Getting Started: Visual Studio (WSL)

Prerequisites

• Install WSL. WSL 2 is not tested. We recommend Debian 10 or Ubuntu 20.04.
• Install development tools in WSL.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y g++ gdb make ninja-build rsync zip

• Install Visual Studio 2019. Other versions are not tested.
• Install "Desktop development with C++" and "Linux development with C++" (including "C++ CMake tools for Linux") workloads using Visual Studio Installer.

Project setup

1. Download and extract latest version.
2. Open extracted folder via "Open a local folder"
3. "Manage Configurations..."

4. Remove "x64-Debug" and add "WSL-GCC-Debug"

5. Save file

6. Select yes to automatically download and install CMake

7. Project setup complete

Build and run (see CLI document for target explanation)

Note

• To change random seed, please follow CLI instruction: Getting Started: CLI (Linux)

1. Select target to run

2. Build and run selected target. (Open Linux Console Window via Debug > Linux Console)

Debugging

1. Go to TCPAssignment.cpp and add a breakpoint
2. Build and run to run debugger