# vcpkg_install_nmake The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_install_nmake.md). Build and install a msvc makefile project. ## Usage: ```cmake vcpkg_install_nmake( SOURCE_PATH <${SOURCE_PATH}> [NO_DEBUG] [TARGET <all>] PROJECT_SUBPATH <${SUBPATH}> PROJECT_NAME <${MAKEFILE_NAME}> [PRERUN_SHELL <${SHELL_PATH}>] [PRERUN_SHELL_DEBUG <${SHELL_PATH}>] [PRERUN_SHELL_RELEASE <${SHELL_PATH}>] [OPTIONS <-DUSE_THIS_IN_ALL_BUILDS=1>...] [OPTIONS_RELEASE <-DOPTIMIZE=1>...] [OPTIONS_DEBUG <-DDEBUGGABLE=1>...] ``` ## Parameters ### SOURCE_PATH Specifies the directory containing the source files. By convention, this is usually set in the portfile as the variable `SOURCE_PATH`. ### PROJECT_SUBPATH Specifies the sub directory containing the `makefile.vc`/`makefile.mak`/`makefile.msvc` or other msvc makefile. ### PROJECT_NAME Specifies the name of msvc makefile name. Default is makefile.vc ### NO_DEBUG This port doesn't support debug mode. ### PRERUN_SHELL Script that needs to be called before build ### PRERUN_SHELL_DEBUG Script that needs to be called before debug build ### PRERUN_SHELL_RELEASE Script that needs to be called before release build ### OPTIONS Additional options passed to generate during the generation. ### OPTIONS_RELEASE Additional options passed to generate during the Release generation. These are in addition to `OPTIONS`. ### OPTIONS_DEBUG Additional options passed to generate during the Debug generation. These are in addition to `OPTIONS`. ## Parameters: See [`vcpkg_build_nmake()`](vcpkg_build_nmake.md). ## Notes: This command transparently forwards to [`vcpkg_build_nmake()`](vcpkg_build_nmake.md), adding `ENABLE_INSTALL` ## Examples * [tcl](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/tcl/portfile.cmake) * [freexl](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/freexl/portfile.cmake) ## Source [scripts/cmake/vcpkg\_install\_nmake.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_install_nmake.cmake)