output to debug console instead of integral terminal even if externalConsole false

[SimonZhouxz]

I hope message can output to the screen. In official doc, it says "Windows: When set to true, it will spawn an external console. When set to false, it will use VS Code's integratedTerminal.", But using my launch.json, setting "externalConsole" false, it outputs to debug console instead of integrated terminal.

I also try to set "avoidWindowsConsoleRedirection": false to try to make debug console redirection work, but it still output to debug console.

Is there any idea can solve my problem? I think it won't happen to most of people, since official doc works in most of time. I also try to reinstall VSC and refresh all configuration. I'm using win 11.

a similar situation in #10110, but not in mac

  // my launch.json
  {
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
        "name": "(gdb) Launch",
        "type": "cppdbg",
        "preLaunchTask": "gcc build to debug",
        "request": "launch",
        "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\exec.exe",
        "args": [
        ],
        "stopAtEntry": false,
        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
        "environment": [],
        "externalConsole": false,
        //"internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
        "avoidWindowsConsoleRedirection": false,
        "MIMode": "gdb",
        "miDebuggerPath": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gdb.exe",
        "setupCommands": [
          {
            "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
            "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
            "ignoreFailures": true
          },
          {
            "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
            "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
            "ignoreFailures": true
          }]}
    ]
  }


  //my task,json
  {
    "tasks": [
      {
        "type": "cppbuild",
        "label": "gcc build to debug",
        "command": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gcc.exe",
        "args": [
          "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
          "-g",
          "${file}",
          "-o",
          "${workspaceFolder}\\exec.exe"
        ],
        "options": {
          "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
        },
        "problemMatcher": [
          "$gcc"
        ],
        "group": "build",
        "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
      },
      {
        "type": "cppbuild",
        "label": "C/C++: gcc.exe build active file",
        "command": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gcc.exe",
        "args": [
          "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
          "-g",
          "${file}",
          "-o",
          "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
        ],
        "options": {
          "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
        },
        "problemMatcher": [
          "$gcc"
        ],
        "group": {
          "kind": "build",
          "isDefault": true
        },
        "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
      }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
  }

debug console output:

  =thread-group-added,id="i1"
  GNU gdb (GDB) 7.6.1
  Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
  This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  Type "show copying"
  and "show warranty" for details.
  This GDB was configured as "mingw32".
  For bug reporting instructions, please see:
  <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>.
  Warning: Debuggee TargetArchitecture not detected, assuming x86_64.
  =cmd-param-changed,param="pagination",value="off"
  =cmd-param-changed,param="args",value="2>CON 1>CON <CON"
  [New Thread 10768.0x4924]
  [New Thread 10768.0x3180]
  Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.dll'. Symbols loaded.
  Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\KernelBase.dll'. Symbols loaded.
  Loaded 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcrt.dll'. Symbols loaded.
  Hello!
  This is a test program.
  The program 'D:\Simon\Code\C\hello.exe' has exited with code 0 (0x00000000).