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Backend Instructions for Windows

Prerequisites

  • Visual Studio Code
  • MinGW64 (including gcc, gdb, cmake and boost)

How to setup tools on Windows using MSYS2 (MinGW64)

install MSYS2

  • Get the MSYS2 64 bit installer
  • install to default location C:\msys64
  • start msys2 in C:\msys64\msys2.exe
  • inside the msys2 shell type: pacman -Syuu (close the shell when you are asked to)
  • type this command pacman -Syuu multiple times until there are no updates left ;)

install gcc, gdb and cmake via MSYS2

  • start msys2.exe and type in msys2 shell:
pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
  • add C:\msys64\mingw64\bin to your system PATH
  • type gcc --version or g++ --version to ensure gcc installation is fine
  • type gdb --version to ensure gdb installation is fine
  • type cmake --version to ensure gdb installation is fine

install missing libraries via MSYS2

  • start msys2.exe and type in msys2 shell:
   pacman -Sy mingw-w64-x86_64-boost

configure VisualStudio Code

  • add the following lines to .vscode\settings.json: (cannot be commited due to platform incompatibility)
  "cmake.generator": "MinGW Makefiles",
  "cmake.cmakePath": "C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/cmake.exe",
  "cmake.mingwSearchDirs": [
      "C:/msys64/mingw64",
  ],
  "cmake.preferredGenerators": [
      "MinGW Makefiles"
  ],
  • select compiler kit [GCC 10.2.0] in the bottom bar
  • run cmake:Configure again
  • run cmake_Build
  • run cmake: Run without debugging

Build the service

  • open Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P and run CMake: Configure
    • /build should be created (contains build system)
  • open Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P and run CMake: Build

Run and debug the service

  • open Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P and run CMake: Run without Debugging
  • With Debugger: open Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P and run CMake: Debug