cpp-cmake-boilerplate

C++ project with VSCode on Windows

Prerequisites

• Development on Windows
• Development with VSCode
• Installation of one of the following compilers:
  • VisualStudio (Verified to work with 2019)
  • Clang
  • GCC (mingw)

Building in VSCode

• Install the CMake Tools extension.
• Install the C/C++ extension.
• Configure your settings.
• Open your CMake project in VSCode.
• Use the CMake Tools commands.
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+P.
  • Execute CMake: Select Variant and choose Debug to start debugging.
    • If you want to build in release mode, select Release.

Building in WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

• Install cmake (Ubuntu)
  • sudo apt update
  • sudo apt install build-essential cmake
• After moving to the root folder of the project, perform the following:
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
    • The above is for release mode.
  • make
    • The executable will be generated as build/my-executable/MyExecutable.