C++ Boilerplate for Application

A C++ boilerplate project to build a C++ based application.

System Requirements

• C++ compiler (Clang or GCC)
• GNU Make (for compilation only)

Usage

Clone the project:

$ git clone https://github.com/cwchentw/cpp-boilerplate-application.git myapp

Move your working directory to the root of myapp:

$ cd myapp

Modify main.cc as needed. You may add or remove C source files (.c) or C++ source files (.cc, .cpp or .cxx) as needed.

Compile the application:

$ make

Run the compiled program:

$ ./dist/program

Set your own remote repository:

$ git remote set-url origin https://example.com/user/project.git

Push your modification to your own repo:

$ git push

Project Configuration

Here are the parameters in Makefile:

• PROGRAM: the name of the compiled program
• C_STD: the C standard as a GCC C dialect
• CXX_STD: the C++ standard as a GCC C++ dialect

Note

You may mix C and C++ in the same project as well.

The project assumes a Unix console environment. Windows users can install MSYS2 to obtain a decent Unix environment.

Because seldom Visual C++ users compile programs with Make, we don't include the compiler in the project.

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2020 Michelle Chen. Licensed under MIT.