#Need help with g++ compiler on VSCode with Msys64

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coral cargo
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Background Knowledge:

  • I've setup msys64 on the desktop, and I've set this up on my laptop before.
  • It works perfectly on the laptop apart from msys64 not supporting wildcard statements anymore(but its not a big problem).
  • I followed all the same steps to set it up on my desktop.

Problem:
I have a code snippet where i use a ifstream to read a txt file but the compiler doesn't open the file. I check the json and the cwd: isn't set to ${fileDirname} even though its automatically built. Still doesn't work, and i figure out my command: has forward slashes rather than backwards ones. Change both of those and it finally works as intended. The reason i got a problem is when i auto build on my laptop, it does these 2 things automatically, while my desktop builds broken. Is there anyway i can fix this?

Previous Json ( What does read any files in the directory and what auto builds for my desktop):

            "command": "C:/msys64/ucrt64/bin/g++.exe",
            "options": {
                "cwd": "C:/msys64/ucrt64/bin"
            },

^^This is the difference between the working and the previous json.

Working Json(What my laptop builds and what works on the desktop):

{
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "cppbuild",
            "label": "C/C++: g++.exe build active file",
            "command": "C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin\g++.exe",
            "args": [
                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                "-g",
                "${file}",
                "-o",
                "${fileDirname}\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
        }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
}
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robust dune
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robust dune
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format it with ```json

coral cargo
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gotcha

robust dune
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you need close too

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with ```

coral cargo
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sorry

robust dune
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it called codeblock

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markdown

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and above too

coral cargo
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Alrighty

robust dune
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nice now it readable

coral cargo
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tyty

pure harbor
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So your question is why the automatic generation is different?

coral cargo
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Pretty much and how could i change it

pure harbor
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Can you show how you generate it?

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Tbh I think it's not a big deal, I'd just paste the working one

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Also FYI I think MSYS2 fixed the wildcards, they should work if you update

coral cargo
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Wonderful, also im just really curious as to why. The way i generate is when i click run for the first time or when i dont have a tasks.json and it asks for a build i choose the g++. Then it just makes the tasks.

pure harbor
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I'd start by comparing what extensions you have installed, and whether you have something different in settings.json

coral cargo
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ALrighty thanks

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!solved