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Can I write a vcpkg.json that just refers to a git repository, tgz download link or similar decentralized identifier? (eg can I also use deps that have no speci

• delta_p_delta_x 3y ago
  You need to create an overlay port[1] for each dependency that isn't on vcpkg. So you need, at minimum, a `portfile.cmake` and a `vcpkg.json`[2] for each new dependency. > just refers to a git repository, tgz download link or similar decentralized identifier In the `portfile.cmake`, use the following functions correspondingly: - vcpkg_from_git: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcpkg/maintainers/functions/vcpkg_from_git https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcpkg/maintainers/function... - vcpkg_download_distfile: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcpkg/maintainers/functions/vcpkg_download_distfile https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcpkg/maintainers/function... Each documentation link has a bunch of live examples near the bottom of the page. [1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcpkg/concepts/overlay-ports https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vcpkg/concepts/overlay-por... [2]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/get_started/get-started-packaging?pivots=shell-cmd https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/get_started/get-star...