VS Code C++ Configuration

Intro

Setup [[VS Code] for running C++].

References

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-msvc

VS Code C++ Configuration on Linux

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-linux
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZp03hMfiw

Install VS Code

sudo snap install code --classic

Install C++ Extensions for VS Code

• C/C++ Extension Pack: Popular extensions for C++ development in Visual Studio Code.

• CMake extension

• See Fixing VS Code IntelliSense for ROS2 C++ Headers

Compile & Run

• See C++ Compilation on Linux

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Quick Debug Setup

Create .vscode/launch.json:

launch.json

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Debug C++",
      "type": "cppdbg",
      "request": "launch",
      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/program",
      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
      "MIMode": "gdb"
    }
  ]
}

Install GDB if needed:

sudo apt install gdb

Run Debug: F5 Run Without Debugging: Ctrl + F5