I have installed vcpkg, a package manager for C++. Now after some time, I'd like to update it. How can I do that? Do I need to uninstall and reinstall?
2 Answers
The best way to update a vcpkg git clone is to do
- save a list of all installed ports somewhere
git pull- delete the
<vcpkg_root>/installed/directory - rerun
bootstrap.batorbootstrap.sh - reinstall all ports:triplets you need
Note:
- there is a
vcpkg upgrade/updatecommand but it is discouraged since it is not transactional - in general you don't need to run re integrate but sometimes it is necessary
vcpkg integrate remove/install
The vcpkg community on Github provided an official answer on their FAQ. They suggest pulling the repo and running the bootstrap script.
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