let me try a little something...

ipc.h

@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ typedef struct ipc {
 
 } ipc_t;
 
-#define SERVER_PATH "/tmp/rogue-enemy.sock"
+#define SERVER_PATH "/home/rogue-enemy.sock"

notes/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "(gdb) Launch",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/allynone",
+            "args": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "miDebuggerPath": "/home/gamer/gdb",
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+                {
+                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+
+        
+    ]
+}

notes/vscode_debug.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Debug sudo application with vscode
+
+  1. create /home/gamer/gdb with following content:
+```
+sudo /usr/bin/gdb "$@"
+```
+
+  2. add this line to /etc/sudoers
+```
+gamer ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/gdb
+```
+
+then copy the launch.json in this folder into .vscode folder

stray_ally.c

@@ -110,15 +110,16 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
 
                 // here the client_fd is good
                 if (pthread_mutex_lock(&dev_out_thread_data.communication.endpoint.ssocket.mutex) == 0) {
-                    int i;
-                    for (i = 0; i < MAX_CONNECTED_CLIENTS; ++i) {
+                    bool found = false;
+                    for (size_t i = 0; i < MAX_CONNECTED_CLIENTS; ++i) {
                         if (dev_out_thread_data.communication.endpoint.ssocket.clients[i] < 0) {
                             dev_out_thread_data.communication.endpoint.ssocket.clients[i] = client_fd;
+                            found = true;
                             break;
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if (i == MAX_CONNECTED_CLIENTS) {
+                    if (!found) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "Could not find a free spot fot the incoming client -- client will be rejected\n");
                         close(client_fd);
                     }