VSCode SFML C++ Project Setup

This is a simple SFML C++ project running with vs code that can be built and run on both Linux and Windows using Visual Studio Code.

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio Code: Download and install Visual Studio Code
• SFML Library:

  • Linux: Install SFML using your package manager. Example for Debian-based systems:

    sudo apt-get install libsfml-dev
    

    or (depends on which linux)

    sudo dnf -y install SFML
    

    • might need few tweaking

  • Windows: Download and install SFML from the official SFML website

    • GCC 13.1.0 MinGW (DW2) - 32-bit or
    • GCC 13.1.0 MinGW (SEH) - 64-bit

    dont messup check (64 or 32) bit properly

  • Extract the downloaded file and place it where ever you want remember the path

Setting up MinGW on Windows

1. Install MinGW w64 (for Windows) using mingw-w64.org.

   • Tarballs for the mingw-w64 sources are hosted on SourceForge.
   • https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/mingw-w64/mingw-w64-release/

2. Add the MinGW w64 bin directory to your system's PATH variable.

   • Example PATH addition: C:\mingw-w64\mingw64\bin (adjust the path based on your installation).
   • want's to know the difference between ming's 😄 link to repo

Setting up C++ on linux

• Linux: Ensure you have GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) installed. Run the following commands to check the version and path:

  g++ --version
  which g++
  

  [dxlord.🐼] master (main)$ g++ --version
  
  g++ (GCC) 13.2.1 20231205 (Red Hat 13.2.1-6)
  Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
  warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
  
  [dxlord.🐼] master (main)$ which g++
  
  /usr/bin/g++
   

see it's too much that's why I use linux

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ullaskunder3/sfml-vscode-soultion.git
cd <sfml-vscode-soultion>

2. Open the project in Visual Studio Code.

3. Install the required extensions: C/C++

4. Configure IntelliSense:

• Open .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json and update the paths for Windows/Linux users.
• After checking path properly update it

Building and Running

Pressing Ctrl+Shift+B or running Tasks: Run Task from the global Terminal menu show the following picker pick Run C++ program with SFML

watch the program execute and run at the same time automatically

Troubleshooting

• If you encounter any issues, ensure that you have the required dependencies installed and that the paths in .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json are correct.

• For Windows users, make sure to update the paths in .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json with the correct MinGW or Visual Studio installation paths.

• let me know if still need help

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project by opening issues or pull requests.

Happy coding!