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How to run Make from CMD

make is command line tool related to Linux environment so you can't use it in windows CMD or PowerShell. To use make in windows envronment you have to install either MINGW or cygwin. This file illestrates how to install cygwin step by step then integrate cygwin into vscode

Cygwin Installation

  1. Download cygwin installer from this link.
  2. Run cygwin installer.
  3. In choose package type make in search bar and the new column choose a version to be installed (any version) - I selected all automake packages and cmake - then press next
  4. After cygwin installation a cygwin shotcut will be on the desktop
  5. open cygwin terminal (from the desktop shotcut) and type make (You should see make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.) if another output is shown please contact me (Most probably make was't installed in cygwin, error happend with step 3)

Integrate Cygwin with VSCode

  1. From VSCode extensions install shell launcher
  2. press the gear button (Manage) and select keyboard shotcut
  3. open KeyBindings.json and add these lines
// Place your key bindings in this file to override the defaults
[{
  "key": "ctrl+shift+t",
  "command": "shellLauncher.launch"
}]
  1. press the gear button (Manage) and select settings
  2. search for launcher and from Shell launcher Shells:windows press Edit in Settings Json
  3. Add this json object in the shellLauncher.shells.windows list
{
  "shell": "C:\\cygwin64\\bin\\bash.exe",
  "args": ["--login"],
  "label": "Cygwin Bash",
  "env": {"CHERE_INVOKING": "1"},
  "launchName": "Cygwin Bash",
},
  1. Press ctrl+shift+t and choose Cygwin Bash