Compiler hangs indefinitely

[Domiii]

Preliminary questions [Required]

Disable all the other extensions except for LaTeX Workshop, restart VS Code, and check that you still see this issue. [Required]

You still see this issue?: Yes

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You can compile a TeX document manually?: Yes, I can compile it with the exact same binary and options.

Describe the bug [Required]

• The Build progress notification in the bottom left status bar goes on forever. It never actually builds.
• This problem persists even if I modify options (as shown below).
• Things work fine if I run it manually in the terminal.

I have the strong suspicion that it has to do with the fact that xelatex drops into interactive mode for some reason.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Update VSCode settings:

   "latex-workshop.latex.build.forceRecipeUsage": false,
   "latex-workshop.latex.outDir": "%DIR%/.build",

2. Add magic comments to root *.tex file:

   % !TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
   % !TEX program = xelatex
   % !TEX options = --shell-escape -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error --output-directory=%OUTDIR%

Expected behavior

Things compile. Progress indicator does not get stuck indefinitely.

Logs [Required]

Latex Workshop Compiler Output

This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-0.999993 (TeX Live 2021/W32TeX) (preloaded format=xelatex)
 \write18 enabled.
**

NOTE: it is entirely stuck after outputting those two asterisks (**).

LaTeX Workshop Output [Required]

[16:18:43] Initializing LaTeX Workshop.
[16:18:43] Extension root: c:\users\myuser\.vscode\extensions\james-yu.latex-workshop-8.25.0
[16:18:43] $PATH: c:\users\myuser\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\local\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;c:\users\myuser\bin;C:\Program Files\Volta;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Python39\Scripts;C:\Python39;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA NvDLISR;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;C:\texlive\2021\bin\win32;C:\Program Files (x86)\WinMerge;C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin;c:\users\myuser\AppData\Local\Volta\bin;c:\users\myuser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;c:\users\myuser\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin;c:\users\myuser\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python39\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\vendor_perl;C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\core_perl
[16:18:43] $SHELL: C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\bash.exe
[16:18:43] $LANG: undefined
[16:18:43] $LC_ALL: undefined
[16:18:43] process.platform: win32
[16:18:43] process.arch: x64
[16:18:43] vscode.env.appName: Visual Studio Code
[16:18:43] vscode.env.remoteName: undefined
[16:18:43] vscode.env.uiKind: 1
[16:18:43] Workspace for configuration: file:///c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code
[16:18:43] editor.acceptSuggestionOnEnter: "on"
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.bind.enter.key: true
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.docker.enabled: false
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.docker.image.latex: ""
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.hover.preview.mathjax.extensions: []
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.intellisense.package.enabled: true
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.intellisense.update.aggressive.enabled: false
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.intellisense.update.delay: 1000
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run: "onFileChange"
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.latex.build.forceRecipeUsage: false
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.latex.outDir: "%DIR%/.build"
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.latex.recipes: [
 {
  "name": "pdflatex ➞ bibtex ➞ pdflatex × 2",
  "tools": [
   "pdflatex",
   "bibtex",
   "pdflatex",
   "pdflatex"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk 🔃",
  "tools": [
   "latexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk (latexmkrc)",
  "tools": [
   "latexmk_rconly"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk (lualatex)",
  "tools": [
   "lualatexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "Compile Rnw files",
  "tools": [
   "rnw2tex",
   "latexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "Compile Jnw files",
  "tools": [
   "jnw2tex",
   "latexmk"
  ]
 },
 {
  "name": "tectonic",
  "tools": [
   "tectonic"
  ]
 }
]
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.latex.tools: [
 {
  "name": "xelatex",
  "command": "xelatex",
  "args": [
   "--shell-escape",
   "-synctex=1",
   "-interaction=nonstopmode",
   "-file-line-error",
   "-pdf",
   "-outdir=./.build",
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "lualatexmk",
  "command": "latexmk",
  "args": [
   "--shell-escape",
   "-synctex=1",
   "-interaction=nonstopmode",
   "-file-line-error",
   "-lualatex",
   "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "latexmk_rconly",
  "command": "latexmk",
  "args": [
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "pdflatex",
  "command": "pdflatex",
  "args": [
   "--shell-escape",
   "-synctex=1",
   "-interaction=nonstopmode",
   "-halt-on-error",
   "-output-directory=./.build",
   "-file-line-error",
   "%DOC%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "bibtex",
  "command": "bibtex",
  "args": [
   "./.build/%DOCFILE%"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "rnw2tex",
  "command": "Rscript",
  "args": [
   "-e",
   "knitr::opts_knit$set(concordance = TRUE); knitr::knit('%DOCFILE_EXT%')"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "jnw2tex",
  "command": "julia",
  "args": [
   "-e",
   "using Weave; weave(\"%DOC_EXT%\", doctype=\"tex\")"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "jnw2texmintex",
  "command": "julia",
  "args": [
   "-e",
   "using Weave; weave(\"%DOC_EXT%\", doctype=\"texminted\")"
  ],
  "env": {}
 },
 {
  "name": "tectonic",
  "command": "tectonic",
  "args": [
   "--synctex",
   "--keep-logs",
   "%DOC%.tex"
  ],
  "env": {}
 }
]
[16:18:43] latex-workshop.viewer.pdf.internal.keyboardEvent: "auto"
[16:18:43] Creating a new file watcher.
[16:18:43] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{"stabilityThreshold":250}}
[16:18:43] Creating PDF file watcher.
[16:18:43] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{}}
[16:18:43] Creating Bib file watcher.
[16:18:43] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{"stabilityThreshold":250}}
[16:18:43] Set $LATEXWORKSHOP_DOCKER_LATEX: ""
[16:18:43] [Server] Creating LaTeX Workshop http and websocket server.
[16:18:43] LaTeX Workshop initialized.
[16:18:43] Trigger characters for intellisense of LaTeX documents: ["\\",",","{"]
[16:18:43] Bibtex format config: {"tab":"  ","case":"lowercase","left":"{","right":"}","trailingComma":false,"sort":["key"],"alignOnEqual":true,"sortFields":false,"fieldsOrder":[],"firstEntries":["string","xdata"]}
[16:18:43] Current workspace folders: ["file:///c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code"]
[16:18:43] Found root file from active editor: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:18:43] Root file changed: from undefined to c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:18:43] Start to find all dependencies.
[16:18:43] Root file languageId: latex
[16:18:43] [Server] Server successfully started: {"address":"127.0.0.1","family":"IPv4","port":53118}
[16:18:43] Reset file watcher.
[16:18:43] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:18:43] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\vars.tex
[16:18:43] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\acknowledgements.tex
[16:18:43] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\abstract.tex
[16:18:43] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\01-intro\intro.tex
[16:18:43] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\02-background\background.tex
[16:18:43] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\07-conclusion\conclusion.tex
[16:18:43] Cannot find .bib file: mydoc
[16:18:43] Parse fls file.
[16:18:43] Cannot find fls file: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\.build\mydoc.fls
[16:18:43] Added to file watcher: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:18:43] Added to file watcher: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\vars.tex
[16:18:43] Added to file watcher: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\acknowledgements.tex
[16:18:43] Added to file watcher: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\abstract.tex
[16:18:43] Added to file watcher: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\01-intro\intro.tex
[16:18:43] Added to file watcher: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\02-background\background.tex
[16:18:43] Added to file watcher: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\07-conclusion\conclusion.tex
[16:18:43] Snippet data loaded.
[16:18:43] [Server] valdOrigin is http://127.0.0.1:53118
[16:18:44] Checking for duplicate labels: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex.
[16:18:44] Checking for duplicate labels: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\vars.tex.
[16:18:44] Checking for duplicate labels: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\acknowledgements.tex.
[16:18:44] Checking for duplicate labels: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\abstract.tex.
[16:18:44] Checking for duplicate labels: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\01-intro\intro.tex.
[16:18:44] Checking for duplicate labels: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\02-background\background.tex.
[16:18:45] Manager.fileWatcher.getWatched: {"c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc":["abstract.tex","acknowledgements.tex","vars.tex","mydoc.tex"],"c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\01-intro":["intro.tex"],"c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\02-background":["background.tex"],"c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\07-conclusion":["conclusion.tex"]}
[16:18:45] Manager.filesWatched: ["c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\mydoc.tex","c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\vars.tex","c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\acknowledgements.tex","c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\abstract.tex","c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\01-intro\\intro.tex","c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\02-background\\background.tex","c:\\Users\\myuser\\code\\my-code\\mydoc\\07-conclusion\\conclusion.tex"]
[16:18:45] BibWatcher.bibWatcher.getWatched: {}
[16:18:45] BibWatcher.bibsWatched: []
[16:18:45] PdfWatcher.pdfWatcher.getWatched: {}
[16:18:45] PdfWatcher.pdfsWatched: []
[16:18:45] PdfWatcher.watchedPdfVirtualUris: []
[16:18:45] PdfWatcher.ignoredPdfUris: []
[16:19:40] Current workspace folders: ["file:///c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code"]
[16:19:40] Current workspace folders: ["file:///c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code"]
[16:19:40] Keep using the same root file: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:40] Keep using the same root file: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:46] Current workspace folders: ["file:///c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code"]
[16:19:46] Found root file from active editor: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:46] Keep using the same root file: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] onDidSaveTextDocument triggered: file:///c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code/mydoc/mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] File watcher - file changed: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] Parsing a file and its subfiles: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] Cannot find .bib file: mydoc
[16:19:50] Checking for duplicate labels: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex.
[16:19:50] Auto build started detecting the change of a file: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] BUILD command invoked.
[16:19:50] The document of the active editor: file:///c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code/mydoc/mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] The languageId of the document: latex
[16:19:50] Building root file: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] Build root file c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc\mydoc.tex
[16:19:50] outDir: c:/Users/myuser/code/my-code/mydoc/.build
[16:19:51] Found TeX program by magic comment: xelatex
[16:19:51] Found TeX options by magic comment: --shell-escape -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error
[16:19:51] Recipe step 1: xelatex
[16:19:51] Recipe step 1 args: ["--shell-escape -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode -file-line-error"]
[16:19:51] Recipe step env: undefined
[16:19:51] cwd: c:\users\myuser\code\my-code\mydoc
[16:19:51] LaTeX build process spawned. PID: 2704.

Developer Tools Console [Required]

Nothing here, except for a warning that VSCode has been showing since forever:

(node:12640) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.(Use `Code --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)

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Desktop [Required]

Please write exact version numbers. Please don't write latest instead of exact numbers.

• OS: Windows 10
• VS Code version: 1.63.2
• Extension version: 8.25.0
• TeX distribution version: TeX 3.141592653 (TeX Live 2021/W32TeX), kpathsea version 6.3.3

Additional questions

Are you using VSCodium?

No

Are you using the Snap or Flatpack versions of VS Code?

No

Are you using LaTeX Workshop with VS Code Remote?

No

Additional context

I think it is worth noting that Latex Workshop has been getting stuck all the time, but ONLY IF the .build folder did not exist. It is usually fixed by just adding the .build folder manually. However, this time, it does not matter where I build it, it always gets stuck like this.

[Domiii]

OPTIONS are invalid (missing %DOC%), and it thus drops into interactive mode, waiting for the file to be provided.

I feel that the extension should better deal with issues of configuration that lead to interactive mode to get the compiler stuck indefinitely... Why not force close or at least show a WARNING, if stdin opens up or is getting read from?

It gets stuck A LOT, in all kinds of scenarios.