Rust in VS Code - Edit, Build, and Debug

Follow these steps to configure VS Code as an IDE for Rust. Once complete, starting debugging will (differentially) build the Rust project, and launch it with the debugger attached.

Install

• Rust - https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install

• Git

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cpptools

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rust-lang.rust-analyzer

Create Project

cargo new hello_cargo

settings.json

{
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "debug.allowBreakpointsEverywhere": true
}

tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "cargo",
            "command": "build",
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$rustc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "label": "Rust: cargo build - hello_cargo"
        }
    ]
}

launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Launch",
            "type": "cppvsdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/target/debug/hello_cargo.exe",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "environment": [],
            "console": "externalTerminal",
            "preLaunchTask": "Rust: cargo build - hello_cargo"
        }
    ]
}