sublimetext3 - How to edit Sublime Text build settings?

Question

I want to enable -std=gnu++11 in Sublime Text 3's C++ Single File build on Ubuntu 12.04.

I have already upgraded the tool chain to the latest g++ and do not want to see the following error on every build:

error: #error This file requires compiler and library support for the ISO C++ 2011 standard. This support is currently experimental, and must be enabled with the -std=c++11 or -std=gnu++11 compiler options.

I browsed to /home/myuname/.config/sublime-text-3 but cannot find any file to edit.

How can I edit the build settings?

Answer 1

edited

My original answer works, but there's a much better way of doing this, by creating your own build system. This use case is exactly why the feature is there.

Go to Tools → Build System → New Build System… (all the way at the bottom) and enter the contents below. Save as C++ 11 Single File.sublime-build, and it will now be accessible in the build system menu. Select it, hit CtrlB to build, and then hit CtrlShiftB to run the resulting program. Or you can use a Build and Run option and call it by hitting CtrlB, then selecting that option.

{
    "cmd": ["g++", "-std=gnu++11", "${file}", "-o", "${file_path}/${file_base_name}"],
    "file_regex": "^(..[^:]*):([0-9]+):?([0-9]+)?:? (.*)$",
    "working_dir": "${file_path}",
    "selector": "source.c, source.c++",

    "variants":
    [
        {
            "name": "Run",
            "cmd": ["${file_path}/${file_base_name}"]
        },
        {
            "name": "Build and Run",
            "cmd": ["g++ -std=gnu++11 ${file} -o ${file_path}/${file_base_name} && ${file_path}/${file_base_name}"],
            "shell": true
        }
    ]
}

If you need to edit it in the future, the file is in the User folder of Packages. The Packages directory is the one opened when selecting Preferences → Browse Packages…:

• Linux: ~/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages or ~/.config/sublime-text/Packages
• OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages or ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Packages
• Windows Regular Install: C:UsersYourUserNameAppDataRoamingSublime Text 3Packages or C:UsersYourUserNameAppDataRoamingSublime TextPackages
• Windows Portable Install: InstallationFolderSublime Text 3DataPackages InstallationFolderSublime TextDataPackages

^{The exact path depends on version and whether or not you upgraded from Sublime Text 3.}