Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-util/vcpkg-2026.05.27
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-util/vcpkg-2026.05.27
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-util/vcpkg-2026.05.27
# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
TOOL_TAG="2026-05-27"
DATA_TAG="2026.05.25"
inherit cmake
DESCRIPTION="C/C++ library manager from Microsoft"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg https://vcpkg.io"
SRC_URI="
https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/archive/refs/tags/${TOOL_TAG}.tar.gz -> ${PN}-tool-${TOOL_TAG}.tar.gz
https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/archive/refs/tags/${DATA_TAG}.tar.gz -> ${PN}-data-${DATA_TAG}.tar.gz
"
S="${WORKDIR}/vcpkg-tool-${TOOL_TAG}"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64"
IUSE="telemetry"
RDEPEND="
dev-libs/libfmt:=
net-misc/curl[ssl]
"
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
BDEPEND="dev-cpp/cmrc"
PATCHES=(
"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-tool-${TOOL_TAG}-fix-includes.patch"
)
src_configure() {
local mycmakeargs=(
-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
-DVCPKG_DEVELOPMENT_WARNINGS=OFF
-DVCPKG_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF
-DVCPKG_BUILD_TLS12_DOWNLOADER=OFF
-DVCPKG_BUILD_FUZZING=OFF
-DVCPKG_EMBED_GIT_SHA=OFF
-DVCPKG_ARTIFACTS_DEVELOPMENT=OFF
-DVCPKG_OFFICIAL_BUILD=OFF
# vcpkg-tool's custom cmake/Find*.cmake modules download their own
# copies of fmt/cmrc/curl from GitHub/curl.se by default, which happens in src_configure, however
# in src configure there is no network access outside of SRC_URIs, resulting in failed to resolve hostname issues
-DVCPKG_DEPENDENCY_EXTERNAL_FMT=ON
-DVCPKG_DEPENDENCY_CMAKERC=ON
-DVCPKG_LIBCURL_DLSYM=OFF
# cmrc's hasn't been bumped in 3 years, so it
# fails against CMake >=4.0 unless CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM is explicitly set
-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
)
cmake_src_configure
}
src_install() {
local vcpkg_data_dir="${WORKDIR}/vcpkg-${DATA_TAG}"
local vcpkg_home="/usr/share/vcpkg"
local vcpkg_libexec="/usr/libexec/vcpkg"
exeinto "${vcpkg_libexec}"
doexe "${BUILD_DIR}/vcpkg"
insinto "${vcpkg_home}"
doins "${vcpkg_data_dir}/.vcpkg-root"
doins -r "${vcpkg_data_dir}"/{scripts,triplets}
insinto /usr/bin
newins - vcpkg <<-EOF
#!/bin/sh
exec "${EPREFIX}${vcpkg_libexec}/vcpkg" --vcpkg-root "${EPREFIX}${vcpkg_home}" "\$@"
EOF
fperms +x /usr/bin/vcpkg
# Equivalent to --disable-metrics
if ! use telemetry; then
newins - vcpkg.disable_metrics <<<""
fi
dodoc "${vcpkg_data_dir}/README.md"
}
pkg_postinst() {
elog "Ports registry is not bundled; vcpkg fetches it on demand."
if use telemetry; then
elog "Telemetry is ENABLED. Rebuild with USE=-telemetry to disable."
else
elog "Telemetry is DISABLED (vcpkg.disable_metrics installed)."
fi
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p dev-util/vcpkg |
euse -E <flag> -p dev-util/vcpkg |
euse -D <flag> -p dev-util/vcpkg
dev-libs/libfmt:= net-misc/curl[ssl]
dev-libs/libfmt:= net-misc/curl[ssl]
dev-cpp/cmrc
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | vcpkg-data-2026.05.25.tar.gz | 5247014 bytes | https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/archive/refs/tags/2026.05.25.tar.gz |
| DIST | vcpkg-tool-2026-05-27.tar.gz | 2973804 bytes | https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/archive/refs/tags/2026-05-27.tar.gz |