tonkatsu7 / handmade

Getting started

If cloning the repo

1. mkdir c:\dev
2. cd c:\dev
3. git clone https://github.com/tonkatsu7/handmade.git

Windows Startup folder

How to Access the Windows 10 Startup Folder

1. Locate personal startup folder
   1. Run... shell:startup
   2. For example, on my Razer this was C:\Users\sipha\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
2. Create startup.bat inside
   1. Paste the contents

      @echo off
      subst w: c:\dev

CMD shortcut that executes shell.bat

1. Copy CMD shortcut to desktop
   1. Right click shortcut properties
   2. Target = %windir%\system32\cmd.exe /k w:\handmade\misc\shell.bat4

Open CMD and VS Code

1. Double click on CMD desktop short cut created in the previous step
   1. This should take you to CMD prompt at W:\handmade and
   2. Open VS Code with the handmade project
2. Build the exe
   1. In the CMD prompt

      cd code
      build.bat

   2. Debug in VS

      devenv ..\..\build\win32_handmade.exe