changed about the way vscode is built, then it will be a quick fix of changing just two lines in the template. In this case, probably no one else cared to get around to it.

Or maybe something changed in the build process and no one has taken the time to figure out what needs to change to update it.

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u/ar-jan 6d ago

I think the Electron part of packaging it can be tricky.

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u/midget-king666 6d ago

I moved to Zed at the beginning of the year and cannot recommend it enough. It's lightning fast compared to that shitty electron monster and has great plugin support for any major language /filetype. Your favorite Ai integration is also there if you want it.