If Clang isn't installed, enter the following command to install the command line developer tools:.

To verify that it is, open a macOS Terminal window and enter the following command: clang -version You can install the C/C++ extension by searching for 'c++' in the Extensions view ( ⇧⌘X (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+X)).Ĭlang may already be installed on your Mac. To successfully complete this tutorial, you must do the following:

If you have any trouble, feel free to file an issue for this tutorial in the VS Code documentation repository. For those subjects, there are many good resources available on the Web. This tutorial does not teach you about Clang or the C++ language. In this tutorial, you configure Visual Studio Code on macOS to use the Clang/LLVM compiler and debugger.Īfter configuring VS Code, you will compile and debug a simple C++ program in VS Code.

Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.

If you really want the Microsoft Solution, VS is the way to go.

I personally prefer GCC, but that's just me. Plus, it runs on linux too, so you could make that transition even easier on yourself. However, if you're looking for something a bit more lightweight, CodeBlocks is also rather good, and has the added benefit of being able to use basically any compiler you have installed (including several forms of GCC and the Microsoft Compiler that comes with Visual Studio) and being able to open project files fro other IDEs. Visual Studio is the Microsoft version, and although it has its issues, it is an excellent IDE for working with the code.

If you're looking for an IDE, I have two recommendations.

That will compile your programs natively for windows, using a standard library, etc. I recommend that you use the MinGW distribution of GCC. Its probably best that you use it until you become more comfortable with something else. Its a standards compliant c/c++ compiler, and I use it for windows programs on a daily basis. GCC is not technically a linux specific compiler.

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