Fixes Log channel suppressed when activation fails #286

Author: gnikit

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [2.6.0]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixes log channel not initialising when extension fails to activate
+  ([#286](https://github.com/krvajal/vscode-fortran-support/issues/286))
+
 ### Added
 
 - Adds support for variable and path interpolation along with glob expressions

src/extension.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import * as pkg from '../package.json';
 import { LANG_SERVER_TOOL_ID } from './lib/tools';
 import { FortranFormattingProvider } from './features/formatting-provider';
 
+// Make it global to catch errors when activation fails
+const loggingService = new LoggingService();
+
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
-  const loggingService = new LoggingService();
   const extensionConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration(EXTENSION_ID);
 
   loggingService.logInfo(`Extension Name: ${pkg.displayName}`);