Run C, C++ on Visual Studio Code

Table of contents

1. Install the plugin in Visual Studio Code

2. Install the C/C++ compiler MinGW-w64

2.1 Download MinGW-w64

2.2 Install MinGW-w64

2.3 MinGW-w64 installation error, what to do (no problem with installation can be ignored)

2.4 Configure environment variables

3. Write C language code and run it

Visual Studio Code download address: https://code.visualstudio.com/

1. Install the plugin in Visual Studio Code

1. C/C++ (must be installed)

2、Code Runner

C/C++

Code Runner

2. Install the C/C++ compiler MinGW-w64

MinGW-w64 download address: MinGW-w64 - for 32 and 64 bit Windows download | SourceForge.net

2.1 Download MinGW-w64

1. Click on files

2. Pull down, find MinGW-W64 Online Installer and click to wait for the download

2.2 Install MinGW-w64

i686 corresponds to a 32-bit operating system, and x86_64 corresponds to a 64-bit operating system

Choose win32 for windows, and posix for others.

seh (64-bit support), dwarf (32-bit support), sjlj (32-bit and 64-bit support)

sjlj has good stability, dwarf and seh have better performance

waiting for installation

2.3 MinGW-w64 installation error, what to do (no problem with installation can be ignored)

If
the download reports an error and cannot be resolved, just download the offline installation package directly.

Here I provide several offline installation packages (search and download the corresponding offline packages according to your own needs)

MinGW-w64 for Windows(x86_64-8.1.0-release-win32-seh-rt_v6-rev0.7z) offline package

Download link: https://www.jb51.net/softs/696088.html

MinGW-w64 for Windows(x86_64-8.1.0-release-posix-seh-rt_v6-rev0.7z) offline package

Download link: https://www.jb51.net/softs/696087.html

After downloading the offline installation package, just unzip it directly

2.4 Configure environment variables

1. First find the bin directory under the installation path of MinGW-w64. Ctrl+C copy path

My installation path D:\work\mingw64\bin

2. Configure environment variables

Right-click "This Computer" --> Properties --> Advanced System Settings --> Environment Variables --> Path Edit in System Variables

——>New—>Paste—>Click “OK” all the way (configuration complete)

Click Environment Variables, find the system variable Path, and click Edit.

Click New, paste the previously copied path, and click OK

Next, test whether the configuration is successful:

win+r key, enter cmd, press enter

Enter gcc in the cmd window and press Enter

Appear :

gcc: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.

In this way, the configuration is successful

3. Write C language code and run it

Re-open the Visual Studio Code software

Create a folder anywhere on your computer, and open it with Visual Studio Code

Create a new file, main.c

Write code

#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
    printf("Hello,World!");
    return 0;
}

click to run

Visual Studio Code can run C and C++!

If there are mistakes, please correct me.

Finally I have a personal question:

I got the C language version of the Contra code before I started working on the C language environment.

I don't know how to run this game on Visual Studio Code (or can not). I hold the code like a fire stick, the IQ bar is not enough. Can you give me a detailed running tutorial? Please @me if you can, thank you very much.