C/C++ Build Task installs statistics
By kaysonwu · VS Code Marketplace · Debuggers
Visual Studio Code task provider for compiling C/C++ project
C/C++ Build Task has 893,671 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace, ranking #582 of 2,502 tracked listings.
About C/C++ Build Task
C/C++ Build Task
Visual Studio Code task provider for compiling C/C++ project.
Features
- Compiling with GCC Suite
- Support multi file
- Support glob match
- Automatic management of header and library files
Usage
In the tasks.json file, create a cpp task type:
{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "Build C/C++ Project",
"type": "cpp",
"sources": [
"${fileDirname}/**/*.cc"
],
"output": "${workspaceFolder}/debug/${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
"options": {
"cwd": "${fileDirname}"
},
"group": "build"
}
]
}
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- c
- c++
- cpp
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Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.
Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kaysonwu.cpptask. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 21, 2026. See the methodology.