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| author |  Robert Schumacher <roschuma@microsoft.com> | 2017-10-31 04:00:18 -0700 |
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| committer | Robert Schumacher <roschuma@microsoft.com> | 2018-01-29 17:29:54 -0800 |
| commit | aaf41c600dab3bc5cb088319690ec1b435ef2678 (patch) | |
| tree | f9ecf0b443866b1fe82974748a49fd7292dd904c /src/README.md | |
| parent | 1681fe664b2bbe5ced9a5094322f375515a2e149 (diff) | |
Add Vcpkg to C++ installation instructions for Windows
Fixes issue #1154 by noting that `vcpkg` contains protobuf. Potential improvements: also remark how to use `vcpkg` to get dependencies when building from source via CMake.
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diff --git a/src/README.md b/src/README.md index c9362ee2..3ae23fa6 100644 --- a/src/README.md +++ b/src/README.md @@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ In the downloads section, download the zip file protoc-$VERSION-win32.zip. It contains the protoc binary as well as public proto files of protobuf library. +Protobuf and its dependencies can be installed directly by using `vcpkg`: + + >vcpkg install protobuf protobuf:x64-windows + +If zlib support is desired, you'll also need to install the zlib feature: + + >vcpkg install protobuf[zlib] protobuf[zlib]:x64-windows + +See https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg for more information. + To build from source using Microsoft Visual C++, see [cmake/README.md](../cmake/README.md). To build from source using Cygwin or MinGW, follow the Unix installation |