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Re: [RFH] CMake: detect if being run via Visual Studio, independent of build generator?

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Sibi Siddharthan <sibisiddharthan.github@gmail.com>
Date
May 30, 2021, 14:29 UTC
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On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 6:52 PM Matt Rogers <mattr94@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I think the best middle of the line solution would be to just provide a manual
> knob for turning vcpkg support on/off here and offer configurations in
> CMakePresets.json for both situations.  The only downside here is that I believe
> a lot of IDE's are aggressive about running the cmake configuration step and may
> try to install vcpkg even if it is unnecessary.  But automatic
> generation can generally
> be turned off by users I guess.

I agree. I would suggest vcpkg should be used by default for Windows platforms. This way IDE's won't complain and command line users can straight up disable this behaviour.

Thank You, Sibi Siddharthan

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  1. Philip OakleyMay 29, 2021
  2. Matt RogersMay 29, 2021
  3. Philip OakleyMay 29, 2021
  4. Sibi SiddharthanMay 29, 2021
  5. Philip OakleyMay 29, 2021
  6. Sibi SiddharthanMay 29, 2021
  7. Matt RogersMay 30, 2021
  8. Philip OakleyMay 30, 2021
  9. Matt RogersMay 30, 2021
  10. Sibi SiddharthanMay 30, 2021
  11. Philip OakleyMay 30, 2021
  12. Philip OakleyMay 30, 2021
  13. Matt RogersMay 31, 2021
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