SFML library wont be found: fatal error: SFML/Graphics.hpp: No such file or directory

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I'm trying to install and include SFML into my VS Code and I am a absolute beginner as well. I looked up several videos on this topic but it wont help.

The code I am trying to run is a sample code from the SFML Website.

This is my task.json:

{
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "cppbuild",
            "label": "C/C++: cpp.exe Aktive Datei kompilieren",
            "command":  "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\cpp.exe",
            "args": [
                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
                "-g",
                "-O2",
                "-DNDEBUG",
                "-ggdb",
                "-pedantic-errors",
                "-Werror",
                "-Wall",
                "-Weffc++",
                "-Wextra",
                "-Wsign-conversion",
                "-std=c++20",
                "-Wconversion",
                "-IC:\\Users\\amirf\\Documents\\libraries\\SFML-2.5.1\\include\\SFML",
                "-LC:\\Users\\amirf\\Documents\\libraries\\SFML-2.5.1\\lib",
                "-lsfml-window",
                "-lsfml-graphics",
                "-lsfml-system",
                "-lsfml-audio", 
                "${file}",
                "-o",
                "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",


            ],
            "options": {
                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [
                "$gcc"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "detail": "Vom Debugger generierte Aufgabe."
        }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
}

However if I try to include a sfml library, I always get: fatal error: SFML/Graphics.hpp: No such file or directory

I looked up other questions posted in stack overflow about that topic but all helpful answer where to include the paths in the task.json which I asume I already did

-I option is pretty dumb: compiler will take your include statement and first search directly for that file, then it will append the included file to each entry in -I option. You added include\SFML to your include path, so it will try to look for C:\\Users\\amirf\\Documents\\libraries\\SFML-2.5.1\\include\\SFML\\SFML/Graphics.hpp. Either #include "Graphics.hpp" directly or change your include path to ...\\SFML-2.5.1\\include — Yksisarvinen
– Yksisarvinen, Commented Mar 28, 2023 at 11:01
took off \\SFML at the end of the include path and still the same error. I added SFML at the end of include path because it wasn't working right away. — Amir Khan
– Amir Khan, Commented Mar 28, 2023 at 11:06
@AmirKhan So the obvious question, where is Graphics.hpp on your system? — john
– john, Commented Mar 28, 2023 at 11:12
C:\Users\amirf\Documents\libraries\SFML-2.5.1\include\SFML here @john — Amir Khan
– Amir Khan, Commented Mar 28, 2023 at 11:13

starball · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-29 04:40:07Z

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I have already tried using VS Code for sfml but didn't manage to make it work. I recommend using visual studio 2019 (download link: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/) scroll down a bit and click on 2019 dropdown and download. When installed follow this tutorial: https://youtu.be/VWWSc2nqrEA.

edited Mar 29, 2023 at 4:40

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