How to specify vcpkg package features?

[cursey]

Some vcpkg packages have optional features that you can specify in vcpkg.json for example:

{
    ...
    "dependencies": [
        {
            "name": "glad",
            "features": ["gl-api-30"]
        }
    ]
}

Is there a way to specify features like this in cmake.toml?

[mrexodia]

Hello,

There is currently no way to do this. I saw this feature of vcpkg but never used it. Any suggestions for the syntax?

[vcpkg]
packages = [“glad:gl-api-30”]

Or something else?

[cursey]

I'm not super familiar with toml so I'm unsure what the ideal syntax for this would be, but it needs to support multiple features for example:

{
    ...
    "dependencies": [
        {
            "name": "imgui",
            "features": ["docking-experimental", "freetype", "sdl2-binding", "opengl3-binding"]
        }
    ]
}

[cursey]

Having given it more thought, maybe just use the same syntax vcpkg uses (which supports multiple features). Something like

[vcpkg]
packages = ["glad[gl-api-30]", "imgui[docking-experimental,freetype,sdl2-binding,opengl3-binding]"]

[cursey]

I went ahead and implemented it. I'll create PR shortly for you to review.