As a compiler toolchain is a very complex undertaking it is not part of Code::Blocks itself but rather is a separate project that Code::Blocks then uses. 3 Alternative MinGW Compiler ToolchainsĪ compiler toolchain is what Code::Blocks uses to turn the code you type into it into numbers that the computer understands.
If you want to learn more about VS Code check the documentation or leave me a comment with a specific question.Ĭategories C# Charts C++11 Regex Scheme Multithreading Posix Books C++ C++14 C++17 OSX Python Objective-C Windows Clang Fortran CUDA Roguelike Perlin Cling C++20 Linux WSL Fractals OpenGL JavaScript OpenCV BeagleBone Productivity Raspberry Pi OpenMP iOS Node. If you want to continue the program, you can press the left triangle from the above middle panel. Now, you can see the content of the vector V, if you click on it. Step three times by pressing the curve arrow from the top middle of VS Code. In the left panel you can see the local variables of the current function which are not initialized at this point. VS Code should compile your program, run and stop at the breakpoint. Next, click on the first line of the main function to add a breakpoint (left of the line numbers). This is what I see on my machine: 1 $ clang -versionĢ clang version 12.0.0 3 Target: x86_64-w64-windows-gnu 4 Thread model: posix 5 InstalledDir: C:/msys64/ucrt64/binĬreate a folder named cpp_test and inside, a new file named test.cpp with this content: 1 #include 2 #include 3 4 int main () Close the MSYS2 MSYS terminal by writing: 1 exitĬompile and debug a simple C++ program from the MSYS2 terminal:įrom the Windows start menu find MSYS2 MinGW UCRT 64-bit and start a new terminal:Īlternatively, you can open the same terminal from the disk C → msys64 → ucrt64.exe.Ĭheck the version of the installed Clang with: 1 clang -version
Write Y when asked if you agree to install the required dependencies.Īt this point, we are done with the installation. Next, we are going to install Clang and GDB: 1 pacman -S -needed base-devel mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-clang mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gdb Repeat the above command one more time to be sure that the system is fully updated.
Once the installation is finished, start an MSYS2 MSYS terminal from the Windows start menu: Start by installing MSYS2 from, the installer will guide you through the required steps. Compile and debug a simple C++ program from VS Code.Compile and debug a simple C++ program from the MSYS2 terminal.
In the last part of this article, I will show you how to use VS Code to build and debug a simple C++ program. The Clang and LLVM binaries from require that you to have Visual Studio 2019 installed on your machine, MSYS2 is a lighter alternative.
This is a short introduction in getting started with Clang on Windows 10 under MSYS2 and MinGW-w64. Solarian Programmer My programming ramblings Home Archives Contact Privacy Getting Started with Clang and Visual Studio Code on Windows with MSYS2 and MinGW-w64 Posted on Jby Paul