Debugging C++ in Visual Studio Code

[teal raft]

Hey, I was using clion for C++ development for the longest time and everything just kinda...worked.
Now I'm trying to make the switch to VSC for it because to me that seems more convenient than trying to get vim motions and all my shortcuts working on clion too and maintaining both.

I installed the c/c++ extension and the cmake extension, I got everything to compile just fine and it also works fine. The launch configuration can start the application but simply refuses to hit breakpoints. Im really not sure where to go from here.
cmake kit im using:

{
    "name": "Debug Kit",
    "cmakeSettings": {
        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug"
    },
    "toolchainFile": "C:/Users/Admin/.vcpkg-clion/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake",
    "visualStudio": "138e18eb",
    "visualStudioArchitecture": "x64",
    "isTrusted": true,
    "preferredGenerator": {
        "name": "Ninja"
    }
},

The launch configuration:

{
    "type": "lldb",
    "request": "launch",
    "name": "Debug",
    "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/Debug/Main.exe",
    "args": [],
    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/build/Debug",
},

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[dawn lodge]

Modify some .cpp file, build in the terminal using cmake --build your_build_dir --verbose, see if it adds the -g flag

[teal raft]

Im not seeing it

I thought Debug build mode should always include debug information by default

There is no -g flag when I run it with verbose flag in clion either

[dawn lodge]

Hmm

Delete the build directory and build it in VSC again

Maybe you didn't do that after setting the mode to debug?

[teal raft]

Well I figured it out and wow

I dont even want to talk about it

I set the breakpoint at a dumb place and somehow I thought it would be hit without me having to do anything when the app starts

Honestly no idea where my brain went

Sorry for wasting both of our times 😭

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