How to setup "include path" in vscode to compile c++ - c++

Question

I am on Ubuntu 20.04 using Vscode.
I'm trying to compile files got here
Dialog Box
I type this in a terminal
g++ main.cpp examplewindow.cpp -o WindowBox11 -v -std=c++0x `pkg-config gtkmm-3.0 --cflags --libs`
and it compiles fine.
But doesn't work with Vscode.
This is my c_cpp_properties.json file
{
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Linux",
"includePath": [
"${workspaceFolder}/**",
"/usr/include/gtkmm-3.0",
"/usr/include/**"
],
"defines": [],
"compilerPath": "/usr/bin/g++",
"cStandard": "gnu18",
"cppStandard": "gnu++14",
"intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x64",
"compilerArgs": [
"-std=c++0x",
"`pkg-config gtkmm-3.0 --cflags --libs`",
"-v"
]
}
],
"version": 4
}
and tasks.json file
{
// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "build & run", //It's name of the task , you can have several tasks
"type": "shell", //type can be either 'shell' or 'process' , more details will be given below
"command": "g++",
"args": [
"-g", //gnu debugging flag , only necessary if you want to perform debugging on file
"${file}", //${file} gives full path of the file
"-o",
"${workspaceFolder}\\build\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}", //output file name
"&&", //to join building and running of the file
"${workspaceFolder}\\build\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
],
"group": {
"kind": "build", //defines to which group the task belongs
"isDefault": true
},
"presentation": { //Explained in detail below
"echo": false,
"reveal": "always",
"focus": true,
"panel": "shared",
"clear": false,
"showReuseMessage": false
},
"problemMatcher": "$gcc"
},
]
}
Compiling with Vscode i got these errors
Any ideas what to ?

Answer 1

I suspect that the problem is with pkg-config in compilerArgs.
Try to separate each argument:
"`pkg-config", "gtkmm-3.0", "--cflags", "--libs`"

Answer 2

After many tries
got solution from
Variables Reference
c_cpp_properties.json reference
and Using C++ on Linux in VS Code
First I put all files in same folder (in my case .cc and .h).
To compile in command line I use
g++ main.cc examplewindow.cc -o Dialogue_windo11 -std=c++0x `pkg-config gtkmm-3.0 --cflags --libs`
You must reproduce this command in vscode
c_cpp_properties.json
{
"env": {
"myDefaultIncludePath": ["${workspaceFolder}", "${workspaceFolder}/include"],
"myCompilerPath": "/usr/bin/g++"
},
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Linux",
"intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x64",
"includePath": ["${myDefaultIncludePath}", "/usr/include/**"],
"compilerPath": "/usr/bin",
"cStandard": "gnu18",
"cppStandard": "gnu++14",
"compilerArgs": [
"-v"
]
}
],
"version" : 4
}
and tasks.json
{
// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "g++ build active file",
"type": "shell",
"command": "/usr/bin/g++",
"args": [
"${fileDirname}/*.cc", //to compile all .cc files
"-o",
"${fileDirname}/MessageBox",
"-std=c++0x",
"`pkg-config", "gtkmm-3.0", "--cflags", "--libs`"
],
"problemMatcher": [],
"group": {
"kind": "build",
"isDefault": true
}
}
]
}