This repository is an example of how to compile and run a program for both Windows and Linux. It can be used as a template for beginning a C/C++ project for compilation in Windows. It currently requires the use of Mingw-64w to compile.
For Windows, Mingw-w64 is required to compile and / or run the program.
To install Mingw-w64, follow steps 3 and 4 under the 'Prerequisites' section of the following document, which are also listed below:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-mingw
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Proceed to https://www.msys2.org/.
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Follow the instructions under the red "Installation" header beginning with downloading the MSYS2 installer. For clarity, some of those instructions have been mirrored below.
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Once the MSYS2 terminal has opened automatically, run the following command:
pacman -Syu
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Once the MSYS2 terminal closes, use the Windows Start menu to search for and open "MSYS2 MSYS".
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Once the MSYS2 terminal has opened, run the following command:
pacman -Su
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To install mingw-w64, run the following command:
pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
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Now that Mingw-w64 is installed, it must be added to the windows
PATHenvironment variable. To do so, begin by making note of the path to Mingw-w64'sbinfolder. By default it isC:\msys64\mingw64\bin. -
Search "Edit the system environment variables" in the Windows Start menu and select the entry of the same name.
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Click the "Environment Variables..." option.
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Find the variable labeled "Path", click the entry, and then click the "Edit..." button.
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Click the "New" button and paste in the Mingw-w64 path found in step 7.
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Select OK to confirm. Close and reopen any active console windows.
Note: When compilation is finished, the executable will run automatically.
Double-click on make.bat
or open Command Prompt in the win_app/ directory and execute
make.bat
(./make.bat for PowerShell)
or
g++ -I ./include/ -Wall src/main.cpp src/test.cpp -o test.exe
Open Terminal in the win_app/ directory and execute
make
Note that the Linux-based Makefile is currently configured only to compile the C++ code.
Double-click on test_cpp.exe or test_c.exe
or open Command Prompt in the win_app/ directory and execute
test_cpp.exe or test_c.exe to run the program in-window
(./test_cpp.exe or ./test_c.exe for PowerShell)
alternatively,
start test_cpp.exe or start test_c.exe to run the program in its own window.
Open Terminal in the win_app/ directory and execute
./test_cpp.out
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