Building C++ files on Sublime Text 3 not ending

Question

As you know, you can build a file in Sublime either:

1) Through Ctrl+Shift+B (Build With) -> C++ Single File

2) Through Ctrl+Shift+B (Build With) -> C++ Single File - Run

Via the first option I have no problems: file compiles, Sublime confirms, and I don't experience any problems.

If I do it the second way, Sublime can't stop the build process. Right after I click build, a process '(file_name).exe(32 bit)' on Task Manager is created, but the .exe program never runs automatically from Sublime (I have to run it myself), and Sublime never confirms the build.

How can I fix this?

Here is the sublime-build file:

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

    "variants":
    [
        {
            "name": "Run",
            "shell_cmd": "g++ \"${file}\" -o \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\" && \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\""
        }
    ]
}

Answer 1

Try editing the `"Variants" section like so:

"variants":
[
    {
        "name": "Run",
        "shell_cmd": "g++ \"${file}\" -o \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\" && start cmd /k \"${file_path}/${file_base_name}\""
    }
]

This will start a separate instance of cmd.exe and run your newly-built executable within it. One possible reason your build isn't succeeding is the .exe may be waiting for input, which Sublime's console doesn't allow (it's not a true terminal).