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fix default R file extension #11
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VSCode recently fixed R file extension to defaults to .R rather than .r: microsoft/vscode#284740 and microsoft/vscode#289658
However this does not work when the vscode-R extension is loaded. This seems to be overwritten by
Lines 35 to 42 in d5fbd7a
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ThomasSoeiro commentedon Apr 1, 2026
By the way, we should also get .Rd and .Rmd by default (though I guess its defined in vscode-R extension).
Happy to provide the PRs if it helps!
eitsupi commentedon Sep 23, 2026
Rather than changing the extension order here, should we remove the r language contribution from r-syntax entirely?
VS Code already owns the r language definition, while this extension is intended to provide syntax definitions.
Duplicating the language metadata is what causes the built-in .R preference to be overridden in the first place.
randy3k commentedon Sep 26, 2026
The vscode R definition is actually mirroring our definition.
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/fb6287ccd71fc6974ed18d293f6eb7ebe555234d/extensions/r/package.json#L12
They actually recommend people to file issues here .
eitsupi commentedon Sep 27, 2026
@ThomasSoeiro Why did you reopen this?
ThomasSoeiro commentedon Sep 27, 2026
It's a mistake (I tested and still got .r and .rmd. I just realized that we released vscode-R-syntax just before we merged your PR)