microsoft / microsoft/vcpkg-tool
Feature Request: --abi-tools-use-exact-versions should also consider the version of the vcpkg-tool it self.
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Description
Since the hash of the vcpkg-tool is included in the ABI hash, one needs to use the same version of the vcpkg-tool for caching to work.
abi-tools-use-exact-versions was introduced to handle this for external tools like cmake etc, It should also handle this for the vcpkg tool it self.
Ideally it should auto update the vcpkg-tool, otherwise giving and error and requesting the user to run bootstrap.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the implementation of abi-tools-use-exact-versions and how the vcpkg-tool version enters the ABI hash. Verify the existing cache behavior, then define the handling for mismatched versions: automatic update or an error asking the user to run bootstrap. Done means matching vcpkg-tool versions are handled consistently for caching.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cmake, cpp
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100