Overview
The VS Code xPack C/C++ Managed Build Extension is available as ilg-vscode.xpack from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.
Prerequisites
- a recent Visual Studio Code
- a recent xpm.
Briefly, to install xpm, the command is:
npm install --global xpm@latest
If this command fails and requires sudo
,
it means npm
is not
installed correctly;
it is recommended to reinstall node/npm via nvm
, the npm version manager,
as documented in the
prerequisites page.
Install the VS Code extension
The ilg-vscode.xpack extension can be installed directly from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace
On the side bar, select the Extensions view and enter xpack
in the
search field:
Install as usual; the xPack extension should also bring in some dependencies:
For those who prefer a command line approach, the xPack extension can also be installed in a terminal:
code --install-extension ilg-vscode.xpack
Configuring the xPack extension
The extension has several configuration options.
TBD.
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