Cpp in VSCode - How to compile to other folder - c++

Question

I'm using VSCode to program in C++.
When I run the code (using the "Code Runner" extension), the .exe file stored in the same folder.
I've seen in many projects that they stored it in a /bin folder.
Is it posibble to automatically store it in there? (Also create the /bin folder if it doesn't exists).
Thank you!

Answer 1

I figured out 2 ways how to do your task:
In this scenario you have to create bin folder manually
So let's configure your VScode extension
From extension page follow this step to open settings
From extension page follow this step to open settings
In settings tab open "Edit in settings.json"
In your Json find "code-runner.executorMap"::cpp and insert the following command instead of the existing one
cd $dir/bin && g++ ../$fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt && $fileNameWithoutExt
So it would look like this
P. S. This command works on Windows, and may not work on linux. I guess If the previous command does not work in linux, then try the next one
cd $dir/bin && g++ ../$fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt && ./$fileNameWithoutExt
And I think, if you're linux user you can automate everything with a command(but unfortunately I can't test it)
cd $dir && mkdir -p bin && cd bin && g++ ../$fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt && ./$fileNameWithoutExt
In this scenario you have to switch execution to integrated terminal(so output will change a little bit) by adding to your json following line
"code-runner.runInTerminal": true
and changing your cpp command to:
for windows
cd $dir && mkdir -Force bin > $null && cd bin && g++ ../$fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt && $dir$fileNameWithoutExt
and I guess for linux
cd $dir && mkdir -p bin && cd bin && g++ ../$fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt && $dir$fileNameWithoutExt
So it would looks like this

Answer 2

For those who use a /src and /bin separately, here's my solution:
change "cpp": under "code-runner.executorMap": to
"cpp": "cd $dir && g++ $fileName -o ..\\bin\\$fileNameWithoutExt && ..\\bin\\$fileNameWithoutExt",
This creates and runs the .exe from the bin folder within the parent.

Answer 3

If anbody is interested in separating executables to a \bin directory and running the code with external cmd.exe use this (code-runner.executorMap):
"c": "cd $dir && gcc $fileName -o .\\bin\\$fileNameWithoutExt && start cmd \"/k ; .\\bin\\$fileNameWithoutExt\""
This is for C but is easily modified for C++.

Answer 4

To add to Deumaudit's answer for Linux users,
Create a bin folder in your working directory manually.
Now in your settings.json file under "code-runner.executorMap"::cpp insert the following command instead of the existing one:
cd $dir && g++ $fileName -o $dir/bin/$fileNameWithoutExt && $dir/bin/$fileNameWithoutExt