Commit aaf41c60 authored by Robert Schumacher's avatar Robert Schumacher

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.
parent 1681fe66
...@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ In the downloads section, download the zip file protoc-$VERSION-win32.zip. ...@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ In the downloads section, download the zip file protoc-$VERSION-win32.zip.
It contains the protoc binary as well as public proto files of protobuf It contains the protoc binary as well as public proto files of protobuf
library. 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 Microsoft Visual C++, see [cmake/README.md](../cmake/README.md).
To build from source using Cygwin or MinGW, follow the Unix installation To build from source using Cygwin or MinGW, follow the Unix installation
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