Skipping undefined tool "xelatex" in recipe "xelatex."

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I can't build main.tex with xelatex. It show me the error message "Skipping undefined tool "xelatex" in recipe "xelatex -> bibtex -> xelatex". And I have add xelatex path onto env $Path and can't normal execute xelatex with wins cmd.

To Reproduce

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1. Setting my latex workshop as below:

    "latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
        {
            "name": "xelatex",
            "tools": [
                "xelatex"
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "latexmk",
            "tools": [
                "latexmk"
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "pdflatex -> bibtex",
            "tools": [
                "pdflatex",
                "bibtex"
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "pdflatex -> bibtex -> pdflatex*2",
            "tools": [
                "pdflatex",
                "bibtex",
                "pdflatex",
                "pdflatex"
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "xelatex -> bibtex -> xelatex*2",
            "tools": [
            "xelatex",
            "bibtex",
            "xelatex",
            "xelatex"
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "xelatex -> bibtex -> xelatex",
            "tools": [
            "xelatex",
            "bibtex",
            "xelatex"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "latex-workshop.view.pdf.viewer": "tab",
    "latex-workshop.latex.clean.fileTypes": [
        "*.aux",
        "*.bbl",
        "*.blg",
        "*.idx",
        "*.ind",
        "*.lof",
        "*.lot",
        "*.out",
        "*.toc",
        "*.acn",
        "*.acr",
        "*.alg",
        "*.glg",
        "*.glo",
        "*.gls",
        "*.ist",
        "*.fls",
        "*.log",
        "*.fdb_latexmk"
    ]    

2. Click on build > Recipe: exlatex and other options within exlatex
3. See error
   I get an error "Skipping undefined tool "xelatex" in recipe "xelatex -> bibtex -> xelatex"

Expected behavior

I hope I

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[19:31:44] Initializing LaTeX Workshop.
[19:31:44] Extension root: c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\james-yu.latex-workshop-8.16.1
[19:31:44] $PATH: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v9.1\bin;C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v9.1\libnvvp;C:\WINDOWS\system32\;F:\program\python\install\Scripts\;F:\program\python\install\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;%QUARTUS_ROOTDIR%\bin;F:\Java\jdk1.8.0_201\bin;F:\Java\jdk1.8.0_201\jre\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Fabric 1.5 & MySQL Utilities 1.5\;C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Fabric 1.5 & MySQL Utilities 1.5\Doctrine extensions for PHP\;F:\program\tomcat\apache-tomcat-9.0.29\bin;C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v9.1\lib\x64;C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v9.1\bin;C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\CUDA Samples\v9.1\common\lib\x64;C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\CUDA Samples\v9.1\bin\win64;C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v9.1\lib\x64;C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\CUDA Samples\v9.1\common\lib\x64;C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\CUDA Samples\v9.1\bin\win64;E:\2020\NoSQL\software\neo4j-community-3.5.3\bin;F:\program\MongoDB\Server\4.2\bin;F:\program\gcc\install\bin;F:\program\cmake\install\bin;F:\program\putty\install\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\texlive\2020\bin\win32;F:\program\git\2.27.0\Git\cmd;F:\program\python\install;F:\program\python\install\Library\mingw-w64\bin;F:\program\python\install\Library\usr\bin;F:\program\python\install\Library\bin;F:\program\python\install\Scripts;C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;F:\Java\IntelliJ IDEA 2018.3.5\bin;;C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin;F:\program\tomcat\apache-tomcat-9.0.29\bin;F:\program\vs code\install\bin;C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\bin;C:\texlive\2020\bin\win32;
[19:31:44] $SHELL: undefined
[19:31:44] Creating PDF file watcher.
[19:31:44] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{}}
[19:31:46] Creating LaTeX Workshop http and websocket server.
[19:31:46] LaTeX Workshop initialized.
[19:31:46] Trigger characters for intellisense of LaTeX documents: ["\\","{",",","(","["]
[19:31:46] Bibtex format config: {"tab":"  ","case":"lowercase","left":"{","right":"}","trailingComma":false,"sort":["key"],"alignOnEqual":true,"sortFields":false,"fieldsOrder":[]}
[19:31:46] Current workspace folders: ["file:///e:/2020下/毕设/BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7"]
[19:31:46] Current workspaceRootDir: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7
[19:31:46] Found root file from active editor: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:31:46] Root file changed: from undefined to e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:31:46] Start to find all dependencies.
[19:31:46] Root file languageId: latex
[19:31:46] Creating a new file watcher for e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:31:46] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{"stabilityThreshold":250}}
[19:31:46] Creating Bib file watcher.
[19:31:46] watcherOptions: {"useFsEvents":false,"usePolling":false,"interval":300,"binaryInterval":1000,"awaitWriteFinish":{"stabilityThreshold":250}}
[19:31:46] Parsing a file and its subfiles: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:31:46] Ignoring: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.cfg
[19:31:46] Parsing a file and its subfiles: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\abstract.tex
[19:31:46] Ignoring: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\abstract.cfg
[19:31:46] Parse fls file.
[19:31:46] Cannot find fls file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\abstract.fls
[19:31:46] Found .bib file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\ref.bib
[19:31:46] Added to bib file watcher: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\ref.bib
[19:31:46] Parsing .bib entries from e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\ref.bib
[19:31:46] Parse fls file.
[19:31:46] Cannot find fls file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.fls
[19:31:46] Server created on 127.0.0.1:13642
[19:31:46] Added to file watcher: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:31:46] Added to file watcher: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\abstract.tex
[19:31:46] Snippet data loaded.
[19:31:46] LaTeX Workshop version: 8.16.1
[19:31:46] Parsed 15 bib entries from e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\ref.bib.
[19:31:47] Checking for duplicate labels: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex.
[19:31:47] Checking for duplicate labels: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\abstract.tex.
[19:34:35] Current workspace folders: ["file:///e:/2020下/毕设/BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7"]
[19:34:35] Current workspaceRootDir: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7
[19:34:35] Found root file from active editor: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:34:35] Keep using the same root file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:34:36] Current workspace folders: ["file:///e:/2020下/毕设/BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7"]
[19:34:36] Current workspaceRootDir: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7
[19:34:36] Found root file from active editor: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:34:36] Keep using the same root file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:34:38] Current workspace folders: ["file:///e:/2020下/毕设/BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7"]
[19:34:38] Current workspaceRootDir: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7
[19:34:38] Found root file from active editor: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:34:38] Keep using the same root file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:36:07] RECIPES command invoked.
[19:36:07] BUILD command invoked.
[19:36:07] The document of the active editor: output:extension-output-%232
[19:36:07] The languageId of the document: Log
[19:36:07] Cannot find LaTeX root file.
[19:36:24] Current workspace folders: ["file:///e:/2020下/毕设/BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7"]
[19:36:24] Current workspaceRootDir: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7
[19:36:24] Found root file from active editor: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:36:24] Keep using the same root file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:36:29] BUILD command invoked.
[19:36:29] The document of the active editor: file:///e%3A/2020%E4%B8%8B/%E6%AF%95%E8%AE%BE/BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7/main.tex
[19:36:29] The languageId of the document: latex
[19:36:29] Current workspace folders: ["file:///e:/2020下/毕设/BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7"]
[19:36:29] Current workspaceRootDir: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7
[19:36:29] Found root file from active editor: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:36:29] Keep using the same root file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:36:29] Building root file: e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:36:29] Build root file e:\2020下\毕设\BUPTBachelorThesis-1.7\main.tex
[19:36:29] Unexpected Error: please see the console log of the Developer Tools of VS Code.

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workbench.desktop.main.js:731 Skipping undefined tool "xelatex" in recipe "xelatex."
onDidChangeNotification @ workbench.desktop.main.js:731
workbench.desktop.main.js:626   ERR Running the contributed command: 'latex-workshop.build' failed.: Error: Running the contributed command: 'latex-workshop.build' failed.
	at S._executeContributedCommand (f:\program\vs code\install\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\services\extensions\node\extensionHostProcess.js:87:103934)
	at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)
DevTools failed to load SourceMap: Could not load content for https://ticino.blob.core.windows.net/sourcemaps/2b9aebd5354a3629c3aba0a5f5df49f43d6689f8/core/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js.map: Load canceled due to load timeout
/F:/program/vs code/install/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2084 [[object Object]]Cannot read property 'command' of undefined
$onExtensionRuntimeError @ /F:/program/vs code/install/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2084
/F:/program/vs code/install/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2084 TypeError: Cannot read property 'command' of undefined
	at Builder.buildStep (c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\james-yu.latex-workshop-8.16.1\out\src\components\builder.js:288:87)
	at Builder.buildInitiator (c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\james-yu.latex-workshop-8.16.1\out\src\components\builder.js:197:14)
	at Builder.build (c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\james-yu.latex-workshop-8.16.1\out\src\components\builder.js:259:18)
	at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)
	at async Commander.build (c:\Users\Administrator\.vscode\extensions\james-yu.latex-workshop-8.16.1\out\src\commander.js:115:9)
$onExtensionRuntimeError @ /F:/program/vs code/install/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2084
/F:/program/vs code/install/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:731 Recipe terminated with error.
onDidChangeNotification @ /F:/program/vs code/install/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:731
DevTools failed to load SourceMap: Could not load content for https://ticino.blob.core.windows.net/sourcemaps/2b9aebd5354a3629c3aba0a5f5df49f43d6689f8/node_modules/windows-process-tree/lib/index.js.map: HTTP error: status code 404, net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE
DevTools failed to load SourceMap: Could not load content for https://ticino.blob.core.windows.net/sourcemaps/2b9aebd5354a3629c3aba0a5f5df49f43d6689f8/core/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js.map: Load canceled due to load timeout

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• OS: [Windows 10]
• VS Code version: [版本: 1.54.3 (user setup)]
• Extension version: [8.16.1]
• TeX distribution version: [TeX Live 2020]

Additional questions

Are you using VSCodium?

No

Are you using LaTeX Workshop with VS Code Remote?

No

Additional context

I will try reinstall vs-code.

[tamuratak]

You have to define xelatex in latex-workshop.latex.tools:

"latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
        {
            "name": "latex",
            "command": "latex",
            "args": [
                "-synctex=1",
                "-file-line-error",
                "-interaction=nonstopmode",
                "%DOC%"
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "lualatex",
            "command": "lualatex",
            "args": [
                "-synctex=1",
                "-file-line-error",
                "-interaction=nonstopmode",
                "%DOC%"
            ]
        }
]

See https://github.com/James-Yu/LaTeX-Workshop/wiki/Compile#latex-recipes