[ARROW-11340] [C++] Add vcpkg.json manifest to cpp project root

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/27237
• Assignee: Ian Cook
• Reporter: Ian Cook
• Created: 21/Jan/21 23:21
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:19
• Resolved: 17/Feb/21 17:13

Description

Add a vcpkg.json manifest file to the cpp project root to enable easy one-liner installation of build dependencies with vcpkg:

vcpkg install --clean-after-build --triplet x64-windows --x-manifest-root C:\path\to\arrow\cpp 

Info about vcpkg manifests:

• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/vcpkg-accelerate-your-team-development-environment-with-binary-caching-and-manifests/#announcing-manifests-and-binary-caching-support
• https://vcpkg.readthedocs.io/en/latest/specifications/manifests/
• https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/users/manifests.md

 

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: ARROW-11580 [C++] Add CMake option ARROW_DEPENDENCY_SOURCE=VCPKG
• is related to: ARROW-12886 [C++] Suppress vcpkg manifest disabled messages from msbuild
• is related to: ARROW-11581 [Packaging][C++] Formalize distribution through vcpkg
• is related to: ARROW-11675 [CI][C++] Resolve ctest failures on VS 2019 builds
• relates to: ARROW-11336 [C++][Doc] Improve Developing on Windows docs
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #9287