This article was written since we wanted to use a compiler for a C++ project. Everyone was using the IDEs for CodeBlocks and Visual Studio as usual. However, we were already used to utilizing Visual Studio Code for all of our programming requirements. Following that, I set out to discover a way to compile C++ directly in my VsCode Editor, which led to the production of this article. So, in this article, we’ll show you how to set up your compiler in Visual Studio Code.
Get a C++ compiler and install it: To download the MinGW setup file, go to www.mingw.org and click the “Download/Installer” link, or go here for Windows, here for Linux, and here for Mac. Install MinGW after it has finished downloading and wait for the “MinGW Installation Manager” to appear. When the “MinGW Installation Manager” appears, select mingw32-gcc-g++ from the drop-down menu and then “Mark for Installation.” Click “Installation > Apply Changes” in the top left corner of the menu. Allow time for the installation to complete. During this process, make sure you have a solid internet connection.
To add the location where the C++ compiler is located in your PATH environment variable, make the following changes: MinGW can be found under C:MinGWbin after it has been installed. You must now add this directory to your PATH environment variable. If you’ve been using computers for a time, you should already be able to do this.
In VS Code, install the Code Runner extension: Let’s install Code Runner now that we’ve completed setting up our compiler. Code Runner lets you run code snippets or entire code files in a variety of languages, including C, C++, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Perl, Perl 6, Ruby, Go, Lua, Groovy, PowerShell, BAT/CMD, BASH/SH, F# Script, F# (.NET Core), C# Script, C# (.NET Core), VBScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, Scala, Julia, Crystal, OC. After installing restart the Visual studio code. Open your C++ file in Visual studio code.
Use Code Runner to run your code:
- Use Ctrl+Alt+N
- Run Code after pressing F1.
- In the editor context menu, right-click the Text Editor and select Run Code.
The code will be executed, and the results will be displayed in the Output Window. Using the ‘Ctrl+ shortcut, open the output window.
VsCode’s output terminal is read-only by default. It means that by default, you can’t utilise the terminal to take input. You must manually enable read-write to remedy this. The steps are as follows:
Go to File > Preference > Setting in VsCode.
Find the extensions section in the User tab on the left panel.
‘Run Code Configuration’ can be found by scrolling down.
Locate a checkbox by scrolling. In a terminal, run (Whether to run code in Integrated Terminal) Make a check in the box.
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