Use CMake for building. Crude, but effective.

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 build
 Makefile.local
+local.cmake
 *.swp
 *tags
 *~
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 *.sdf
 *.opensdf
 *.suo
+
+# CMake
+CMakeLists.txt.user
+CMakeCache.txt
+CMakeFiles
+CMakeScripts
+Testing
+Makefile
+cmake_install.cmake
+install_manifest.txt
+compile_commands.json
+CTestTestfile.cmake
+_deps

.vscode/launch.json

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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+
+        // GDB Debugging:
+        {
+            "program": "${command:cmake.launchTargetPath}",
+            "name": "Launch (gdb)",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "args": [
+                "+set", "fs_basepath", "/home/deck/Games/gog/quake-iii-arena",
+                "+set", "fs_homepath", "/home/deck/Games/gog/quake-iii-arena",
+                "+set", "fs_game", "dkres",
+                "+set", "com_renderer", "opengl2",
+                "+set", "fs_basegame", "baseq3",
+                "+set", "developer", "1",
+                "+set", "fs_copyfiles", "1",
+                "+set", "fs_pure", "0",
+                "+set", "sv_pure", "0",
+                "+set", "r_mode", "4",
+                "+set", "r_fullscreen", "0",
+                "+set", "vm_cgame", "0",
+                "+set", "vm_game", "0"
+            ],
+            "environment": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "miDebuggerPath": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+                {
+                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                    "ignoreFailures": true
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/tasks.json

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+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "cppbuild",
+            "label": "C/C++: gcc build active file",
+            "command": "/usr/bin/gcc",
+            "args": [
+                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
+                "-g",
+                "${file}",
+                "-o",
+                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": "2.0.0"
+}