how can i run this code?

[weibulei]

i want to know how i learn this code by downloading your source code. I can't run this code in my window

[Dotoryman]

On Windows, build it with CMake and a C++ compiler. The simplest setup is Visual Studio 2022 (or Build Tools) with the Desktop development with C++ workload and CMake installed.

From PowerShell:

git clone https://github.com/ssloy/tinyrenderer.git
cd tinyrenderer

cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build --config Release

.\build\Release\tinyrenderer.exe .\obj\diablo3_pose\diablo3_pose.obj .\obj\floor.obj

If you use the Ninja generator, the executable may instead be at .\build\tinyrenderer.exe. The program has no GUI; it writes framebuffer.tga into the current directory. You can open it with an image viewer that supports TGA or convert it to PNG.

For learning, I would not start by modifying the final main.cpp. The course README links to the small starter commit, and each lesson builds the renderer step by step: https://github.com/ssloy/tinyrenderer/tree/706b2dfecff65daeb93de568ee2c2bd87f277860

[weibulei]

how about visual Studio code?

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---- Replied Message ---- | From | ***@***.***> | | Date | 09/21/2026 13:19 | | To | ***@***.***> | | Cc | ***@***.***>***@***.***> | | Subject | Re: [ssloy/tinyrenderer] how can i run this code? (Discussion #172) | On Windows, build it with CMake and a C++ compiler. The simplest setup is Visual Studio 2022 (or Build Tools) with the Desktop development with C++ workload and CMake installed. From PowerShell: git clone https://github.com/ssloy/tinyrenderer.git cd tinyrenderer cmake -S .-B build cmake --build build --config Release .\build\Release\tinyrenderer.exe .\obj\diablo3_pose\diablo3_pose.obj .\obj\floor.obj If you use the Ninja generator, the executable may instead be at .\build\tinyrenderer.exe. The program has no GUI; it writes framebuffer.tga into the current directory. You can open it with an image viewer that supports TGA or convert it to PNG. For learning, I would not start by modifying the final main.cpp. The course README links to the small starter commit, and each lesson builds the renderer step by step: https://github.com/ssloy/tinyrenderer/tree/706b2dfecff65daeb93de568ee2c2bd87f277860 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS and Android. Download it today! You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Dotoryman]

VS Code works fine. The only important distinction is that VS Code is an editor—it does not include a C++ compiler by itself.

On Windows, install:

1. VS Code
2. The C/C++ and CMake Tools extensions
3. CMake
4. A compiler—MSVC Build Tools with the Desktop development with C++ workload is the easiest option

Then open the cloned tinyrenderer folder in VS Code. You can either use CMake: Configure and CMake: Build from the Command Palette, or run the same commands in VS Code's terminal:

cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build --config Release
.\build\Release\tinyrenderer.exe .\obj\diablo3_pose\diablo3_pose.obj .\obj\floor.obj

If CMake Tools asks you to select a kit/compiler, choose the installed Visual Studio Build Tools (MSVC) kit. If cmake or the compiler is not found, restart VS Code after installation so it picks up the updated environment.

So you do not need the full Visual Studio IDE; VS Code plus CMake and the standalone MSVC Build Tools is enough.

[weibulei]

Ok.Thank you for your help. Have a nice day. By the way, probably many questions are coming soon, haha. I hope you won't mind them. Thank you for your time, again!

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---- Replied Message ---- | From | ***@***.***> | | Date | 09/21/2026 13:27 | | To | ***@***.***> | | Cc | ***@***.***>***@***.***> | | Subject | Re: [ssloy/tinyrenderer] how can i run this code? (Discussion #172) | VS Code works fine. The only important distinction is that VS Code is an editor—it does not include a C++ compiler by itself. On Windows, install: VS Code The C/C++ and CMake Tools extensions CMake A compiler—MSVC Build Tools with the Desktop development with C++ workload is the easiest option Then open the cloned tinyrenderer folder in VS Code. You can either use CMake: Configure and CMake: Build from the Command Palette, or run the same commands in VS Code's terminal: cmake -S .-B build cmake --build build --config Release .\build\Release\tinyrenderer.exe .\obj\diablo3_pose\diablo3_pose.obj .\obj\floor.obj If CMake Tools asks you to select a kit/compiler, choose the installed Visual Studio Build Tools (MSVC) kit. If cmake or the compiler is not found, restart VS Code after installation so it picks up the updated environment. So you do not need the full Visual Studio IDE; VS Code plus CMake and the standalone MSVC Build Tools is enough. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS and Android. Download it today! You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>