vscc

C/C++ Build & Run task runner for VS Code.

Visual Studio Code does not have the "Build & Run" function, like Code::Blocks, to compile and execute C/C++ programs. This script uses GCC compiler and cb_console_runner from Code::Blocks to automatically compile and open compiled programs in console window.

IMPORTANT: Uses NodeJS to run script. NodeJS must be installed on a computer.

Installation

1. Set compilerPath in C/C++ Configuration (c_cpp_properties.json).
2. Download and copy "vscc" folder to workspace folder.
3. Create default build task (command is shown below).
4. Set consolePath. Leave empty if you want to open compiled programs in VS Code terminal.

Build task command

$ node vscc/build.js [language] [fileBasenameNoExtension] [fileExtname] [fileDirname] [consolePath]

// arguments - examples
// use double backslashes to escape backslash character
[language] - c/c++
[fileBasenameNoExtension] - application
[fileExtname] - .cpp
[fileDirname] - 'C:\\Users\\user111\\Documents\\MyWorkspace\\folder222'
[consolePath] - 'C:\\Program Files\\CodeBlocks\\cb_console_runner.exe'

// example
$ node vscc/build.js c++ ${fileBasenameNoExtension} ${fileExtname} ${fileDirname} 'C:\\Program Files\\CodeBlocks\\cb_console_runner.exe'