lysender/rust-windows-install-configure-openssl-using-vcpkg.md

## rust-windows-install-configure-openssl-using-vcpkg.md

      
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    Scenario

I'm installing pub-sub-client crate but it requires openssl-sys dependency and it failed to install it due to OpenSSL error.
Guide

I'm using the vcpkg guide for Windows but with a small tweak.
https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg#quick-start-windows
Steps

Make sure you have the pre-requisites. You only need the Visual Studo component that allows building C++ codes.
Prepare vcpkg:
> D:
> cd D:\Dev
> git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
> cd vcpkg
> .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

Install openssl:
> .\vcpkg.exe install --triplet=x64-windows-static-md openssl

Integrate it to Visual Studio (may require elevated privilege):
> .\vcpkg.exe integrate install

Now, go back to your cargo project and try to build or run it:
> cargo run

Note: I have initially run the following but cargo didn't detect openssl.
> .\vcpkg.exe install openssl