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Build and Debug C++ with WSL 2 Distributions and Visual Studio 2022

July 14th, 2021

Visual Studio 2022 introduces a native WSL 2 toolset for C++ development. This toolset is available now in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 2. WSL 2 is the new, recommended version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) architecture that provides better Linux file system performance, GUI support, and full system call compatibility. ...

CMake Presets integration in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code

April 20th, 2021

CMakePresets.json was released in CMake 3.19 and 3.20 and allows users to specify common configure, build, and test options and share them with others. We have added support for CMakePresets.json in Visual Studio and the CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code. You can now invoke CMake with the same CMakePresets.json file in Visual Studio...

Microsoft C++ Team at ACCU 2021

March 8th, 2021

Sy Brand and Erika Sweet from the Microsoft C++ Team will be presenting at ACCU 2021 this week. Come say hi in the virtual conference space and let us know if you have any questions about our talks, products, or anything else. We also recommend dropping by the #include <C++> table in the expo hall to learn more about their ...

Blizzard Diablo IV debugs Linux core dumps from Visual Studio

January 26th, 2021

Blizzard is using Visual Studio 2019 to debug Linux core dumps on WSL. The following blog post is written by Bill Randolph, a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard working on the development of Diablo IV. Thanks for your partnership, Bill! Introduction On Diablo IV we develop all our code on Windows and compile for multiple platforms...

Windows ARM64 support for CMake projects in Visual Studio

January 21st, 2021

In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 Preview 3 we added support for deploying CMake projects to a remote Windows machine and debugging them with the Visual Studio remote tools. CMake developers targeting ARM64 Windows can now cross-compile (with cl or clang-cl), deploy, and debug their projects directly from Visual Studio. You can download and ...

C++ with Visual Studio and WSL2

January 14th, 2021

Our team released native support for C++ with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Visual Studio in 2019. “Native support” means that all commands are executed locally instead of over a SSH connection. Since then, WSL2 has been announced and we’ve received questions about our support for WSL2 in Visual Studio. The purpose of this ...

Configure IntelliSense with CMake Toolchain Files in Visual Studio 2019 16.9 Preview 2

December 8th, 2020

Visual Studio can now configure IntelliSense in CMake projects based on the value of CMake variables set by CMake toolchain files. These improvements provide automatic IntelliSense configuration when a CMake toolchain file is used for configuration and build. For example, Visual Studio can now provide IntelliSense for CMake projects using an ...

Build and debug Qt projects on Linux with Qt Visual Studio Tools

October 6th, 2020

Qt is a popular cross-platform framework for application development and user interface design. Its various libraries and toolsets can be used to create, test, and deploy applications that target multiple platforms and operating systems including Linux, Windows, macOS and embedded/microcontroller systems. Qt recently released a new version of...

Debug Linux core dumps in Visual Studio

September 14th, 2020

In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 3 we added the ability to debug Linux core dumps on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) or a remote Linux system directly from Visual Studio. This support is specific to the “Native Only" debugger type for unmanaged C++ code. We understand that some teams develop on Windows but deploy to both...

C++ Linux development with Visual Studio: incremental build improvements and expanded shell support

July 8th, 2020

Visual Studio 2019 allows C++ developers to target both Windows and Linux (including the Windows Subsystem for Linux) from the comfort of a single IDE. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 Preview 3 introduces two features specific to Linux development: improved build incrementality for MSBuild-based Linux projects, and support for a wider range of...

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Program Manager, C++ Team