VSCode_GFortran_Debugging_Windows

Episode 4 from https://github.com/llamm-de/VSCode_Fortran_Tutorial, edited for Windows Powershell

This is the accompanying (excellent!) YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuNjA230e3k

Install MinGW

Install Minimalist GNU for Windows (MinGW) from Source Forge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/installer/mingw-w64-install.exe

Add the /bin directory in the MinGW installation to your PATH.

Configure VSCode

Make sure your VSCode is configured to use PowerShell rather than Command Prompt:

• Cntrl + Shift + P
• Type profile
• Select Terminal: Select Default Profile
• Choose PowerShell

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal

Install the following VSCode extensions:

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=krvajalm.linter-gfortran
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools
• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ekibun.fortranbreaker

Notes

The example by Lukas Lamm almost works out of the box, given you've installed the above. Differences are:

• The Make executable in MinGW is called mingw32-make.
• The compilation result is called a.exe instead of a.out.
• rm command is called Remove-Item and works a little differently.

Happy debugging!