VSCode C++ setup

01_README.md

VSCode C++ setup

Copy files below into .vscode\ inside your project folder

LINUX_cpp_launch.json

// put this file in ${workspace}/.vscode/launch.json
{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "g++ build and debug main",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/${workspaceFolderBasename}",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ],
            "preLaunchTask": "g++ build main"
        }
    ]
}

LINUX_cpp_sfml_launch.json

// put this file in ${workspace}/.vscode/launch.json
{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "g++ build and debug active file",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/main-sfml-app",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ],
            "preLaunchTask": "g++ build sfml-app",
            "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb",
            "envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/project.env" // LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib
        }
    ]
}

LINUX_cpp_sfml_tasks.json

// put this file in ${workspace}/.vscode/tasks.json
{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "g++ build main",
            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
            "args": [
                // "-std=c++17", // SFML-3.x
                "-g", // needed for debuging
                "-c", // compile and assemble, but do not link
                "${workspaceFolder}/main.cpp",
                "-o", // output to
                "${workspaceFolder}/main.o"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "/usr/bin"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": false
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "g++ build sfml-app",
            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
            "args": [
                // "-std=c++17", // SFML-3.x
                "-g", // needed for debuging
                "${workspaceFolder}/main.o",
                "-o", // output to
                "${workspaceFolder}/main-sfml-app",
                "-lsfml-graphics-d",
                "-lsfml-window-d",
                "-lsfml-system-d",
                // "-L/usr/local/lib" // SFML-3.x
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "/usr/bin"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "dependsOn": [
                "g++ build main"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

LINUX_cpp_tasks.json

// put this file in ${workspace}/.vscode/tasks.json
{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "g++ build main",
            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
            "args": [
				"-Wall",
				"-Wextra",
				"-Werror",
                "-g", // needed for debuging
                "main.cpp",
                "-o", // output to
		"${workspaceFolderBasename}"
            ],
            "options": {
				"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

LINUX_glfw_launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "build and debug main",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "preLaunchTask": "g++ build and link main",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/main",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },
                {
                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "debug only main",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/main",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },
                {
                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

LINUX_glfw_tasks.json

{
	"version": "2.0.0",
	"tasks": [
		{
			"type": "cppbuild",
			"label": "g++ build and link main",
			"command": "/usr/bin/g++",
			"args": [
				"-g",
				"*.cpp",
				"-o",
				"${workspaceFolder}/main",
				"-I",
				"./src/graphics",
				"./src/graphics/*.cpp",
				"-lglfw3",
				"-lGL",
				"-lGLU",
			],
			"options": {
				"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
			},
			"problemMatcher": [
				"$gcc"
			],
			"group": {
				"kind": "build",
				"isDefault": true
			},
			"detail": "g++ main"
		},
	]
}

WINDOWS_c_cpp_properties.json

// Put this file inside your project .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json if you want to use www.winlibs.com compiler
{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Win32",
            "includePath": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/**",
                "C:/mingw64/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include",
                "C:/mingw64/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/12.1.0/include"
            ],
            "defines": [
                "_DEBUG",
                "UNICODE",
                "_UNICODE"
            ],
            "compilerPath": "C:\\mingw64\\bin\\gcc.exe",
            "cStandard": "c17",
            "cppStandard": "c++17",
            "intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x64"
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}

WINDOWS_cpp_launch.json

// put this file in ${workspace}/.vscode/launch.json
{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "debug with gdb",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "C:\\mingw64\\bin\\gdb.exe",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },
                {
                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ],
            "preLaunchTask": "clang++ *.cpp"
        }
    ]
}

WINDOWS_cpp_sfml_tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "shell",
            "label": "g++ build and link main",
            "command": "C:\\mingw64\\bin\\g++.exe",
            "args": [
                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                "-g3", // needed for debuging
                "-Wall",
                "\"${workspaceFolder}\\main.cpp\"",
                "-o", // output to
                "\"${workspaceFolder}\\${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe\"",
                "-I",
                "\"D:\\SFML-2.5.1-mingw\\include\"",
                "-L",
                "\"D:\\SFML-2.5.1-mingw\\lib\"",
                "-lsfml-graphics-d",
                "-lsfml-window-d",
                "-lsfml-system-d",
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "detail": "g++ main.cpp"
        }
    ]
}

WINDOWS_cpp_tasks.json

// the default is clang++
// get compilers g++ and clang++ from https://winlibs.com/
// cl.exe is Microsoft's compiler
// to use cl.exe, open Codium from "Developer PowerShell" (codium .)
// put this file in ${workspace}/.vscode/tasks.json
{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "g++ *.cpp",
            "type": "shell", // "shell" is for using PowerShell, if CMD then "cppbuild"
            "command": "C:\\mingw64\\bin\\g++",
            "args": [
                "-g", // needed for debugging
                "-std=c++20",
                "*.cpp",
                "-o",
                "${workspaceFolder}\\${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": false
            },
            "detail": "g++ main.cpp"
        },
        {
            "label": "clang++ *.cpp",
            "type": "shell", // "shell" is for using PowerShell, if CMD then "cppbuild"
            "command": "C:\\Winlibs\\mingw64\\bin\\clang++",
            "args": [
                "-g", // needed for debugging
                "-std=c++20",
                "*.cpp",
                "-o",
                "${workspaceFolder}\\${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "detail": "clang++ main.cpp"
        },
        // to use cl.exe, open Codium from "Developer PowerShell"
        {
            "label": "cl.exe *.cpp MSVC",
            "type": "shell", // "shell" is for using PowerShell, if CMD then "cppbuild"
            "command": "cl.exe",
            "args": [
                "/Zi",
                "/std:c++latest",
                "/EHsc",
                "/Fe:",
                "${workspaceFolder}\\${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe",
                "${workspaceFolder}\\*.cpp"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$msCompile"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": false
            },
            "detail": "cl.exe main.cpp"
        }
    ]
}

WINDOWS_MSVC_c_cpp_properties.json

// Put this file inside your project .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json if you want to use Windows MSVC
{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Win32",
            "includePath": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/**"
            ],
            "defines": [
                "_DEBUG",
                "UNICODE",
                "_UNICODE"
            ],
            "windowsSdkVersion": "10.0.19041.0",
            "compilerPath": "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.31.31103/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe",
            "cStandard": "c17",
            "intelliSenseMode": "windows-msvc-x64",
            "cppStandard": "c++20"
        }
    ],
    "version": 4
}

WINDOWS_settings.json

// Add to settings.json (global or within project)
{
    "C_Cpp.default.cppStandard": "c++20",
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell",
}