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How to setup Mac OS X terminal as VScode?


I develop for D365 Business Central, I use VSCode which has an extension to develop apps for it. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dynamics-smb.al

Having installed the above VSCode extension, connecting to a SaaS sandbox, which is simply writing the config flags of in a Launch.json file which is part of the app's file structure, I develop for D365 Business Central.

Recently I have been wanting to write/edit, deploy and debug in Mac OS X terminal itself. Avoiding using VScode. I have no idea where to begin to eventually have a complete setup in the terminal itself of developing apps for D365 Business Central not touching VSCode.

I need guidance, please share how do I start this. I do know first I have to choose an editor, VIM maybe? and then figure out how to place files that get downloaded from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dynamics-smb.al somewhere accessible in Terminal? Because that is what will give me autosuggests of functions etc like it does in VScode?


Solution

  • you can only use VSCode, the compiler and the build tools are not standalone (I feel your pain, I'm coming from vim)

    Cheers