A quick reminder on how to use openframeworks without XCode (macOS)

c_cpp_properties.json

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Mac",
            "includePath": [
                "/usr/include",
                "/usr/local/include",
                "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/include/",
                "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1",
                "~/Documents/Code/of_v0.9.8_osx_release/libs",
                "~/Documents/Code/of_v0.9.8_osx_release/addons"
            ],
            "browse": {
                "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
                "databaseFilename": ""
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Linux",
            "includePath": [
                "/usr/include",
                "/usr/local/include"
            ],
            "browse": {
                "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
                "databaseFilename": ""
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Win32",
            "includePath": [
                "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC/include/*"
            ],
            "browse": {
                "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
                "databaseFilename": ""
            }
        }
    ]
}

OF_with_visual_studio_code.md

Using OpenFrameworks with Visual Studio Code (macOS)

1. First, install the cpptools extension in studio code

2. Then add the include paths in the c_cpp_properties.json file.

   If a small light bulb icon (💡) appears near the include statements on any of your source file, just click it in order to access the c_c_pp_properties.json file.

   If there's no 💡 icon, then in the project directory create a hidden folder called vscode:

   mkdir .vscode

   Then inside this folder create the c_c_pp_properties.json.

   I uploaded a sample file in this gist, so you can use it as a template.

   The paths are those (obviously will change depending on where you downloaded openframeworks and on your XCode installation):

   "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/include/"
   "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1"
   "~/Documents/Code/of_v0.9.8_osx_release/libs"
   "~/Documents/Code/of_v0.9.8_osx_release/addons"
   

3. Create a new project using the project generator

4. Modify the ofApp source code as you need

5. Finally, run the make command in your working folder (above the src dir)