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How to compile a text are VS Code extension

I have created a TextMate syntax highlighter extension for VS Code but am unsure how to compile it to the VIX format which VS Code can install. Right now I can use the extension running a debug command that creates a second VS Code window with the extension installed.

I couldn’t find any information on the Microsoft documentation about compiling TextMate grammar extensions.

I am using a template I found online at https://github.com/gctse/syntax-highlighting-VS-Code-example. I have only modified the language configuration files.

Solution

  • There is no compilation step. The .vsix file is the bundled extension, created by vsce.

    Follow the Publishing Extensions instructions, and you are good to go.

    Hope this helps