I want to be able to save my files in E:\Documents\C++ and then be able to run and compile them. My MinGW location is E:\MinGW\bin. Everything is saved on a USB flash drive. I am using SublimeText to run and compile these files. Everything works fine if i save the C++ files in the E:\MinGW\bin folder. I just want to be able to change where to save the files and build and run them. Also I am using this as my sublime-build file
{
"cmd": ["g++", "${file}", "-o", "${file_path}/${file_base_name}"],
"file_regex": "^(..[^:]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$",
"working_dir": "${file_path}",
"selector": "source.c, source.c++",
"variants":
[
{
"name": "Run",
"cmd": ["${file_path}/${file_base_name}.exe"]
}
]
}
Your path should contain E:\MinGW\bin (or you should give full path for g++)
You want to change your home directory and your path for mingw.
This page shows how to set your home directory, and where to set your PATH,
http://www.mingw.org/wiki/HOWTO_Set_the_HOME_variable_for_cmd_exe
Here is a page that tells you how to build a cpp file,
http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MinGW_for_First_Time_Users_HOWTO
If you want to use the same home location for MINGW and windows,
http://mingw.5.n7.nabble.com/making-home-directory-on-msys-agree-with-Windows-td22176.html
Or, you can set your home directory to your flash drive.
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I am trying to create a build system for building C++ files in Sublime Text 3. I have installed MinGW and have correctly set the environment path.
I have created a build system as:
{
"cmd": ["C:\\MinGW\\bin\\g++", "${file}", "-o", "${file_path}\\${file_base_name}"],
"file_regex": "^(..[^:]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$",
"working_dir": "${file_path}",
"selector": "source.c, source.c++",
"shell": "true",
"variants":
[
{
"name": "Run",
"cmd": ["start", "cmd.exe", "#cmd", "/k", "${file_path}\\${file_base_name}"]
}
]
}
However, since the directory which contains the C++ file has a whitespace in it (C:\Users\Bryan Adams PC\Documents\C++), when I try to build the file, it says 'C:\Users\Bryan' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
What changes should I make to the build in order to be able to use this directory?
I've tried adding double quotes around the filepaths as \". However it does not work. I have no idea about JSON.
I really prefer writing code in sublime text or anything else. So, naturally that's what I want to use. However, when I try to open the file in Netbeans, I get an error. So, I want to know how I can save a .cpp file from sublime text and then go about running it through the command prompt. I know I have to set up a path or something, but I'm not exactly sure how to do it. Thanks for any help at all. Also, I am new to C++ and programming in general(have dabbled in Python a bit).
EDIT: Really sorry, I meant how do I actually execute/run the file afterwards. Like if the program were to just print out "Hello World".
The following build system should suit your needs, assuming that you're using the GNU Compiler Collection and g++ for compiling your .cpp files:
{
"cmd": ["g++", "${file}", "-o", "${file_base_name}"],
"file_regex": "^(..[^:]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$",
"working_dir": "${file_path}",
"selector": "source.c, source.c++",
"variants":
[
{
"name": "Run",
"cmd": ["${file_base_name}"]
}
]
}
Please note that the following instructions are for Sublime Text 2 only...
To use it, select Preferences -> Browse Packages... to open the Packages folder in Windows Explorer. It should be located in C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2. Or not, depending on your install. In either case, browse to the C++ directory and open the file C++.sublime-build in Sublime and set the syntax to JSON if you want it to look prettier. Replace its entire contents with the code above, then save the file. The old code is kind of convoluted, and also runs some commands needlessly.
Now, set the build system by going to Tools -> Build System and selecting Automatic. Assuming that g++ is in your PATH, you can build your executable using the CtrlB keyboard shortcut, also available via Tools -> Build. If your binary has already been compiled, you can run it by pressing CtrlShiftB.
One final note: if your program asks for any kind of input, or has a graphical user interface, this Run command won't work. Instead, replace it with the following:
"name": "Run",
"cmd": ["start", "cmd", "/k", "${file_path}/${file_base_name}"],
"shell": true
This will open a new instance of the command line and run your program from there, instead of inside Sublime. The /k switch means that the window will be kept open after your program has run, so you can examine output, errors, etc. If instead you want the window to close immediately, simply change the /k to /c.
Good luck!
I have created the Custom Build System for C++ file. Below is my Build System:
{
"cmd": ["g++", "-Wall", "-time", "$file", "-o", "$file_base_name","&&", "start", "cmd","/c","${file_base_name}","^&","cmd","/c","pause"],
"file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
"working_dir": "${project_path:${folder}}",
"selector": "source.cpp",
"shell": true,
}
The thing is, it is working only if I select this build system manually. If I specify Automatic build system, the system's c++ build system is working instead of mine. How to change this behavior?
According to documentation:
example:
{
"cmd": ["python", "-u", "$file"],
"file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
"selector": "source.python"
}
selector
Optional. Used when Tools | Build System | Automatic is set to true. Sublime Text uses this scope selector to find the appropriate build system for the active view.
So "selector": "source.cpp", is the part responsible for choosing build system. In other place we read:
Sublime Text implements the idea of scopes from Texmate, a text editor for Mac. Textmate’s online manual contains further information about scope selectors that’s useful for Sublime Text users too.
On Textmate documentation:
As with CSS, it is possible to use the context of an element in the scope selector. The picture below shows the scope for the string as a tool tip (via ⌃⇧P). The direct parent of the string is source.php.embedded.html and text.html.basic is an ancestor.
In the scope selector we specify element names as a space separated list to indicate that each element should be present in the scope (and in the same order). So if we want to target all strings in PHP, we can use source.php string, or we can use text.html source.php to target PHP embedded in HTML.
Notife that scope doesn't mean filename not extension. In C++.sublime-project you have:
C++.sublime-settings{
"extensions": ["cpp", "cc", "cxx", "c++", "h", "hpp", "hxx", "h++", "inl", "ipp"]
}
which make files with those extensions in scope of c++. Changing your scope definition to "selector": "source.c++" should run your builder if your currently opened file is recognized as belonging to the C++ scope.
Well all I've seen for build systems for C++ is the following:
"build_systems":
[
{
"name: "g++ test",
"cmd": ["g++", "${file}"],
"shell": true
}
{
"name": "echo test",
"cmd": ["echo", "${file}"],
"shell": true
}
]
Just as a test, this only works for the currently opened file, which might not even be a source file nor part of the sublime project. So this is good for a test program that only has one source but it isn't that useful otherwise.
Question 1:
Is there any ${project_files} variable with regex to accept only .cpp files ?
Question 2:
I would want to pass these files to qmake, such that it generates a .pro project file. Such that if I add a file to a sublime project it and build the file will be added to the project file. How would I do this without shell script or otherwise such that it's cross platform ?
Good day!
Can anyone share their experience how to attach MinGW-compiler to Sublime?
I found a config in the internet, but when I run compiled program popping bugs with missing files from "../MinGW/bin/".
Config:
{
"cmd": ["mingw32-g++.exe", "-o", "$file_base_name", "$file_name"],
"path": "c:\\Program Files\\MinGW\\bin\\"
}
Thanks!
UPD
I found answer for my question! I had to add one parameter in cmd. It's "-static".
So, it's my MinGW.sublime-build, which works fine:
{
"path": "c:\\Program Files\\MinGW\\bin\\",
"cmd": ["mingw32-g++.exe", "-static", "-o", "$file_base_name", "$file"]
}
Make sure to include the bin file in the "Path" variable on your system.
Open the start menu and type "variable" or "environment variable" (or google it) to find how to do it. You'll get in a Window with a lot of variables, find the Path (and not PATH) variable and add the path to the bin folder of MinGW.
And btw, as suggested, you should change file_base_name by file, and put file_base_name where you put file_base.
Here's the command I personally use:
"cmd": ["C:\\MinGW\\bin\\mingw32-g++.exe", "-Wall", "-time", "$file", "-o", "$file_base_name"]
You should be using $file instead of $file_name. $file_name expands to only the name whereas $file expands to the full path.
The changed config would be
{
"cmd": ["mingw32-g++.exe", "-o", "$file_base_name", "$file"],
"path": "c:\\Program Files\\MinGW\\bin\\"
}