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--- programming:visual_studio:configure_visual_studio [2023/06/25 17:38] – created peter
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 ====== Programming - Visual Studio - Configure Visual Studio ======
+Within .vscode,
+Add some more compiler arguments (also called flags) to tasks.json.
+<code json tasks.json>
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "label": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
+      "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
+      "args": [
+        "-pthread",
+        "-g",
+        //"${file}",
+        "${workspaceFolder}/*.cpp",
+        "-o",
+        "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+        "-Wconversion",
+        "-Wsign-conversion",
+        "-Wshadow",
+        "-Wpedantic",
+        "-std=c++23"
+      ],
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": [
+        "$gcc"
+      ],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**
+  * The arguments **-Wall**, **-Wextra**, **-Wconversion**, **-Wsign-conversion**, and **-Wshadow** will instruct the compiler to warn us about many different types of common mistakes.
+    * VS Code will then display these warnings right in the editor.
+    * This is an incredibly useful feature, which will automatically detect and help prevent potential bugs in our code.
+    * Never develop any C or C++ program without turning on all of these warning flags!
+  * In addition, **-Wpedantic** and **-std=c23** will instruct GCC to comply with the ISO C23 standard, the most recent standard, which will ensure that our program is maximally portable and can be compiled on other standards-complying compilers without too much hassle.
+  * On Windows only, we should add the flag **-D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1**, which will ensure that printing to the terminal follows the C standard.
+</WRAP>
+----
+<code json launch.json>
+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "g++ - Build and debug active file",
+      "type": "cppdbg",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
+      "args": [],
+      "stopAtEntry": false,
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+      "environment": [],
+      "externalConsole": false,
+      "MIMode": "gdb",
+      "setupCommands": [
+        {
+          "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+          "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+          "ignoreFailures": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "preLaunchTask": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
+      "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  The string **${workspaceFolder}** will automatically be replaced with the current workspace folder, so this will configure debugging sessions so that your program opens files from that folder.
+</WRAP>