📚 How to Build and Run a raylib Project

🛠️ Building raylib

1. Run the following command in the terminal (cmd) inside the src folder of raylib (usually located at C:\raylib\raylib\src):

   mingw32-make PLATFORM=PLATFORM_DESKTOP RAYLIB_LIBTYPE=STATIC

   1.1. ⚠️ If you get an error (not just warnings), it’s probably because you don’t have the correct version of MinGW.

   • Download the correct one from this link.

   • After downloading and extracting:

     • Move the mingw64 folder to your root directory (usually C:\).
     • Add C:\mingw64\bin to your system’s PATH environment variable.
     • Restart your terminal (and VSCode) and try running the command again.

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🔧 Project Configuration

2. If the raylib src folder is not located at C:/raylib/raylib/src, adjust the path in the tasks.json file.

3. To change the executable (.exe) name, update it in tasks.json and also in launch.json.

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🚀 Running in VSCode

4. In the Run and Debug menu (left sidebar), select the appropriate task:

   • Run Raylib (C) – for C projects
   • Run Raylib (C++) – for C++ projects

5. Then press F5 to build and run.