[Solved] the preLaunchTask 'C/C++:gcc.exe build active file' terminated with exit code -1 (VS Code)

[real.l_ryozaki]

Is this issue rare? Why no one is making videos on how to solve this issue? I think we have to ask Visual studio code team directly to state how to fix this in there website

[seungxx]

if anyone is still having this issue
1. From the "Edit Configurations (UI)" access the "c_cpp_properties.json" file and change the "compilerPath" to g++.exe instead of gcc.exe.
2. In the folder of your cpp file you'll find a ".vscode" folder. Open the file "tasks.json" inside it.
3. Change the "command" path to g++.exe instead of gcc.exe

[PePe-iswj]

I had this problem and for me the cause was vscode tried compiling c++ file with gcc. gcc doesn't have access to standard c++ lib needed for std::cout, so my std::cout << "Hello World"; was causing the program to crash. The fix was changing the compilerPath in c_cpp_properties.json to end with g++.exe instead of gcc.exe and doing the same swap in tasks.json in line "command".

[stephenunknown]

Hi, just run vs code in adminstrator mode (first time). Second time there will be no issues. This under the impression that you did install gcc/g++ in the environment variables correctly.

[mazharulalam]

there is no c/c++: edit configurations (ui)“ in command palette, i have followed all previous tasks as you said

[Jita-bdft]

I am not able run large programs problem was resolved for small help

[SatyamSingh-gqsp]

(prelaunchtask c/c++ g++.exe build active file terminated with exit code), run and dubbug krne pe ye aa rha h .

[ivanodivano]

still doesnt work, its already like 6 months that its not working i dont know what to do

[phuleraniwasi]

issue is still not solved, though i checked everything you mentioned.

[bhagatalisha]

My Problem got solved but next day again appeared