Trying to figure out how to use pugixml vcpkg port in header-only mode

[oleg-boulanov]

vcpkg.json:

{
  "dependencies": [
    {
      "name": "pugixml",
      "version>=": "1.15",
      "features": [],
      "default-features": false
    }
  ]
}

main.cpp:

#define PUGIXML_HEADER_ONLY
#include <pugixml.hpp>

Build fails with:
...\vcpkg_installed\x86-windows-static-md\x86-windows-static-md\include\pugixml.hpp(1559,11): : error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'pugixml.cpp': No such file or directory

Any help is greatly appreciated

[zeux]

I believe vcpkg builds the static library in the configuration you are using, so you should not use PUGIXML_HEADER_ONLY.

[oleg-boulanov]

Thank you for quick response.
The goal of using header-only mode is to build a vcpkg independent library. To consume pugixml from vcpkg, in such a way that library consuming projects would not require usage and dependency on vcpkg (and pugixml).
The trick works with other header-only libraries, like rapidjson, but I can't make it work with pugixml.

[zeux]

If you want to use pugixml in header-only mode, you can add pugixml source + header files in some other way, just don't rely on vcpkg - vcpkg doesn't bundle source files for pugixml so it only works in normal mode. I do not maintain vcpkg port for pugixml personally - it's possible that it can be adjusted to make header only mode work, but that would be up to the maintainer.

[oleg-boulanov]

OK, thank you!