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Linux VCPKG Quick install Script
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| set -e | |
| VCPKG_DIR="/opt/vcpkg" | |
| BASHRC_FILE="$HOME/.bashrc" | |
| ZSHRC_FILE="$HOME/.zshrc" | |
| TAG="# >>> vcpkg PATH <<<" | |
| uninstall() { | |
| [ -d "$VCPKG_DIR" ] && sudo rm -rf "$VCPKG_DIR" | |
| grep -q "$TAG" "$BASHRC_FILE" && sed -i "/$TAG/,/$TAG/d" "$BASHRC_FILE" | |
| [ -f "$ZSHRC_FILE" ] && grep -q "$TAG" "$ZSHRC_FILE" && sed -i "/$TAG/,/$TAG/d" "$ZSHRC_FILE" | |
| echo "vcpkg uninstalled" | |
| exit 0 | |
| } | |
| [[ "$1" == "--uninstall" ]] && uninstall | |
| if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then PKG="apt"; elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then PKG="dnf"; elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then PKG="yum"; elif command -v pacman >/dev/null 2>&1; then PKG="pacman"; elif command -v zypper >/dev/null 2>&1; then PKG="zypper"; else echo "Unsupported package manager"; exit 1; fi | |
| case $PKG in | |
| apt) sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential curl unzip zip tar cmake ninja-build ;; | |
| dnf) sudo dnf install -y git gcc gcc-c++ make curl unzip zip tar cmake ninja-build ;; | |
| yum) sudo yum install -y git gcc gcc-c++ make curl unzip zip tar cmake ninja-build ;; | |
| pacman) sudo pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm git base-devel curl unzip zip tar cmake ninja ;; | |
| zypper) sudo zypper install -y git gcc gcc-c++ make curl unzip zip tar cmake ninja ;; | |
| esac | |
| [ -d "$VCPKG_DIR" ] && sudo rm -rf "$VCPKG_DIR" | |
| sudo git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git "$VCPKG_DIR" | |
| sudo "$VCPKG_DIR/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh" | |
| add_path() { | |
| local RC="$1" | |
| [ -f "$RC" ] && sed -i "/$TAG/,/$TAG/d" "$RC" && cat >> "$RC" <<EOF | |
| $TAG | |
| export VCPKG_ROOT="$VCPKG_DIR" | |
| export PATH="\$PATH:\$VCPKG_ROOT" | |
| $TAG | |
| EOF | |
| } | |
| add_path "$BASHRC_FILE" | |
| add_path "$ZSHRC_FILE" | |
| echo "vcpkg installed. Reload shell: source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.zshrc" |
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