Download of vscode-go extension fails due to file corruption detected by anti-virus-scanner

[mapl]

Please remove or upgrade package.

affected file inside "ms-vscode.go-0.x.xx.vsix":
extension/node_modules/tar/test/ cb-never-called-1.0.1.tgz

Related to
isaacs/node-tar#150

[ramya-rao-a]

• What anti-virus scanner did you use?
• How were you installing the extension? From the marketplace in the browser? Marketplace in VS Code? Or via the vsix?

[mapl]

I've updated the title because the download fails and not the installation. its actually the anti-virus portion of a network proxy which blocks the download. proxy is symantec

[ramya-rao-a]

• Do you see the same when downloading other extensions?
• Are you downloading directly from the marketplace website or VS Code?

[mapl]

• no, only vscode-go for now
• it makes no difference, all available download options fail, since its traversing the proxy which blocks it

[ramya-rao-a]

That same dependency (tar) is used in another extension called vetur by Pine Wu. Can you try downloading that and see if you get the same error?

[mapl]

confirmed, also fails.
When I try to use Winrar to open it, I also get an error.

cb-never-called-1.0.1.tgz: Unexpected end of archive
node_modules\tar\test\cb-never-called-1.0.1.tgz: The archive is corrupt

[ramya-rao-a]

Turns out that was only a dev dependency, I have pushed a fix. Can you try the below:

• Download https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-go/blob/master/Go-latest.vsix
• Run code --install-extension Go-latest.vsix
• If the above fails with Error: end of central directory record signature not found, then clone this repo and use the Go-latest.vsix file from the cloned repo
• Reload VS Code

[mapl]

Download working now! Thank you for fixing this.