Resolve the issue of not being able to set the GDB path on Windows.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog], and this project adheres to [Semantic
-Versioning].
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog], and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning].
 
 [keep a changelog]: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0
 [semantic versioning]: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html
@@ -24,6 +23,8 @@ Versioning].
 - solve the problem of failed parsing of containers ([@henryriley0])
 - Fixes #421 - Added `registerLimit` option to specify the registers to
   display - PR #444 ([@chenzhiy2001])
+- Resolve the issue of not being able to set the GDB path on Windows
+  ([@henryriley0])
 
 ## [0.27.0] - 2024-02-07
 
@@ -123,8 +124,7 @@ Versioning].
 ### Fixed
 
 - Remove the need for extra trust for debugging workspaces per guidance "for
-  debug extensions" as noted in the [Workspace Trust Extension Guide] - PR #272
-  ([@GitMensch])
+  debug extensions" as noted in the [Workspace Trust Extension Guide] - PR #272 ([@GitMensch])
 - don't abort if `set target-async` or `cd` fails in attach (brings in line with
   existing behavior from launch) ([@WebFreak001])
 - Fix simple value formatting list parsing with empty string as first argument -

src/mibase.ts

@@ -96,10 +96,16 @@ export class MI2DebugSession extends DebugSession {
 	// verifies that the specified command can be executed
 	protected checkCommand(debuggerName: string): boolean {
 		try {
-			const command = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'where' : 'command -v';
-			execSync(`${command} ${debuggerName}`, { stdio: 'ignore' });
-			return true;
-		} catch (error) {
+			if (process.platform === 'win32' && debuggerName.includes("\\")) {
+				const command = 'dir';
+				execSync(`${command} ${debuggerName}`, { stdio: 'ignore' });
+				return true;
+			}
+			else {
+				const command = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'where' : 'command -v';
+				execSync(`${command} ${debuggerName}`, { stdio: 'ignore' });
+				return true;
+			}		} catch (error) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}