How to configure Visual Studio Code for C++ on Windows? - c++

Question

I face problem with configuring launch.json file on my Windows and it shows error message
Debug adapter process has terminated unexpectedly.
I have set up "MinGW" and configured g++ compiler, and now Visual Studio Code compiles correctly. When I press Ctrl+Shift+B, it creates a.exe file in project folder.
My launch.json file:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "C++ Launch (Windows)",
"type": "cppvsdbg",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceRoot}/a.exe",
"args": [],
"stopAtEntry": false,
"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
"environment": [],
"externalConsole": false
},
{
"name": "C++ Attach (Windows)",
"type": "cppvsdbg",
"request": "attach",
"processId": "${command.pickProcess}"
}
]
}
My task.json file:
{
"version": "0.1.0",
"command": "g++",
"isShellCommand": true,
"showOutput": "always",
"args": ["-std=c++11","-g", "main.cpp"]
}

Answer 1

It may be wrong, but I suppose you need to compile your .c/.cpp file with microsoft cl.exe compiler (not by gcc) to use microsoft debugger on it. To setup paths for cl, call the vcvarsall.bat with parameter x86 or x64 (depends on what you need) and then cast cl to your source file. By the way check this article (the part with json configuration exactly) to ensure, where you did wrong https://www.40tude.fr/blog/how-to-compile-cpp-code-with-vscode-cl/