{"id":25262,"date":"2019-11-21T16:28:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=25262"},"modified":"2019-11-21T18:09:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T18:09:38","slug":"cmake-tools-extension-for-visual-studio-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/cmake-tools-extension-for-visual-studio-code\/","title":{"rendered":"CMake Tools Extension for Visual Studio Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is now the primary maintainer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cmake-tools&amp;ssr=false#overview\">CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code<\/a>. The extension was created and previously maintained by <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/vector-of-bool\">vector-of-bool<\/a>, who has moved on to other things. Thank you vector-of-bool for all of your hard work getting this extension to where it is today!<\/p>\n<h4>About the extension<\/h4>\n<p>The CMake Tools extension provides developers with a convenient and powerful workflow for configuring, building, browsing, and debugging CMake-based projects in Visual Studio Code. You can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/cmaketoolsdocumentation\">CMake Tools documentation<\/a> and the extension\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/vscode-cmake-tools\">GitHub repository<\/a> to get started and learn more.<\/p>\n<p>The following screenshot of the extension shows a logical view of the open-source CMake project <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/bulletphysics\/bullet3\">bullet3<\/a> organized by target (left) and several CMake-specific commands.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25264\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/cmake_tools.png\" alt=\"An image of the CMake Tools extension for VS Code, with a project outline to the left and several CMake-specific commands in the command palette.\" width=\"1276\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/cmake_tools.png 1276w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/cmake_tools-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/cmake_tools-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/cmake_tools-1024x724.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1276px) 100vw, 1276px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We recommend using the CMake Tools extension alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools\">C\/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/vector-of-bool.github.io\/docs\/vscode-cmake-tools\/how_do_i.html#set-up-include-paths-for-c-intellisense\">IntelliSense configuration<\/a> and a full-fidelity C\/C++ development experience.<\/p>\n<h4>Feedback is welcome<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cmake-tools&amp;ssr=false#overview\">Download the CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code<\/a> today and give it a try. If you run into issues or have suggestions for the team, please report them in the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/vscode-cmake-tools\/issues\">issues section of the extension\u2019s GitHub repository<\/a>. You can also reach the team via email (<a href=\"mailto:visualcpp@microsoft.com\">visualcpp@microsoft.com<\/a>) and Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visualc\">@VisualC<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is now the primary maintainer of the CMake Tools extension for Visual Studio Code. The extension was created and previously maintained by vector-of-bool, who has moved on to other things. Thank you vector-of-bool for all of your hard work getting this extension to where it is today! 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