How can I write a shortcut to compile and run a program in a separate terminal window in Vim? (OSX)

Question

This Sublime Text build system compiles a C++ program, then opens a new window in Terminal.app and runs it there upon pressing ctrl+b.

{
    "shell_cmd": "g++-11 -std=c++20 '${file}' -o '${file_base_name}' && echo 'cd \"${file_path}/\"' > '/tmp/${file_base_name}' && echo './\"${file_base_name}\"' >> '/tmp/${file_base_name}' && echo read >> '/tmp/${file_base_name}' && chmod +x '/tmp/${file_base_name}' && open -a Terminal.app '/tmp/${file_base_name}'"
}

How would you write something similar for Vim?

Answer 1

You actually have a few options, so use whatever suits your needs the most.

You can use vim's built in terminal :terminal (or :term; see :help :terminal), which is probably the easier way:

:term g++-11 %:p && ./a.out<CR>

Or you can use :compiler with :make (see :help :compile and :help 'makeprg'):

:compiler gcc
:let $CXXFLAGS='-std=c++20 -Wall -Werror'
:make

Answer 2

Wish this plugin in neovim can help you: https://github.com/michaelb/sniprun