SublimeText.md

Installing Sublime Text & MinGW Compiler

• Visit here and click on windows to install Sublime Text.
  Since it is a text editor, you need a compiler such as MinGW to compile your code. After installing MinGW, copy the path of bin folder to the system variable path. For details Watch this.
  
  Now your compiler is set up. But one problem! You can only output, can't take input. For input, we need to setup new Build System.
  
  

Setting Up Sublime Text for Taking Input

3 ways to do it.

First Method

• When you run the code Ctrl+Shift+B, a pop up window will open which take input and show output.
  Follow the steps below:

  • Open Sublime Text.

  • Goto Tools -> Build System -> New Build System..

  • Delete the deafult code and paste the following:

    {
        "cmd": ["g++.exe", "-std=c++14", "-o", "$file_base_name", "$file", "&&", "start", "cmd", "/c", "$file_base_name & echo. & echo. & pause"],
        "shell": true,
        "selector": "source.c++"
    }

  • Click Ctrl+Shift+S to save the file. You can name it as you wish. But the extension should be sublime-build
    Such as: C++PopUpWindow.sublime-build

  • Goto Tools -> Build System -> C++PopUpWindow.

  • Write a cpp code & run it. A pop up window will appear. Enter input & output will be shown.

  Watch this

Second Method

• I call this a perfect build system for input-output in sublime text.
  Follow the steps:

  • Goto View -> Layout -> Columns:3
  • Goto View -> Groups -> Max Columns:2

  Now you can enter input in the top right side, and get output in bottom right side.
  

  But first we need to create a new Build System.

  • Goto Tools -> Build System -> New Build System.

  • Delete the deafult code and paste the following:

    {
        "cmd": ["g++.exe","-std=c++17", "${file}", "-o", "${file_base_name}.exe", "&&" , "${file_base_name}.exe<input.txt>output.txt"],
        "selector":"source.cpp",
        "shell":true,
        "working_dir":"$file_path"
    }

  • Click Ctrl+Shift+S to save the file. You can name it as you wish. But the extension should be sublime-build
    Such as: C++Perfect.sublime-build

  • Goto Tools -> Build System -> C++Perfect.

  • Click on the top right input section and create a new file (Ctrl+N). Name it input.txt

  • Click on bottom right output section and create a new file. Name it output.txt

  • These two files should be in the same directory with .cpp file. Meaning, the .cpp file, input.txt, output.txt should be in same folder.

  • Enter input in input.txt & run your code.
    You should put your cursor in the .cpp file to run it.
    If you put your cursor in input.txt or output.txt file & run, error will be shown.

  Watch this

Third Method

Now back to the original.
When you installed and setup Sublime and Compiler, you could only output by selecting C++ Single File run.

Now we want to take input in the same panel rather than pop up window or sideview described above. For that We need to install a package.

Install Terminus

• Goto Tools -> Install Package Control. It will be installed.

• Now click Preferences -> Package Control. Type Install Package and click on it. Now type Terminus.

• If installation does not start, close and reopen sublime.

• Again search Terminus following above instructions. You will see installation ongiong in the status bar.

Now, you can choose either of the following option:

Option 1: (Long one)

• Goto Tools -> Command Palette.

• Delete deafult text and type vpf.

• Click on View Package File. Type sublime-build c.

• Click on C++/C++ Single File.sublime-build. Copy the existing code.

• Create New Build System. Delete default code and paste the code that you copied.

• Add two extra lines below '{' and before existing first line.
  

  "target": "terminus_exec",
  "cancel": "terminus_cancel_build", 

• Save the file and name it C++Terminus.sublime-build.

• Goto Tools -> Build System -> C++Terminus.

• Write a cpp code & run it.

• Enter input in the Terminus Console and get output.

Option 2: (Easier one)

• Create a new build system. Delete the default code and paste the following:

  {
      "target": "terminus_exec",
      "cancel": "terminus_cancel_build",
  
      "shell_cmd": "g++ \"${file}\" -o \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\"",
      "file_regex": "^(..[^:]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$",
      "working_dir": "${file_path}",
      "selector": "source.c++",
  
      "variants":
      [
          {
              "name": "Run",
              "shell_cmd": "g++ \"${file}\" -o \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\" && \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\""
          }
      ]
  }

• Save the file and name it C++Terminus.sublime-build.

• Goto Tools -> Build System -> C++Terminus.

• Write a cpp code & run it.

• Enter input in the Terminus Console and get output.

Watch this

That's it. I hope your Sublime Text is set up & you can take input-output and run your code smoothly.

Finally, I have created a playlist including all the necessary videos to set up Sublime Text.

STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY.