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Getting Started ​

Prerequisites ​

You will need to have the following installed on your computer:

If you do not have any of these installed, please follow the instructions below.

Installing C++ ​

Windows ​


Scoop (for the simple minded) ​

This is the simplest way to install C++ on Windows. Scoop is a command-line package manager for Windows. It is similar to Homebrew on macOS.

First of all, install Scoop. Open a PowerShell window as administrator and run the following command:

powershell
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://get.scoop.sh | Invoke-Expression

Then, install the Scoop Extras:

powershell
scoop bucket add main

Finally, install msys2:

powershell
scoop install msys2

Then, open a new PowerShell window and launch the UCRT64 environment:

powershell
ucrt64

You can now finally install the C++ compiler:

powershell
pacman -Syu && pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc

You may also just head to the MSYS2 website and download the installer although Scoop can also be useful for installing other packages in the future.

Visual Studio ​

If you are using Visual Studio, you can install the C++ compiler by installing Visual Studio. You can download Visual Studio here.

macOS ​


Homebrew ​

If you are using Homebrew, you can install the C++ compiler by running the following command:

bash
brew install gcc

You may also opt to use the LLVM compiler instead:

bash
brew install llvm

Xcode ​

If you are using Xcode, you can install the C++ compiler by installing Xcode. You can download Xcode here.

Linux ​


Debian-based distributions (e.g. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.):

bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential

Red Hat-based distributions (e.g. Fedora, CentOS, etc.):

bash
sudo yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'

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If you encounter errors with yum, see this Stack Exchange post.

Arch-based distributions (e.g. Arch Linux, Manjaro, etc.):

bash
sudo pacman -Syu --needed base-devel

openSUSE systems:

bash
sudo zypper install -t pattern devel_basis

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openSUSE users may also install the package using YaST.

Installing a Code Editor or IDE ​


VS Code ​

Head to the VS Code website and download the installer.

TIP

You may also refer to your system's package manager for installing VS Code.

CLion ​

Head to the CLion website and download the installer.

Do note that CLion is not free and you will need to purchase a license to use it. You may also apply for a free student license here.

Vim ​

Should usually be pre-installed on most systems. If not, refer to your system's package manager for installing Vim.

Installing a Terminal ​

Honestly if you need this you need some help.