[docs-triplets] Improve triplet documentation

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Robert Schumacher 2018-06-25 22:14:07 -07:00
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### VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE
Specifies the target machine architecture.
Valid options are `x86`, `x64`, and `arm`.
Valid options are `x86`, `x64`, `arm`, and `arm64`.
### VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE
Specifies the desired MSVCRT linkage.
Specifies the desired CRT linkage (for MSVC).
Valid options are `dynamic` and `static`.
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### VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME
Specifies the target platform.
Valid options are `WindowsStore` or empty. Empty corresponds to Windows Desktop and `WindowsStore` corresponds to UWP.
When setting this variable to `WindowsStore`, you must also set `VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION` to `10.0`.
Valid options include any CMake system name, such as:
- Empty (Windows Desktop for legacy reasons)
- `WindowsStore` (Universal Windows Platform)
- `Darwin` (Mac OSX)
- `Linux` (Linux)
### VCPKG_PLATFORM_TOOLSET
Specifies the VS-based C/C++ compiler toolchain to use.
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See also the CMake documentation for toolchain files: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.11/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.html.
### VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS
Sets additional compiler flags to be used when not using `VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE`.
This option also has forms for configuration-specific and C flags:
- `VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG`
- `VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE`
- `VCPKG_C_FLAGS`
- `VCPKG_C_FLAGS_DEBUG`
- `VCPKG_C_FLAGS_RELEASE`
## Per-port customization
The CMake Macro `PORT` will be set when interpreting the triplet file and can be used to change settings (such as `VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE`) on a per-port basis.
Example:
```cmake
set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
if(PORT MATCHES "qt5-")
set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
endif()
```
This will build all the `qt5-*` libraries as DLLs against the dynamic CRT, but every other library as a static library (still against the dynamic CRT).
This will build all the `qt5-*` libraries as DLLs, but every other library as a static library.
For an example in a real project, see https://github.com/Intelight/vcpkg/blob/master/triplets/x86-windows-mixed.cmake.
## Additional Remarks
The default triplet when running any vcpkg command is `%VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET%` or `x86-windows` if that environment variable is undefined.
The default triplet when running any vcpkg command is `%VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET%` or a platform-specific choice if that environment variable is undefined.
- Windows: `x86-windows`
- Linux: `x64-linux`
- OSX: `x64-osx`
We recommend using a systematic naming scheme when creating new triplets. The Android toolchain naming scheme is a good source of inspiration: https://developer.android.com/ndk/guides/standalone_toolchain.html.