Getting Started

Welcome! Let’s Begin Writing an Example Application

This guide will walk you through creating a small example application using the ELCL Parser for reading the application configuration. To get started, ensure you have:

• Your favorite C++ development environment.

• A Git client of your choice.

We’ll demonstrate using command-line tools, but you’re encouraged to use whatever tools you prefer to achieve the same results.

Let’s get started with setting up your project! →

… Or Learn by Example

Prefer to learn by example? Dive straight into this ready-to-use repository:

Explore the Example Repository

This repository contains a fully functional example that demonstrates how to use the configuration parser.

Navigate This Tutorial

Follow the green button at the end of each section to continue step by step as we build the example application together.

Prefer to skip ahead? You can also jump directly to any of the sections below:

• The Project Structure
• The CMake Configuration
• Write a Minimal Main Function
• Compile and Run the Application
• Provoking Some Errors
• Write an Initial Game Version
• Compile and Run Our Game
• Make the Field Configurable
• Using Value Lists
• The Next Steps