# Vcpkg

## Overview
Vcpkg helps you manage C and C++ libraries on Windows, Linux and MacOS. This tool and ecosystem are constantly evolving; your involvement is vital to its success!

For short description of available commands, run `vcpkg help`.

## Quick Start
Prerequisites:
- Windows 10, 8.1, 7, Linux, or MacOS
- Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 or newer (on Windows)
- Git
- *Optional:* CMake 3.12.4

To get started:
```
> git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
> cd vcpkg

PS> .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
Linux:~/$ ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
```

Then, to hook up user-wide [integration](docs/users/integration.md), run (note: requires admin on first use)
```
PS> .\vcpkg integrate install
Linux:~/$ ./vcpkg integrate install
```

Install any packages with
```
PS> .\vcpkg install sdl2 curl
Linux:~/$ ./vcpkg install sdl2 curl
```

The best way to use installed libraries with CMake is via the toolchain file `scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake`. To use this file, you simply need to add it onto your CMake command line as `-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=[vcpkg root]\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake`.

In Visual Studio, you can create a New Project (or open an existing one). All installed libraries are immediately ready to be `#include`'d and used in your project without additional configuration.

For more information, see our [using a package](docs/examples/installing-and-using-packages.md) example for the specifics.

Additional notes on macOS and Linux support can be found in the [official announcement](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2018/04/24/announcing-a-single-c-library-manager-for-linux-macos-and-windows-vcpkg/).

## Tab-Completion / Auto-Completion
`vcpkg` supports auto-completion of commands, package names, options etc in Powershell and bash. To enable tab-completion, use one of the following:
```
PS> .\vcpkg integrate powershell
Linux:~/$ ./vcpkg integrate bash
```
and restart your console.


## Examples
See the [documentation](docs/index.md) for specific walkthroughs, including [installing and using a package](docs/examples/installing-and-using-packages.md), [adding a new package from a zipfile](docs/examples/packaging-zipfiles.md), and [adding a new package from a GitHub repo](docs/examples/packaging-github-repos.md).

Our docs are now also available online at ReadTheDocs: <https://vcpkg.readthedocs.io/>!

See a 4 minute [video demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y41WFKbQFTw).

## Contributing
Vcpkg is built with your contributions. Here are some ways you can contribute:

* [Submit Issues](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/issues) in vcpkg or existing packages
* [Submit Fixes and New Packages](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/pulls)

Please refer to our [Contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.

## License

Code licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE.txt).