4.18.0 VSCode build error; PhysX3CHECKED_x64.lib

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I tried build use VSCode with 4.18’s UE4Editor generated .vscode project settings. But, I couldn’t Start Debug in VSCode. The linker log said “LNK1181: cannot open input file ‘PhysX3CHECKED_x64.lib’”. How can I solve it?

Repro

  1. Install 4.18.0
  2. Create a new project
  3. Open the project with UE4Editor
  4. UE4Editor: Edit → Editor Preferences → General → Source Code → Accessor → Source Code Editor: change to Visual Studio Code
  5. UE4Editor: File → Refresh Visual Studio Code
  6. Open a C++ class or run VSCode and open the project directory
  7. VSCode: Debug( Control + Shift + D ): select <project-name> (Debug) and Start Debug

Error log example


[1/1] Link SideTest-Win64-Debug.exe
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'PhysX3CHECKED_x64.lib'
ERROR: UBT ERROR: Failed to produce item: C:\Users\usagi\tmp\SideTest\Binaries\Win64\SideTest-Win64-Debug.exe

Environment

  • Windows 10 x64 ( 10.0.16299.19 )
  • VS2017 Community Edition ( 15.4.0 )
  • VSCode ( 1.17.2 )
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I didn’t solve it. But, I understood a situation. UE4 is not install PhysX for debug then the problem occur on <ProjectName> (Debug) profile.

However, we can use a <ProjectName>Editor (DebugGame) and a <ProjectName>Editor (Development) profiles for debugging. Let’s forget these other profiles.

Appendix: These default profiles are not useful for a often times. Therefor I defined the task for a below:

Run/EditorDebug: C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.18/Engine/Binaries/Win64/UE4Editor.exe <path-to-uproject-file> -debug -game

The important option is -game. This is run the project on the standalone-like UE4Editor process without IDE user interfaces. It can run an independent process to the other running UE4Editor process.

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also having the same problem in launching the game but it packages without any errors :[