web-stack-project/README.md

web-stack-project

Build project

• Open project in terminal
• Run meson setup builddir, or CXX=clang-<version> meson setup builddir if clang and clang-version is different
• Navigate into builddir, cd builddir
• Compile meson compile
• Run, ./browser or ./server

Toolchain

Linux

Install clang preferably clang-15 or clang-14;

Windows

• Install Visual Studio, with Desktop development with C++ enabled
• Install a newer LLVM

VS Code development setup

Install Linux

• LLVM and clang, clang-15 recommended, clang-15 based, check with clang --version
• Meson, build system
• Meson VS Code extension
• VSCode - clangd, linter
• VSCode - CodeLLDB, debugger
• VSCode - Better C++ Syntax, syntax higlighting

Config

Add these to settings.json if necessary

{
    // probably necessary
    "clangd.onConfigChanged": "restart",

    // only necessary if default `/usr/bin/clangd` isn't the correct version
    "clangd.path": "/usr/bin/clangd-<version>", // <version> is a place holder, eg, `clangd-15`
}