[CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017

[Mateusz Loskot]

I recommend vcpkg and Conan.
You may check Boost.GIL configuration for CMake that uses both as
alternatives.
Conan can automatically pulls libpng etc.

https://github.com/boostorg/gil

Mateusz Loskot, mateusz at loskot.net
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On Sun, 15 Jul 2018, 09:44 Dvir Yitzchaki, <Dvir.Yitzchaki at ceva-dsp.com>
wrote:

> I recommend using Hunter package manager:
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> https://docs.hunter.sh/en/latest/quick-start/boost-components.html
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> It has support for FreeType as well:
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> https://docs.hunter.sh/en/latest/packages/pkg/freetype.html
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> Regards,
>
> Dvir
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CMake <cmake-bounces at cmake.org> On Behalf Of Innokentiy Alaytsev
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 21:44
> To: cmake at cmake.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017
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> Hello!
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> I usually just download prebuild binaries if they are available or build
> the required dependency from sources. There are some libraries (and other
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> software) that are not Windows-friendly (These products are still
> considered cross-platform and usually are free in the way fanatics from FSF
> understand freedom, i.e. freedom is the thing that should be enforced). In
> the case where it is impossible or hard to build something on Windows with
> MSVC, I try to find some alternative.
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> The reason for trying to build everything with MSVC is simple -
> unfortunately, it is the official compiler for the platform and some things
> can only be built with it for Windows.
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> Sticking to Cygwin or MSYS2 may be fine unless you need some things like
> Qt with WebEngine support or, probably, CUDA (I am not sure if it
> officially works with anything else but MSVC).
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