CZ4031 - Database System Principles (Project 1)

Building the project using tasks.json in VSCode

1. Create .vscode directory into your workspace
2. Create tasks.json file (below) into that directory
3. Add the following parameters into tasks.json

   {
   "tasks": [
   	{
   		"type": "cppbuild",
   		"label": "C/C++: g++.exe build active file",
   		"command": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin\\g++.exe",
   		"args": [
   			"-fdiagnostics-color=always",
   			"-g",
                /** Input files **/
   			"${workspaceFolder}\\*.cpp",
   			"${workspaceFolder}\\bp_tree\\*.cpp",
   			"${workspaceFolder}\\bp_tree\\*.h",
   			"${workspaceFolder}\\storage\\*.cpp",
   			"${workspaceFolder}\\storage\\*.h",
   			"-o",
                /** Output file **/
   			"${workspaceFolder}\\output.exe" // default is "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
   		],
   		"options": {
   			"cwd": "${fileDirname}"
   		},
   		"problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
   		"group": {
   			"kind": "build",
   			"isDefault": true
   		},
   		"detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
   	}
   ],
   "version": "2.0.0"
    }
   

4. Check the line "command": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin\\g++.exe". Provide the path to your g++ here.
5. At the top row of buttons in VSCode, click Terminal -> Run Build Task (or do Ctrl + Shift + B)
6. There should be an output.exe file in your workspace
7. In the terminal, type ./output and press Enter to run the executable