3 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 4f2df89ef..70a5c6619 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
                     "default": "auto",
                     "description": "Preffered debug engine.",
                     "markdownEnumDescriptions": [
-                        "First try to use [CodeLLDB](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb), if it's not installed use [MS C++ tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools).",
+                        "First try to use [CodeLLDB](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb), if it's not installed try to use [MS C++ tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools).",
                         "Use [CodeLLDB](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb)",
                         "Use [MS C++ tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools)"
                     ]
diff --git a/editors/code/src/cargo.ts b/editors/code/src/cargo.ts
index 5999187f4..857b84d59 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/cargo.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/cargo.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as cp from 'child_process';
 import * as readline from 'readline';
+import { OutputChannel } from 'vscode';
 
 interface CompilationArtifact {
     fileName: string;
@@ -10,10 +11,13 @@ interface CompilationArtifact {
 
 export class Cargo {
     rootFolder: string;
-    env?: { [key: string]: string };
+    env?: Record<string, string>;
+    output: OutputChannel;
 
-    public constructor(cargoTomlFolder: string) {
+    public constructor(cargoTomlFolder: string, output: OutputChannel, env: Record<string, string> | undefined = undefined) {
         this.rootFolder = cargoTomlFolder;
+        this.output = output;
+        this.env = env;
     }
 
     public async artifactsFromArgs(cargoArgs: string[]): Promise<CompilationArtifact[]> {
@@ -34,14 +38,17 @@ export class Cargo {
                             })
                         }
                     }
+                    else if( message.reason == 'compiler-message') {
+                        this.output.append(message.message.rendered);
+                    }
                 },
-                _stderr => {
-                    // TODO: to output
+                stderr => {
+                    this.output.append(stderr);
                 }
             );
         }
         catch (err) {
-            // TODO: to output
+            this.output.show(true);
             throw new Error(`Cargo invocation has failed: ${err}`);
         }
 
diff --git a/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts b/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
index 9b0780650..e8035c7d2 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/commands/runnables.ts
@@ -78,10 +78,15 @@ function getLldbDebugConfig(config: ra.Runnable, sourceFileMap: Record<string, s
     };
 }
 
+const debugOutput = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Debug");
+
 async function getCppvsDebugConfig(config: ra.Runnable, sourceFileMap: Record<string, string>): Promise<vscode.DebugConfiguration> {
-    let cargo = new Cargo(config.cwd || '.');
+    debugOutput.clear();
+    
+    let cargo = new Cargo(config.cwd || '.', debugOutput);
     let executable = await cargo.executableFromArgs(config.args, config.extraArgs);
 
+    // if we are here, there were no compilation errors.
     return {
         type: (os.platform() === "win32") ? "cppvsdbg" : 'cppdbg',
         request: "launch",