CREDIT: these steps are based on the ALPHA TEST notes on the WPILIB SCREEN STEPS LIVE website (see https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/currentCS/m/79833/c/259485)
Initial Setup
(as described in wpilib screen steps live link above)
1: Install VSCODE (available at chocolatey.org as well as IC chocolatey USB stick)
2: Install "C++" plugin
3: Install "Java extension pack" plugin
4: Download WPILib vsix file from https://github.com/wpilibsuite/vscode-wpilib/releases/tag/v2019.0.0-alpha-4
5: Import WPILib vsix file
6: Install C++ Toolchains (version 5.5, same version that we used for 2018 season - available via IC chocolatey USB stick :))
Import an existing project
(these notes assume that you have project in the same location that we used for 2018 season, i.e. c:\scm\icrobotics\frc\software\cpp\2018.Luigi\...)
1: Open WPILIB command palette ("w" icon top right)
2: Select "WPILib: Upgrade a WPILib Eclipse Project"
3: Select "Select an eclipse project"
4: Browse to C:\scm\icrobotics\frc\software\cpp\2018.Luigi\build.properties and select "Select a project"
5: Select "Select a new project folder" and enter a new folder name that does not exist yet (e.g. c:\scm\icrobotics\frc\software\cpp\2018.Luigi.VSCode)
6: Tick the "Create new folder" checkbox
7: Leave the project name unchanged as "2018.Luigi"
8: Enter team number (e.g. "5584") then select "Upgrade Project"
9: A popup asks you to open the folder select "Yes (Current Window)"
10: A popup asks "No C++ configurations. Yes to refresh" select "Yes"
11: The text "Executing task: gradlew generateVsCodeConfig" will be reported ... wait for this to complete
12: Eventually "BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 3m 50s" or similar will be reported
Perform Build
1: Open WPILIB command palette ("w" icon top right)
2: Select "WPILib: Build Robot Code"
3: The text "Executing task: gradlew assemble" will be reported (possibly with a shedful of errors) ... wait for this to complete
4: If errors like "No such file or directory" and "compilation terminated" are reported then try making the following changes to the build.gradle file ...
Replace ...
sources.cpp {
source {
srcDir 'src/main/cpp'
}
exportedHeaders {
srcDir 'src/main/include'
}
}
With ...
sources.cpp {
source {
srcDir 'src/main/cpp'
include "**/*.cpp"
}
exportedHeaders {
srcDir 'src/main/cpp'
include "**/*.h"
}
}
5: Open WPILIB command palette ("w" icon top right)
6: Select "WPILib: Build Robot Code"
7: This time you should see "BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 23s" or similar
8: There should be an executable ready for deployment at c:/scm/icrobotics/frc/software/cpp/2018.Luigi.VSCode/2018.Luigi/build/exe/frcUserProgram/frcUserProgram
Deploy Code to the Robot
1: Open WPILIB command palette ("w" icon top right)
2: Select "WPILib: Deploy Robot Code"
3: If all s well you should see "BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 15s" or similar