.editorconfig + C++ starter kit (Windows + Visual Studio 2019 + CMake)

.editorconfig

root = true

[*]
charset = utf-8
end_of_line = lf
indent_style = space
indent_size = 2
insert_final_newline = true
trim_trailing_whitespace = true
tab_width = 8

[*.{py,rs}]
indent_size = 4

[{Makefile,*.{go,mk}}]
indent_style = tab

[*.md]
trim_trailing_whitespace = false

[*.{manifest,vcxproj,sln}]
charset = utf-8-bom

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
add_compile_options("$<$<C_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/utf-8>")
add_compile_options("$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/utf-8>")
add_compile_options("$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/Zc:__cplusplus>")
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
project(foobar CXX)

add_executable(foobar foobar.cpp utf-8.exe.manifest)

Generate-GitIgnore.ps1

gibo dump Windows macOS Linux C++ CMake VisualStudio VisualStudioCode Vim Emacs | Out-File -Encoding utf8NoBOM .gitignore

utf-8.exe.manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
  <application>
    <windowsSettings>
      <activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
    </windowsSettings>
  </application>
</assembly>