Referenceblog:Windows/macOSusesVSCodetobuildaC/C++development/Debugenvironment
1.InstallVSCodeonmacOS
DownloadVSCodeformacOSfromMicrosoftofficialwebsite.
2.SearchandinstallthefollowingextensionsintheextensionofVSCode
- C/C++
- C/C++ExtensionPack
(TheextensionpackagecontainsC/C++,C/C++Themes,CMakeToolsandCMake,whicharealsoinstalledtogether) - Chinese(Simplified)
- CodeRunner(runcode)
AfterinstallingCodeRunner,remembertocheck”RunInTerminal”initsextendedsettings - CodeLLDB(Debugdebuggingenvironment)
3.Installthecompiler
Theclangcompilerisusedhere,firstopenthecommandline/terminal(terminal):searchforterminalonthedesktop,andopenthe”terminal”application.
Afteropeningtheterminalapplication,enterclang-vorclang--versiontocheckwhetheryourMachastheclangcompiler.Thefigurebelowshowsthedisplayofclanginstalled.
IfclangisnotinstalledontheMac,typeXcode-select--installintheterminalandpressEnter,andclickOKinthepop-upwindow.
Suggestion:Afterclanginstallationiscomplete,runclang-v-E-xc++-intheterminalandcopytheboxselectionpath,whichwillbeusefulinconfiguringtheincludepathintheIntelliSenseconfigurationlater.
4.ConfigureVSCodetousethecompilerinmacOSenvironment
Createanewfolderonthedesktop(don’tnameitinChinese,remember!),andopenitinVScode.
Createanew.cfileinthefolderopenedbyVScode,andthenfollowthestepsshowninthefigure.
ClickonExtendedC/C++tomakeextendedsettings
ClickIntelliSense
Set”CompilerPath”or”ComplierPath”(onlyChineseandEnglisharedifferent,nodifference).Setitto/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/clangor/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/clang++
Thenset”IntelliSenseMode”or”IntelliSenseMode”,selectmacos-clang-arm64(dependingonthemodelandchip,ifitisApplesilicon,selectarm/arm64).
Suggestion:IncludepathsettingsforVSCodeIntelIiSence
Continuetosettheincludepath/IncludePath,andincludeseveralpathsthatyoujustranclang-v-E-xc++-intheterminal.
5.ConfigureDebugenvironment
WriteasimplecodeintheClanguagefilejustnoworusethefollowingcodedirectly:
#include<stdio.h>
intmain()
{
for(inti=0;i<4;i++)
{
printf("Hello,World!\\
");
}
return0;
}
Putabreakpointbeforethelineofafunction,clicktheoptionbuttonnexttoRun,andselectDebugC/C++File
Configureasshownbelow.
A.vscodefolderwillbegeneratedundertheopenedfolder,andtask.jsonwillbeautomaticallygeneratedinit.
Thecontentoftask.jsonisasfollows:
{
"tasks":[
{
"type":"cppbuild",
"label":"C/C++:clanggeneratesactivefiles",
"command":"/usr/bin/clang",
"args":[
"-fcolor-diagnostics",
"-fansi-escape-codes",
"-g",
"${file}",
"-o",
"${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
],
"options":{
"cwd":"${fileDirname}"
},
"problemMatcher":[
"$gcc"
],
"group":{
"kind":"build",
"isDefault":true
},
"detail":"Taskgeneratedbythedebugger."
}
],
"version":"2.0.0"
}
Thencreateanewlaunch.jsonunderthe.vscodefolderandwritethefollowingcode:
{
//UseIntelliSenseforrelevantproperties.
//Hovertoseedescriptionsofexistingproperties.
//Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
"version":"0.2.0",
"configurations":[
{
"type":"lldb",
"request":"launch",
"name":"Debug",
"program":"${workspaceFolder}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
"args":[],
"cwd":"${workspaceFolder}"
}
]
}
6.HelloWorld!
Forthecodewrittenearlier,addbreakpointstodebug.
Clickthe”Continue”button
Youcanseethedebuggingresultsinthe”DebugConsole”
Thenclick”Continue”toseethenextresult: