microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools
Compile single file
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 242
- Forks
- 78
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
The equivalent of "Compile single file" in CppTools and CMake Tools extensions. Right click in files explorer on the .c/.cpp source file, then context menu for the action of compile single file.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Review how CppTools and CMake Tools expose single-file compilation, then trace the VS Code Files Explorer context-menu integration. Done means a right-click on a .c or .cpp source file offers an action that compiles that single file in Makefile projects.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, cpp, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- build-system, developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100