Advent of Code 2024 - C++ Solutions #

🚀 Overview#

This repository contains my solutions for Advent of Code 2024, implemented in C++. As someone with experience in C and Python, I am using AoC as a hands-on way to improve my C++ skills while solving fun and challenging problems.

📖 Blogs:

Days 1 to 8

🔧 Setup & Compilation#

Input Files#

Before running the solutions, you need to download the input files for each day. There are two ways to organize them:

1. Per-Day Directory Structure#

Place each input file in its corresponding day’s folder as shown below. The CMake script will automatically copy them to the build/ directory when you build the project.

|-- Day01_Historian_Hysteria
|   `-- input.txt
|-- Day02_Red-Nosed_Reports
|   `-- input.txt
|-- Day03_Mull_It_Over
|   `-- input.txt
|   .
|   .
|   .
|-- DayN_XXX_XXX
|   `-- input.txt

A warning will be shown if now corresponding input file is found.

2. Single `build/` Directory#

Alternatively, you can place all input files directly inside the build/ directory with the naming format:

build/input1.txt
build/input2.txt
build/input3.txt
.
.
.
build/inputN.txt

Build and Run Instructions#

1. Clone the Repository#

git clone https://github.com/ABD-01/AoC2024.git
cd AoC2024

2. Create a `build/` Directory#

mkdir build
cd build

3. Configure the Project with CMake#

cmake ..

4. Build the Executables#

make

5. Run the Solutions#

Run all solutions
```
make run
```
Run a specific day’s solution (e.g., Day 2)
```
make run2
```

Each day’s executable will automatically read the input file (input{day}.txt) from the build/ directory, where CMake has placed it during the build process.

📌 Contributions#

If you’d like to contribute, feel free to suggest improvements, alternative solutions or criticism via issues or pull requests.

📜 License#

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.