Whenever I try using 'c' in vs code editor it always have some random problem in compilation or at any other point and I am not able to fix it

Arush Patil 0 Reputation points
2025-12-19T17:37:19.9533333+00:00

Like I installed the vs code editor mingw and added it to the path but now yet after that I am not able to run is the issue with my device or am I missing something


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Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
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  1. Bruce (SqlWork.com) 82,146 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-12-20T17:02:51.92+00:00

    You don’t specify what not working means or what troubleshooting steps you have done.

    see

    https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-mingw

    note: I use vs code on a Mac, so I use the Xcode compilers rather than gcc.

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