fixing windows build

Author: behnamasadi

.github/workflows/windows-build.yml

@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         name: Checkout the repository
 
-      # Step 2: Setup CMake
+      # Step 2: Setup Visual Studio Build Tools
+      - name: Setup Visual Studio Build Tools
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.3.1
+
+      # Step 3: Setup CMake
       - name: Setup CMake
         uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.14
         with:
           cmake-version: 3.28.0
 
-      # Step 3: Setup Ninja
+      # Step 4: Setup Ninja
       - name: Setup Ninja
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -34,25 +38,28 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install ninja
           echo "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Python\Python311\Scripts" >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
 
-      # Step 4: Verify tools availability
+      # Step 5: Verify tools availability
       - name: Verify tools
         run: |
           cmake --version
           ninja --version
+          cl
+          echo "Using Visual Studio compiler:"
+          cl 2>&1 | Select-String "Microsoft"
 
-      # Step 5: Configure CMake
+      # Step 6: Configure CMake with Visual Studio
       - name: Configure CMake
-        run: cmake -S . -G "Ninja Multi-Config" -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="/W3"
+        run: cmake -S . -G "Ninja Multi-Config" -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="/W3" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=cl -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=cl
 
-      # Step 6: Build with CMake
+      # Step 7: Build with CMake
       - name: Build with CMake
         run: cmake --build build --config Release
 
-      # Step 7: Verify if build files are generated
+      # Step 8: Verify if build files are generated
       - name: List build directory contents
         run: Get-ChildItem -Path build -Recurse | Select-Object Name, FullName
 
-      # Step 8: Generate Doxygen documentation
+      # Step 9: Generate Doxygen documentation
       - name: Generate Doxygen documentation
         run: |
           # Install Doxygen if not available
@@ -61,18 +68,18 @@ jobs:
           }
           doxygen Doxyfile
 
-      # Step 9: Verify if documentation files are generated
+      # Step 10: Verify if documentation files are generated
       - name: List documentation directory contents
         run: Get-ChildItem -Path docs -Recurse | Select-Object Name, FullName
 
-      # Step 10: Upload documentation as an artifact (if files exist)
+      # Step 11: Upload documentation as an artifact (if files exist)
       - name: Upload documentation
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: cpp_documentation_windows
           path: docs
 
-      # Step 11: Upload build artifacts as an artifact (if files exist)
+      # Step 12: Upload build artifacts as an artifact (if files exist)
       - name: Upload build artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -89,7 +96,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         name: Checkout the repository
 
-      # Step 2: Create a GitHub release using the version tag (e.g., v1.0.0, v1.0.1)
+      # Step 2: Setup Visual Studio Build Tools
+      - name: Setup Visual Studio Build Tools
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.3.1
+
+      # Step 3: Create a GitHub release using the version tag (e.g., v1.0.0, v1.0.1)
       - name: Create Release
         id: create_release
         uses: actions/create-release@v1
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
 
-      # Step 3: Upload build artifacts to release
+      # Step 4: Upload build artifacts to release
       - name: Upload build artifacts to release
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         with:
@@ -112,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           asset_name: main_windows.exe # Adjust this to name the artifact file
           asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
 
-      # Step 4: Upload documentation to release
+      # Step 5: Upload documentation to release
       - name: Upload documentation to release
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         with:

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ add_executable(race_condition src/multithreading/race_condition.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(race_condition ${THREADING_LIB})
 
 add_executable(unique_lock src/multithreading/unique_lock.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(unique_lock -pthread)
+target_link_libraries(unique_lock ${THREADING_LIB})
 
 add_executable(lock_guard src/multithreading/lock_guard.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(lock_guard -pthread)
+target_link_libraries(lock_guard ${THREADING_LIB})
 
 add_executable(thread_pool src/multithreading/thread_pool.cpp)
 #target_link_libraries(thread_pool -pthread)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ add_executable(std_invoke src/std_invoke.cpp)
 add_executable(structured_binding_declaration src/structured_binding_declaration.cpp)
 
 add_executable(asynchronous_programming src/asynchronous_programming.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(asynchronous_programming -pthread)
+target_link_libraries(asynchronous_programming ${THREADING_LIB})
 
 add_executable(circular_dependency src/class/circular_dependency/circular_dependency.cpp src/class/circular_dependency/classA.cpp src/class/circular_dependency/classB.cpp)