Inside the companion

Build your studio

Two small CMake checkpoints: one executable, then a library with tests and presets.

Project files 9

Save the working build commands

Debug and Release presets with separate build trees and test commands.

{
  "version": 6,
  "cmakeMinimumRequired": {
    "major": 3,
    "minor": 25,
    "patch": 0
  },
  "configurePresets": [
    {
      "name": "debug",
      "generator": "Ninja",
      "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build/${presetName}",
      "cacheVariables": {
        "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER": "clang++",
        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug",
        "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": true,
        "BUILD_TESTING": true
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "release",
      "inherits": "debug",
      "cacheVariables": {
        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release"
      }
    }
  ],
  "buildPresets": [
    {
      "name": "debug",
      "configurePreset": "debug"
    },
    {
      "name": "release",
      "configurePreset": "release"
    }
  ],
  "testPresets": [
    {
      "name": "debug",
      "configurePreset": "debug",
      "output": {
        "outputOnFailure": true
      },
      "execution": {
        "noTestsAction": "error"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "release",
      "configurePreset": "release",
      "output": {
        "outputOnFailure": true
      },
      "execution": {
        "noTestsAction": "error"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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