VSCode cannot find CMake generator

Brief Issue Summary

I update VSCode 1.40.0. And, CMake cannot find CMake generator. In previous VSCode version, I can use CMake/Build.

CMake Tools Log

Unable to determine what CMake generator to use. Please install or configure a preferred generator, or update settings.json, your Kit configuration or PATH variable. Error: No usable generator found.

Platform and Versions

• Operating System: Windows 10
• CMake Version: 3.14.0
• VSCode Version: 1.40.0
• CMake Tools Extension Version: 1.2.1
• Compiler/Toolchain: mingw-w64 gcc, g++

[Foadsf]

I had MSYS2-MinGW installed and the way I solved it:

1. I assume you have the below MSYS2 packages installed with pacman -S:

• mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
• mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-make
• mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake

1. You need to open the settings.json by <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>P</kbd> and serach-select Preference: Open settings (JSON)
2. and then add the lines below:

    "cmake.cmakePath": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin\\cmake.exe",
    "cmake.mingwSearchDirs": [
      "C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin"
   ],
   "cmake.generator": "MinGW Makefiles"

1. and then open the CMake: Edit User-Local CMake Kits which opens the cmake-tools-kits.json file where you need to have:

  {
    "name": "Mingw64 GCC 9.3.0",
    "compilers": {
      "C": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin\\gcc.exe",
      "CXX": "C:\\msys64\\mingw64\\bin\\g++.exe"
    },
    "preferredGenerator": {
      "name": "MinGW Makefiles",
      "platform": "x64"
    },
    "environmentVariables": {
      "PATH": "C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/"
    }
  }

[bobbrow]

@Foadsf, you may not want to nuke your %PATH% by overwriting it with just the MinGW path. We created "CMT_MINGW_PATH" which will be added to the %PATH% when the environment is created.