From aaf41c600dab3bc5cb088319690ec1b435ef2678 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Schumacher Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:00:18 -0700 Subject: 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. --- src/README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'src/README.md') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3