How to Install Filite on Windows 11

Filite is a library that provides a simple file system abstraction to developers in C++. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install filite on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following installed on your machine:

Visual Studio 2019
Git

Steps

Open the command prompt or PowerShell and navigate to the directory where you want to install filite.
Clone the filite repository by running the following command:
```
git clone https://github.com/raftario/filite.git
```
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the directory where you cloned it.
```
cd filite
```
Next, create a new directory called "build" and navigate to it.
```
mkdir build
cd build
```
Generate the Visual Studio solution files using CMake by running the following command:
```
cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 ..
```
Note: If you have a different version of Visual Studio installed, replace "Visual Studio 16 2019" with your version number.
Open the generated solution file located in the build directory with Visual Studio.
In Visual Studio, click on the "Build" menu and select "Build Solution" to build the filite library.
After the build process completes, you should see the filite.lib file located in the build\lib\Release directory.
To use filite in your C++ project, add the include directory in the filite repository to your project's include path and link against the filite.lib file.
```
#include <filite/filite.hpp>

int main() {
    // use filite here
    return 0;
}
```
Note: You should also add the directory containing the filite.lib file to your project's linker path.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed filite on Windows 11 and integrated it into your C++ project. Happy coding!