In-tree CONTROL file (like e.g. Gemfile.lock or requirements.txt)?

[zx64]

I couldn't see any reference to this concept in the documentation, so I'm filing this issue as a question:
Is there support/would such a feature be considered in scope for external projects not part of the vcpkg ports tree to somehow specify their dependencies so the following use case would work:

> git clone https://github.com/someuser/someproject
> cd someproject
> vcpkg install -r vcpkg_requirements.txt

(install -r etc. being obviously bikeshedable, I just went with what pip does to flesh out the use case)

[LilyWangL]

Thanks for posting this issue. Closed as duplicate of #4686.

[sylveon]

It's not a duplicate. Issue #4686 is about installing ports from another directory than the regular ports directory, this is about adding a file in a project which tells vcpkg which ports to install so that the project builds correctly, kind of like packages.config does for NuGet.

[strega-nil]

Reopened as not-a-duplicate 😄

[strega-nil]

We have Plans for this, but we need to do quite a bit of design and engineering work, so it's unlikely to come soon.

[PhoebeHui]

I think this can be solved by using manifest feature. Please reopen this issue if I misunderstand something here.

[dg0yt]

vcpkg install -r vcpkg_requirements.txt

There are also response files. So you can do:

vcpkg install @vcpkg_requirements.txt

But be warned that these files can supply any parameter, not just package names.