vcpkg_acquire_msys.md

vcpkg_acquire_msys

Download and prepare an MSYS2 instance.

Usage

vcpkg_acquire_msys(<MSYS_ROOT_VAR> [PACKAGES <package>...])

Parameters

MSYS_ROOT_VAR

An out-variable that will be set to the path to MSYS2.

PACKAGES

A list of packages to acquire in msys.

To ensure a package is available: vcpkg_acquire_msys(MSYS_ROOT PACKAGES make automake1.15)

Notes

A call to vcpkg_acquire_msys will usually be followed by a call to bash.exe:

vcpkg_acquire_msys(MSYS_ROOT)
set(BASH ${MSYS_ROOT}/usr/bin/bash.exe)

vcpkg_execute_required_process(
    COMMAND ${BASH} --noprofile --norc "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}\\build.sh"
    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel
    LOGNAME build-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel
)

Examples

• ffmpeg
• icu
• libvpx

Source

scripts/cmake/vcpkg_acquire_msys.cmake