cmake-vcpkg

A template project for C++ projects with dependencies managed with vcpkg.

Usage

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1. Install vcpkg

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git

cd vcpkg

bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

2. Integrate with Visual Studio

vcpkg integrate install

3. Install dependencies

vcpkg install opengl glew glfw3 glm freetype eastl --triplet=x64-windows-static

4. Clone this project

cd ..

git clone https://github.com/rbento/cmake-vcpkg.git

cd cmake-vcpkg

6. Configure vcpkg home

Set the path to the vcpkg home directory in init.bat.

cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<VCPKG HOME PATH HERE>/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake

7. Configure the Visual Studio solution and project name

Set the project value in CMakeLists.txt.

project("<SOLUTION NAME HERE>")

8. Generate the Visual Studio project

init.bat

9. Done

Now open the generated project solution on Visual Studio.