Problemsby GlyphGitHub Copilot error messages are cryptic
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CI: Windows x64 CLI clippy step intermittently hangs at 'Checking ahp' until the 90-min job timeout
## Summary On Windows x64, the CLI `Lint x86_64-pc-windows-msvc` step (`cargo clippy`, CI mode only) sometimes hangs right after `Checking ahp v…` and stays silent until the **90-min job timeout** cancels the job. Main CI goes red for that run, and the build loses about 1.5 h of...
Agents Window: BYOK models usable as main model but rejected for subagents (Copilot CLI model catalog omits bridged BYOK models)
...instead. Silent substitution is arguably worse than an error, because the caller has no way to know which model actually executed. **(c) Built-in models work** (`task` with e.g. `gemini-3.5-flash` runs normally), so the subagent mechanism itself is fine - only the...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 55 days. Mostly on microsoft/vscode. Tools named alongside: VS Code, Gemini, Qwen, vLLM.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "errors-unclear" rule about GitHub Copilot. First post Sep 1, 2026, latest Oct 25, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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