Hi there - I tried to post a question about Visual Studio and got redirected here (so hopefully it's the right place !! ) I'm trying to install WSL which is a new-ish technology for allowing Visual Studio to build Linux apps. I followed these instructions for installing WSL2 and Debian Linux - and I then ran the stated bash command - sudo apt install g++ gdb make rsync zip . Everything seemed to install okay and Debian itself is running fine - but it hasn't made any difference when I launch VS2019. VS2019 stubbornly refuses to compile for Linux (I've tried both CMake and MS-Build). I've checked and double-checked and triple-checkde and I'm pretty sure I've followed the instructions correctly. However... I'm only using the Community Edition of rVS2019. Is this maybe something which only works in the paid-for versions ?

Hi JohnEmmas-0498, I follow this instructions with visual studio community 2019 and Debian. There are also some compilation errors on my side, maybe you could try these steps which can work for me: Cmake project: Install Ninja on debian, the command: apt-get install ninja-build Linux console application: In the project property page, select GCC for Windows Subsystem for Linux instead of GCC for Remote Linux After that, the application can compile and debug normally. If these steps doesn't work, could you please provide some details about your compilation error? [Update] The configuration of msbuild project is different from cmake. From first document, you don't need to add connection in Connection Manager. You just need to right-click project in solution explorer, then switch the platform Toolset to GCC for Windows Subsystem for Linux. And according to your latest updates, you could follow this document: Configure a Linux MSBuild C++ project in Visual Studio to configure your linux msbuild project, and then build, debug, run it on remote linux system. I'm using the name and port number shown in the instructions and I've tried various different user names and passwords. You can try to use ip address instead of 'localhost'. [Edit...] A bit more info... I can't claim to understand this but I found a command online:- ssh -L1234:localhost:22 localhost and if I issue it from bash it gives me this error:- ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused You can run these commands in linux system, which will enable ssh feature: sudo apt-get install openssh-client sudo apt-get install nano sudo service ssh restart sudo service ssh status ssh localhost Now I just need to figure out where it puts the built files... You could check this directory in property page. Update: Intellisense is the only thing I still need to set up (for the Linux compilers). I did read something about it somewhere so I'll just need to find it again.... Maybe this document is what you find: Improvements to Accuracy and Performance of Linux IntelliSense It doesn't seem possible yet to switch between the two platforms in just a single project. Yes, the linux project just works in linux system. If you want to remote debug normal msbuild project in remote windows system, you could read Remote Debugging a C++ Project in Visual Studio Best Regards, Dylan

DylanZhu-MSFT wrote: You could open it in Debug Menu. Aaargh! I'd been looking under Debug->Windows Thanks again for all your help. It seems to be working fine now!

Using VS2019 with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

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Dylan Zhu-MSFT 6,406 Reputation points

2020-08-21T10:21:33.987+00:00
Hi JohnEmmas-0498,

I follow this instructions with visual studio community 2019 and Debian. There are also some compilation errors on my side, maybe you could try these steps which can work for me:

Cmake project:

Install Ninja on debian, the command: apt-get install ninja-build

Linux console application:

In the project property page, select GCC for Windows Subsystem for Linux instead of GCC for Remote Linux

After that, the application can compile and debug normally.

If these steps doesn't work, could you please provide some details about your compilation error?

[Update]

The configuration of msbuild project is different from cmake.

From first document, you don't need to add connection in Connection Manager. You just need to right-click project in solution explorer, then switch the platform Toolset to GCC for Windows Subsystem for Linux.

And according to your latest updates, you could follow this document:Configure a Linux MSBuild C++ project in Visual Studio to configure your linux msbuild project, and then build, debug, run it on remote linux system.

I'm using the name and port number shown in the instructions and I've tried various different user names and passwords.

You can try to use ip address instead of 'localhost'.

[Edit...] A bit more info... I can't claim to understand this but I found a command online:- ssh -L1234:localhost:22 localhost and if I issue it from bash it gives me this error:- ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused

You can run these commands in linux system, which will enable ssh feature:

sudo apt-get install openssh-client sudo apt-get install nano sudo service ssh restart sudo service ssh status ssh localhost

Now I just need to figure out where it puts the built files...

You could check this directory in property page.

Update:

Intellisense is the only thing I still need to set up (for the Linux compilers). I did read something about it somewhere so I'll just need to find it again....

Maybe this document is what you find: Improvements to Accuracy and Performance of Linux IntelliSense

It doesn't seem possible yet to switch between the two platforms in just a single project.

Yes, the linux project just works in linux system. If you want to remote debug normal msbuild project in remote windows system, you could read Remote Debugging a C++ Project in Visual Studio

Best Regards,
Dylan
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