Windows vcpkg-based installer generation failed

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The 2021.05 Windows installer generation failed with the following error:

5-31T12:46:48.2714776Z   Completed 'icub-tests'
2021-05-31T12:46:48.3485749Z   Building Custom Rule C:/robotology-superbuild/CMakeLists.txt
2021-05-31T12:46:48.5008705Z   Creating directories for 'yarp-matlab-bindings'
2021-05-31T12:46:48.6272991Z   Performing download step (git clone) for 'yarp-matlab-bindings'
2021-05-31T12:46:48.6435616Z   -- Avoiding repeated git clone, stamp file is up to date: 'C:/robotology-superbuild/build/src/yarp-matlab-bindings/CMakeFiles/YCMStamp/yarp-matlab-bindings-gitclone-lastrun.txt'
2021-05-31T12:46:48.6638061Z   No patch step for 'yarp-matlab-bindings'
2021-05-31T12:46:48.6956570Z   Performing update step for 'yarp-matlab-bindings'
2021-05-31T12:46:48.7533277Z   Performing configure step for 'yarp-matlab-bindings'
2021-05-31T12:46:48.7670427Z   Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
2021-05-31T12:46:48.7721007Z   loading initial cache file C:/robotology-superbuild/build/src/yarp-matlab-bindings/CMakeFiles/YCMTmp/yarp-matlab-bindings-cache-Release.cmake
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8649757Z   -- Found YARP: C:/robotology/robotology/lib/cmake/YARP (found version "3.4.5")
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8653719Z   CMake Deprecation Warning at C:/robotology/robotology/lib/cmake/YARP/YARPConfig.cmake:226 (message):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8655079Z     The YARP_INCLUDE_DIRS variable is deprecated
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8655911Z   Call Stack (most recent call first):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8656766Z     CMakeLists.txt:2147483647 (_yarp_deprecated_variable_warning)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8657885Z     CMakeLists.txt:29 (get_target_property)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8658379Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8658632Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8688273Z   -- Found YCM: C:/robotology/robotology/share/cmake/YCM (found version "0.12.2")
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8732388Z   CMake Deprecation Warning at C:/robotology/robotology/lib/cmake/YARP/YARPConfig.cmake:226 (message):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8733454Z     The YARP_INCLUDE_DIRS variable is deprecated
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8734146Z   Call Stack (most recent call first):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8734890Z     CMakeLists.txt:2147483647 (_yarp_deprecated_variable_warning)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8735678Z     CMakeLists.txt:42 (include_directories)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8736431Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8736912Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8862227Z   CMake Error at cmake/FindMatlab.cmake:1197 (list):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8863103Z     list index: 1 out of range (-1, 0)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8863652Z   Call Stack (most recent call first):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8864333Z     C:/robotology/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake:644 (_find_package)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8865066Z     matlab/CMakeLists.txt:105 (find_package)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8865571Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8865933Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8868395Z   -- Found Matlab: D:/a/robotology-superbuild/robotology-superbuild/msdk_R2020a_mexw64/extern/include (found version "D:/a/robotology-superbuild/robotology-superbuild/msdk_R2020a_mexw64") found components: MX_LIBRARY 
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8941205Z   CMake Deprecation Warning at C:/robotology/robotology/share/YCM/modules/InstallBasicPackageFiles.cmake:314 (message):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8942544Z     TARGETS is deprecated.  Use EXPORT instead
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8944048Z   Call Stack (most recent call first):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8944714Z     matlab/CMakeLists.txt:177 (install_basic_package_files)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8945254Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8945641Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8946493Z   CMake Deprecation Warning at C:/robotology/robotology/share/YCM/modules/InstallBasicPackageFiles.cmake:385 (message):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8947581Z     Compatibility variables are no longer generated.  Use
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8948373Z     ENABLE_COMPATIBILITY_VARS to re-enable them (deprecated) or define them
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8949143Z     using either INCLUDE_FILE or INCLUDE_CONTENT (recommended).
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8949797Z   Call Stack (most recent call first):
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8950427Z     matlab/CMakeLists.txt:177 (install_basic_package_files)
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8950948Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8951326Z   
2021-05-31T12:46:48.8999531Z   -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
2021-05-31T12:46:48.9000722Z   See also "C:/robotology-superbuild/build/src/yarp-matlab-bindings/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
2021-05-31T12:46:48.9181662Z C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v160\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(241,5): error MSB8066: Custom build for 'C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\8712d2dd53c1f82db1664840d045021c\yarp-matlab-bindings-mkdir.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\8712d2dd53c1f82db1664840d045021c\yarp-matlab-bindings-download.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\8712d2dd53c1f82db1664840d045021c\yarp-matlab-bindings-patch.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\8712d2dd53c1f82db1664840d045021c\yarp-matlab-bindings-update.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\8712d2dd53c1f82db1664840d045021c\yarp-matlab-bindings-configure.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\8712d2dd53c1f82db1664840d045021c\yarp-matlab-bindings-build.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\8712d2dd53c1f82db1664840d045021c\yarp-matlab-bindings-install.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\b36ea7d302539fe119e4ae242e53b394\yarp-matlab-bindings-complete.rule;C:\robotology-superbuild\build\CMakeFiles\aec1d57eab125169955141e75fd9ce08\yarp-matlab-bindings.rule' exited with code 1. [C:\robotology-superbuild\build\yarp-matlab-bindings.vcxproj]
2021-05-31T12:46:48.9892448Z   Creating directories for 'osqp-matlab'

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The issue was solved disabling ROBOTOLOGY_USES_MATLAB on vcpkg/Windows, see #775 that was cherry-picked in releases/2021.05 branch in 3fb3134 .