C/C++ Development Tools

C/C++ development environment with GCC, Clang, CMake, debuggers, and VS Code extensions.

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Overview

Complete C/C++ development setup including GCC and Clang compilers, CMake and Make build systems, GDB and LLDB debuggers, Valgrind for memory analysis, and clang-format/clang-tidy for code quality. Includes VS Code extension pack for C/C++ development.

Script ID:dev-cpp

Script:install-dev-cpp.sh

Website:https://isocpp.org

System Packages

Package	Description
build-essential
gcc
g++
clang
clang-format
clang-tidy
cmake
make
ninja-build
gdb
lldb
valgrind
pkg-config
autoconf
automake
libtool

VS Code Extensions

Extension	Description
C/C++	C/C++ IntelliSense, debugging, and code browsing
C/C++ Extension Pack	Popular extensions for C/C++ development
CMake Tools	CMake support for VS Code
CMake	CMake language support
CodeLLDB	Native debugger based on LLDB

Installation

Install via the interactive menu:

dev-setup

Or install directly:

.devcontainer/additions/install-dev-cpp.sh

Full installation options (click to expand)

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ID:           dev-cpp
Name:         C/C++ Development Tools
Script version: 0.0.1
Category:     LANGUAGE_DEV, Development Tools
Description:  Installs GCC, Clang, build tools, debuggers, and VS Code extensions for C/C++ development

Usage:

  Action:
      install-dev-cpp.sh                # Install C/C++ development tools
      install-dev-cpp.sh --uninstall    # Uninstall C/C++ development tools

  Info:
      install-dev-cpp.sh --help         # Show help and usage information

System Packages (APT):
  - build-essential
  - gcc
  - g++
  - clang
  - clang-format
  - clang-tidy
  - cmake
  - make
  - ninja-build
  - gdb
  - lldb
  - valgrind
  - pkg-config
  - autoconf
  - automake
  - libtool

VS Code Extensions:
  - C/C++ (ms-vscode.cpptools) - C/C++ IntelliSense, debugging, and code browsing
  - C/C++ Extension Pack (ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack) - Popular extensions for C/C++ development
  - CMake Tools (ms-vscode.cmake-tools) - CMake support for VS Code
  - CMake (twxs.cmake) - CMake language support
  - CodeLLDB (vadimcn.vscode-lldb) - Native debugger based on LLDB

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