vcpkg

vcpkg

Developer(s)	Microsoft
Initial release	2016 (2016)
Stable release	2023.11.20 / November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)
Repository	github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
Written in	C++
Operating system	Windows (11, 10, 8.1, 7), macOS, Linux
Platform	IA-32, x86-64, ARM, ARM64
Type	Package manager
License	MIT License
Website	vcpkg.io

vcpkg is a cross-platform open source package manager by Microsoft.

Overview

vcpkg provides access to C and C++ libraries to its supported platforms. The command-line utility is currently available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

vcpkg was first announced at CppCon 2016.

The vcpkg source code is licensed under MIT License and hosted on GitHub.

vcpkg supports Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and above.

See also

• List of software package management systems

References

1. ^ "Yelp launches Yelp Fusion, Microsoft creates Vcpkg tool, and the new Touch Sense SDK for Android developers". SD Times. September 20, 2016.
2. ^ "Microsoft's C++ library manager now available for Linux and macOS". SD Times. April 25, 2018.
3. ^ "Announcing a single C++ library manager for Linux, macOS and Windows: Vcpkg". C++ Team Blog. April 24, 2018.
4. ^ "GitHub - microsoft/vcpkg: C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS". December 14, 2019 – via GitHub.

External links

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Windows Programming

• Official website
• vcpkg on GitHub

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