Can't pause or set breakpoint when running in vscode - c++

Question

I'm currently developing a (simple) kernel using Qemu for i368.
I was using a normal makefile and had debugging via GDB into Qemu working perfeclty
The I moved to CMake and for some reason I can only hit breakpoints when my code is already in a breakpoint.
I also can't pause, the feedback I get from the debug window is the pause was succesful
When setting a breakpoint it tells me Attempting to bind the breakpoint
A hint may be that when I stop the debug session, I get a popup from vscode saying timeout
My launch.json
{
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"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Launch with GDB",
"type": "cppdbg",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${command:cmake.launchTargetPath}",
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"args": [],
"targetArchitecture": "x86",
"MIMode": "gdb",
"miDebuggerPath": "/bin/gdb",
"miDebuggerArgs": "",
"logging": {
"trace": true,
"traceResponse": true,
"engineLogging": true
},
"customLaunchSetupCommands": [
{
"text": "target remote localhost:1234",
"description": "Connect to QEMU remote debugger"
}
],
"setupCommands": [
{
"text": "file ${command:cmake.launchTargetPath}",
"description": "Load binary."
},
{
"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
"ignoreFailures": true
}
],
}
]
}
Pause response
<-- C (pause-67): {"command":"pause","arguments":{"threadId":1},"type":"request","seq":67}
--> R (pause-67): {"type":"response","request_seq":67,"success":true,"command":"pause","body":{},"seq":1321}
Response when setting a breakpoint:
--> E (output): {"type":"event","event":"output","body":{"category":"console","output":"1: (340258) Send Event AD7BreakpointErrorEvent\n"},"seq":1327}
1: (340258) Send Event AD7BreakpointErrorEvent
--> R (setBreakpoints-69): {"type":"response","request_seq":69,"success":true,"command":"setBreakpoints","body":{"breakpoints":[{"id":4,"verified":true,"line":73}]},"seq":1329}
--> E (breakpoint): {"type":"event","event":"breakpoint","body":{"reason":"changed","breakpoint":{"id":4,"verified":false,"message":"Attempting to bind the breakpoint....","line":73}},"seq":1331}
If I type stop in Qemu terminal then vscode stops and I can set breakpoints again.

Answer 1

I have the same issue and still haven't solved yet.
But I found something maybe useful for you.
according to their discussion under this issue: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/833
you can try
set target-async to off for your debugger:
"setupCommands": [
{
"text": "set target-async off"
}
send SIGINT to your local debugger process
-exec -interpreter-exec console "signal 2"
to see if it can pause or not.

Answer 2

I meet the similar issue, try to connect remote target with option ""MIDebuggerServerAddress": "targetIp:port", not command in customLaunchSetupCommands.