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Learn more about: Walkthrough: Building a Project (C++) |
Walkthrough: Building a Project (C++) |
04/25/2019 |
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In this walkthrough, you deliberately introduce a C++ syntax error in your code to learn what a compilation error looks like and how to fix it. When you compile the project, an error message indicates what the problem is and where it occurred.
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This walkthrough assumes that you understand the fundamentals of the C++ language.
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It also assumes that you've completed the earlier related walkthroughs that are listed in Using the Visual Studio IDE for C++ Desktop Development.
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In Game.cpp, delete the semicolon in the last line so that it resembles the statement:
return 0 -
On the menu bar, choose Build > Build Solution.
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A message in the Error List window indicates that there was an error in the building of the project. The description looks something like the error message:
error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' before '}'To view help information about this error, highlight it in the Error List window and then choose the F1 key.
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Add the semicolon back to the end of the line that has the syntax error:
return 0; -
On the menu bar, choose Build > Build Solution.
A message in the Output window indicates that the project compiled successfully.
1>------ Build started: Project: Game, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ 1>Game.cpp 1>Game.vcxproj -> C:\Users\<username>\source\repos\Game\Debug\Game.exe ========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
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