vscode with c++ Windows setup

Download & Install Visual Studio Code

Download & Install MinGW-w64

Modify “Architecture” in Settings

Modify “Destination folder” in Installation folder

others default is fine

Download & Install LLVM

Download “Pre-Built Binaries” version

Modify “system PATH” option

Modify “Destination Folder”

Copy data

Copy data in “C:\mingw-w64\x86_64-8.1.0-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0\mingw64” to “C:\LLVM”

Install vscode extensions

Create project folder & json file

• Create a project folder, example : “Cpp”.
• Create “.vscode” folder in project folder.
• Add 4 json file in .vscode folder :
  • c_cpp_properties.json

    {
      "configurations": [
      {
          "name": "MinGW",
          "intelliSenseMode": "clang-x64",
          "compilerPath": "C:/LLVM/bin/gcc.exe",
          "includePath": [
              "${workspaceFolder}"
          ],
          "defines": [],
          "browse": {
              "path": [
                  "${workspaceFolder}"
              ],
              "limitSymbolsToIncludedHeaders": true,
              "databaseFilename": ""
          },
          "cStandard": "c11",
          "cppStandard": "c++17"
      }
      ],
      "version": 4
    }
    

  • launch.json

    {
      "version": "0.2.0",
      "configurations": [
      {
          "name": "(gdb) Launch", 
          "type": "cppdbg", 
          "request": "launch",
          "program": "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe", 
          "args": [], 
          "stopAtEntry": true,
          "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
          "environment": [],
          "externalConsole": true, 
          "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
          "MIMode": "gdb",
          "miDebuggerPath": "gdb.exe", 
          "setupCommands": [ 
       			{
                  "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                  "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                  "ignoreFailures": false
              }
          ],
          "preLaunchTask": "Compile" 
      }
      ]
    }
    

  • settings.json

    {
      "files.defaultLanguage": "cpp", 
      "editor.formatOnType": true, 
      "editor.snippetSuggestions": "top",
      "code-runner.runInTerminal": true,
      "code-runner.executorMap": {
      "c": "cd $dir && clang $fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt.exe -Wall -g -Og -static-libgcc -fcolor-diagnostics --target=x86_64-w64-mingw -std=c11 && $dir$fileNameWithoutExt",
      "cpp": "cd $dir && clang++ $fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt.exe -Wall -g -Og -static-libgcc -fcolor-diagnostics --target=x86_64-w64-mingw -std=c++17 && $dir$fileNameWithoutExt"
      }, 
      "code-runner.saveFileBeforeRun": true, 
      "code-runner.preserveFocus": true, 
      "code-runner.clearPreviousOutput": false, 
      "C_Cpp.clang_format_sortIncludes": true,
      "C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine": "Default", 
      "C_Cpp.errorSquiggles": "Disabled", 
      "C_Cpp.autocomplete": "Disabled",
      "clang.cflags": [
      "--target=x86_64-w64-mingw",
      "-std=c11",
      "-Wall"
      ],
      "clang.cxxflags": [ 
      "--target=x86_64-w64-mingw",
      "-std=c++17",
      "-Wall"
      ],
      "clang.completion.enable": true 
    }
    

  • tasks.json

    {
      "version": "2.0.0",
      "tasks": [
      {
          "label": "Compile", 
          "command": "clang++", 
          "args": [
              "${file}",
              "-o",
              "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
              "-g", 
              "-Wall",
              "-static-libgcc",
              "-fcolor-diagnostics",
              "--target=x86_64-w64-mingw", 
              "-std=c++17" 
          ], 
          "type": "shell", 
          "group": {
              "kind": "build",
              "isDefault": true 
          },
          "presentation": {
              "echo": true,
              "reveal": "always", 
              "focus": false, 
              "panel": "shared" 
          }
      }
      ]
    }
    

Happy coding

• Coding files must be in project folder.
• “Ctrl + Shift + B” to build .exe file.
• “Ctrl + Alt + N” to run.