I have "docker-compose" installed in my ubuntu 24.04 WSL linux, /usr/local/bin, as well as in windows

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Docker Compose Path Issues with VS Code and Torizon Extension

This is a common environment variable issue when VS Code can’t access the same PATH that your terminal session has. Here are the solutions:

For Windows with WSL2

  1. Launch VS Code from WSL2 terminal:

    • Open your WSL2 terminal (Ubuntu/Debian)
    • Navigate to your project directory
    • Run: code .
    • This ensures VS Code inherits the correct PATH from your WSL2 environment(1)

  2. Verify Docker context:

    • In VS Code, check that your Docker context is set to WSL2
    • The Torizon extension should detect your WSL2 Docker installation

For Linux Development Environment

  1. Check VS Code launch method:

    • Always launch VS Code from the terminal where docker-compose works
    • Run: which docker-compose to verify the path
    • Then launch: code . from the same terminal

  2. Environment variable inheritance:

    • VS Code needs to inherit the same environment variables as your terminal
    • Launching from the terminal ensures proper PATH inheritance

Torizon Extension Requirements

The Torizon VS Code Extension requires docker-compose for multi-container application development(2). The extension uses Docker Compose to define and run multi-container applications(3).

Verification Steps

  1. Test in terminal:

    docker-compose --version
which docker-compose

  2. Launch VS Code correctly:

    cd /path/to/your/torizon/project
code .

  3. Check VS Code terminal:

    • Open VS Code’s integrated terminal
    • Run docker-compose --version to verify it’s accessible

The key is ensuring VS Code inherits the same environment as your working terminal session where docker-compose is accessible(1).

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