VS Code tasks.json for a C or C++ orx project built with (g)make

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Basic task definitions for building orx games with gmake for C or C++

Take either of these files and save as .vscode/tasks.json in your orx project.

Based on the vscode reference material here: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/tasks

orx-repo-tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Setup orx",
            "group": "build",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "./setup.sh",
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
            },
            "windows": {
                "command": ".\\setup.bat",
                "options": {
                    "shell": {
                        "executable": "cmd.exe",
                        "args": [
                            "/d",
                            "/c"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "label": "Build orx (debug)",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "type": "shell",
            "linux": {
                "command": "make",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "code/build/linux/gmake/"
                }
            },
            "osx": {
                "command": "make",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "code/build/mac/gmake/"
                }
            },
            "windows": {
                "command": "mingw32-make.exe",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "code/build/windows/gmake/",
                    "shell": {
                        "executable": "cmd.exe",
                        "args": [
                            "/d",
                            "/c"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

tasks-with-run-task.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Build game",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "type": "shell",
            "linux": {
                "command": "make",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "build/linux/gmake/"
                }
            },
            "osx": {
                "command": "make",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "build/mac/gmake/"
                }
            },
            "windows": {
                "command": "mingw32-make.exe",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "build/windows/gmake/",
                    "shell": {
                        "executable": "cmd.exe",
                        "args": [
                            "/d",
                            "/c"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ]
        },
        {
            "label": "Run game",
            "type": "shell",
            "osx": {
                "command": "./bin/vscode-experimentd"
            },
            "linux": {
                "command": "./bin/vscode-experimentd"
            },
            "windows": {
                "command": ".\\bin\\vscode-experimentd.exe"
            },
            "dependsOn": [
                "Build game"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Build game",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "type": "shell",
            "linux": {
                "command": "make",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "build/linux/gmake/"
                }
            },
            "osx": {
                "command": "make",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "build/mac/gmake/"
                }
            },
            "windows": {
                "command": "mingw32-make.exe",
                "options": {
                    "cwd": "build/windows/gmake/",
                    "shell": {
                        "executable": "cmd.exe",
                        "args": [
                            "/d",
                            "/c"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ]
        }
    ]
}