How to install VS code?

Code - OSS is the real VSCode, just with Microsoft branding disabled since it isn't compiled by Microsoft or a MS-approved distribution of VSCode, for trademark and licensing reasons.

If you need the Microsoft branded version, you can use flatpak.

You can read here for more details: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki/Differences-between-the-repository-and-Visual-Studio-Code

Here : https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/vscode

You have to delete the do_configure function in the TEMPLATE file, this function removes the Microsoft telemetry.

Also, you have to remove all files from the patches directory in order to remove some patches applied to have fully-working OSS Code version (ex: the tricky way to have the official Microsoft extensions marketplace, or change the icon, program name to code-oss). https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/vscode/patches

After that I think you can ./xbps-src pkg vscode (see this guide) (I don't know if it works you can verify)

Note : The easiest solution is certainly to install VSCode with Flatpak

Have you considered using the flatpak? In my opinion it's the best way to use proprietary apps.

sudo xbps-install -S flatpak

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Then restart your system. Then install VScode

flatpak install flathub com.visualstudio.code

Now you can run it with

flatpak run com.visualstudio.code

Note that you do not need to use sudo for the flatpak commands.

You'll need to clone

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages

And follow the bootstrap instructions.

It's easier than first glance.