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I have it set to compile at the shortcut control+shift+b, after which it compiles making a obj and exe file in the directory. For example, it makes a .pdb, .ilk, etc over and over, makine a simple 9 files in a folder for my class's first unit into 6 files for one actual cpp file. Can I minimize this easily? I am a screenreader (jaws) user.
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You did not provide any essential information to get help. The post lacks focus. It is not even a definitive question, in particular, because “easily” is a fuzzy concept.
2026-02-10 02:47:50 +00:00
Commented 4 hours ago
VSCode is not a compiler. You can set it up to use gcc. With gcc you'll get only one final file. Using GCC with MinGW
2026-02-10 02:54:36 +00:00
Commented 4 hours ago
So what is your actual problem with those extra files? It is quite normal for a debug build to have them. These extra files are needed for debugging, incremental linking. (You can try a Release build without debug info, and disable incremental linking).
2026-02-10 03:41:39 +00:00
Commented 3 hours ago
The .pdb file is the program database used for debugging. The .ilk file is likely for incremental linking. And so on... All those files have a purpose.
2026-02-10 04:16:48 +00:00
Commented 2 hours ago
It's not clear to me what you mean by "minimize this". That's your question? You are asking how to make something minimized?
2026-02-10 04:35:08 +00:00
Commented 2 hours ago