Programming in C++ - Courses - Institute of Computer Science

How to participate in the C++ module with a Windows machine?

NB! This guide has been tested on Windows 10.
Compiler
- Install MSYS2 and MinGW64.
- Select the installation location. Do not use a folder name with spaces in the path leading to it, for example C:\msys64\.
- Install mingw-w64.
- Wait for the installation to finish (be patient, it might hang for a few minutes at times).
Start MinGW Shell.
Alternatively, add C:\msys64\mingw64\bin and C:\msys64\usr\bin to your PATH system variable.
Test if the commands g++ -v and make -v work and the gcc version is at least 4.8 (the most recent gcc version is 13.1.0, but older MingW installations also work). The goal is that these commands also work in a command line window (Command Prompt).
Doxygen
- Download: [ http://www.doxygen.nl/download.html#srcbin | Doxygen for Windows ]] .
- Install (Core Installation is enough) to a place you like.
- Place doxygen.exe in a subdirectory named bin of MinGW (if you used the default location, it is C:\msys64\mingw64\bin).
- Test if the command doxygenworks in the MinGW Shell ( doxygen -v should show version 1.9.3).
- A possible editor is Visual Studio Code , which has a built-in terminal window.