Linking mac framework in VScode - macos

Question

I'm struggling to build an openGL project in VScode on Mac. The problem is how to add a framework in the tasks.json file of VScode. I can build the project successfully from the command line.
To build successfully I need the gcc command to include the argument -framework OpenGL. So it should read:
gcc *.cc -std=c++17 -stdlib=libc++ -g -framework OpenGL ...(etc.)
but if I add "-framework OpenGL" to the argument list in tasks.json, VScode parses it as:
gcc *.cc -std=c++17 -stdlib=libc++ -g '-framework openGL' ...(etc.)
Obviously gcc doesn't recognise '-framework OpenGL' in the inverted commas.
How do I add a framework in VSCode on a mac???
My tasks.json is:
"type": "shell",
"label": "C/C++: clang build active file",
// "command": "/usr/bin/clang",
"command": "gcc",
"args": [
"${fileDirname}/*.cc",
"-std=c++17",
"-stdlib=libc++",
"-g",
"-framework openGL",
"-L/usr/local/Cellar/glew/2.1.0_1/lib",
"-L/usr/local/Cellar/glfw/3.3.2/lib/",
"-lglfw",
"-o",
"${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
],

Answer 1

Try putting them in separate rows like this:
{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"type": "shell",
"label": "clang++ build active file",
"command": "/usr/bin/clang++",
"args": [
"-std=c++17",
"-stdlib=libc++",
"-g",
"${file}",
"-o",
"${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}",
"-v",
"-I/usr/local/include/GLFW",
"-L/usr/local/lib",
"-lglfw3",
"-framework",
"Cocoa",
"-framework",
"OpenGL",
"-framework",
"IOKit"
],
"options": {
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
},
"problemMatcher": [
"$gcc"
],
"group": {
"kind": "build",
"isDefault": true
}
}
]
}
So:
"-framework",
"Cocoa",

Answer 2

Even my answer comes 4 years later I hope will help you.
The solution is to write the c_cpp_properties.json file (found or created by yourself in hidden .vscode folder inside your project) such as:
{
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Mac",
"includePath": [
"${workspaceFolder}/**",
"${workspaceFolder}/include"
],
"defines": [],
"macFrameworkPath": [
"/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks"
],
"compilerPath": "/usr/bin/clang++",
"intelliSenseMode": "macos-gcc-x64",
"configurationProvider": "go2sh.cmake-integration"
}
],
"version": 4
}
As you can see, you have to add there this magic sentence:
"macFrameworkPath": [
"/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks"
],
Of course this is the path where my system keeps all the frameworks. You have to find and to fill your own system path.