Compile-run C/C++ source code and execute Makefile in Atom.
I am a Windows user and just switched to Atom from Notepad++. Previously I wrote a script in NppExec to compile-run my C/C++ programs and execute Makefiles with customizable compile flags and run options. Atom has numerous community packages and I have tried some. They are really great in certain extent but still cannot fully satisfy my need. Therefore I decided to reference their packages and make my own.
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]ctrl-f6
/cmd-f6
]I have tested in the following three platforms:
For Windows users, I recommend installing the TDM-GCC (which I am using), then go to the setting page of this package and change the make utility to mingw32-make
, after that everything should work. If you have installed other gcc-compilers, just make sure their command names are in you PATH
environment variable
For Ubuntu users, gcc
and make
should have already been installed, though you may need to install g++
in addition.
For Mac users, Xcode is not a prerequisite but you need to at least install the Xcode Command Line Tools. This site has a more detailed walkthrough.
[shift-]tab
to change input focus and enter
to trigger the run
buttonTo execute a Makefile, a run
target need to be specified, just as in the above .gif
Note: Arguments in run options will be passed as environment variable ARGS
to the Makefile, but compiler flags and link libraries will not. Below is an example run
target:
...
run:
testing $(ARGS)
...
I am new in CoffeeScript and know little about the Model-View-Controller design, thus my code may be messy. Below are the packages that I used and the repositories that I have referenced. They are great and you may want to try them out!
kriscross07/atom-gpp-compiler
+ A simple but useful package to compile-run C/C++ files
- Cannot customize run arguments
- On windows the cmd console just flash then close after the C/C++ program ends
! The closest that I want, thus mine is a remake with enhancements
rgbkrk/atom-script
+ Support many languages
+ Customizable compile and run flags
- Does not support C/C++ on Windows...
- Does not support interactive running
! The option view is modified from this package
ksxatompackages/cmd-exec
+ Can register commands to do many things
- Troublesome to set up
noseglid/atom-build
+ Support automated build
- Need to specify an auto-build file