CLion ¶

CLion is a C and C++ IDE powered by JetBrains and exclusively available in a paid version.

👉 JetBrains IDEs share many features explained here.

Features

• 🌱 Makefile and CMake support
• 🚀 Suggest STD functions when detecting common patterns
• ⏳ can generate common code snippets (equals, getters, functions...)
• ...

Set Up The Compiler ¶

Press CTRL+ALT+S or ⚙️ > Settings. Navigate to Build... then Toolchains. From there, create or update a toolchain.

A toolchain defines the environment and the compiler used to run your build tool, compile files, and debug executables.

CMake Configurations ¶

Press CTRL+ALT+S or ⚙️ > Settings. Navigate to Build... then CMake. From there, create or update a configuration.

Information such as the type of build, the toolchain used, or the arguments passed to the build command can be set from there.

Build ¶

Inside the dropdown with all targets, you can use CTRL+F and search for a target (targets will be filtered as you type).

Inside the Build menu, you can build all targets or run clean.