Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | 2016; 6 years ago (2016) |
Stable release | 2020.11-1
/ November 3, 2020; 16 months ago (2020-11-03) |
Repository | github |
Written in | C++ |
Operating system | Windows (10, 8.1, 7), macOS, Linux |
Platform | IA-32, x86-64, ARM, ARM64 |
Type | Package manager |
License | MIT License |
Website | vcpkg |
vcpkg is a cross-platform open source package manager by Microsoft.[1]
vcpkg provides access to C and C++ libraries to its supported platforms. The command-line utility is currently available on Windows, macOS and Linux.[2]
vcpkg was first announced at CppCon 2016.[3]
The vcpkg source code is licensed under MIT License and hosted on GitHub.[4]
vcpkg supports Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and above.
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