VCPKG cheatsheat

vcpkg.md

Unninstalling Packages

# vcpkg_target_triplet is envirnoment variable with triplet name
vcpkg remove package:%vcpkg_target_triplet% --recurse

Installing Packages

# vcpkg_target_triplet is envirnoment variable with triplet name
vcpkg install package:%vcpkg_target_triplet%

Rebuilding package at commit/tag

For ports with vcpkg_from_github

• uninstall package
• edit the portfile (e.g. portfile.cmake, in `ports/package_name/)
  • change vcpkg_from_github REF to commit or tag
  • change SHA512 to 0
• try to install package
  • it will complain about SHA not matching
  • and will output correct SHA
  • copy correct SHA to portfile
• install again

The vcpkg_from_github in port file looks like that:

vcpkg_from_github(
    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
    REPO github_user_or_org/github_repo
    REF commit_or_tag
    SHA512 long_string_of_decimals
    HEAD_REF branch
)