CMake intergration issues

[perdrix52]

I'm trying to build using CMake after successfully building my project using MSBUILD with a vcpkg.json that specifies:

 "dependencies": [
    "boost-container",
    "boost-interprocess",
    "exiv2",
    "expat",
    "libraw",
    "tiff",
    "zlib"
  ]

So I changed my top level CMakeLists.txt file and added:

set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE 
	"$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
	)

if(WIN32)
set(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET
	"x64-windows-static-md"
	CACHE STRING "")
endif()

This reported:

1> [CMake] -- Running vcpkg install
1> [CMake] Detecting compiler hash for triplet x64-windows...
1> [CMake] Compiler found: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe
1> [CMake] Detecting compiler hash for triplet x64-windows-static-md...
1> [CMake] Compiler found: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe
1> [CMake] All requested packages are currently installed.
1> [CMake] Total install time: 200 ns
1> [CMake] boost-container provides CMake targets:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   # this is heuristically generated, and may not be correct
1> [CMake]   find_package(boost_container CONFIG REQUIRED)
1> [CMake]   target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE Boost::container)
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] boost-interprocess provides CMake targets:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   # this is heuristically generated, and may not be correct
1> [CMake]   find_package(boost_interprocess CONFIG REQUIRED)
1> [CMake]   target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE Boost::interprocess)
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] exiv2 provides CMake targets:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   # this is heuristically generated, and may not be correct
1> [CMake]   find_package(exiv2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
1> [CMake]   target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE Exiv2::exiv2lib)
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] exiv2 provides pkg-config modules:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   # Exif/IPTC/Xmp C++ metadata library and tools plus ICC Profiles, Previews and more.
1> [CMake]   exiv2
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] expat provides CMake targets:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   # this is heuristically generated, and may not be correct
1> [CMake]   find_package(expat CONFIG REQUIRED)
1> [CMake]   target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE expat::expat)
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] expat provides pkg-config modules:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   # expat XML parser
1> [CMake]   expat
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] The package zlib is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
1> [CMake]     target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE ZLIB::ZLIB)
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] libraw provides CMake targets:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     find_package(libraw CONFIG REQUIRED)
1> [CMake]     # non-thread-safe
1> [CMake]     target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE libraw::raw)
1> [CMake]     # thread-safe
1> [CMake]     target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE libraw::raw_r)
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] tiff is compatible with built-in CMake targets:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     find_package(TIFF REQUIRED)
1> [CMake]     target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE TIFF::TIFF)
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] tiff provides pkg-config modules:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     #  Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library.
1> [CMake]     libtiff-4
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] -- Running vcpkg install - done

but when it reached the line find_package(boost_container CONFIG REQUIRED) it failed saying:

1> [CMake]   Could not find a package configuration file provided by "boost_container"
1> [CMake]   with any of the following names:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   Add the installation prefix of "boost_container" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or
1> [CMake]   set "boost_container_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.
1> [CMake]   If "boost_container" provides a separate development package or SDK, be
1> [CMake]   sure it has been installed.

Given that I don't know where the install step placed the relevant files, how to solve this?

I suspect I will hit this for all the dependencies listed in my vcpkg.json file :(

Help please!

[AumGupta]

Hey @perdrix52,

I've taken a look at the situation. The problem is quite generic, you may follow the following to see if it helps:

1. Double-check your Vcpkg path: First up, make sure your VCPKG_ROOT environment variable is pointing to where you installed vcpkg. You can just echo it in your terminal to see if it’s correct.

2. Install your packages: You mentioned running vcpkg.json, but just to be safe, go ahead and manually install those packages using the command line:

   vcpkg install boost-container boost-interprocess exiv2 expat libraw tiff zlib

   This ensures everything is there before you even start CMake.

3. CMake setup: When you’re configuring CMake, make sure you’re pointing it to the right triplet. If you’re targeting x64-windows-static-md, run it like this:

   cmake -B build -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static-md

4. Check installed packages: After the install, peek in the directory:

   %VCPKG_ROOT%/installed/x64-windows-static-md/
   

   You should see folders for the libraries you installed. The share folder should have the CMake files you need.

5. CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: If CMake is still being stubborn, you can explicitly tell it where to look by setting CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH in your CMakeLists.txt:

   set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH};$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}/installed/x64-windows-static-md")

6. Finding Packages: Make sure you're calling find_package() correctly in your CMakeLists.txt:

   find_package(boost_container CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(boost_interprocess CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(exiv2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(expat CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(libraw CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(TIFF CONFIG REQUIRED)
   find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)

Just follow these steps, and you should be good to go. If you’re still hitting walls, let me know what errors you’re seeing, and we’ll dig deeper!

Hope it helps mate :)

[dg0yt]

Without the full minimal example, you hide potential problems and invite generic answers such as #42591 (comment).

Trying to be a little bit more specific: It can be observed that manifest mode is invoked for x64-windows-static-md, so CMake integration seems to be okay, and no further step should be needed to make find_package work.

Does your CMake project contain other commands interfering with find_package?

The usage output for boost-container is different from what I see here for 1.86.
Is your vcpkg clone up-to-date?

You can try to put this before the failing find_package command:

set(CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE 1)

[perdrix52]

Here's what the debug mode produced:

1> [CMake] CMake Error at C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake:859 (_find_package):
1> [CMake]   Could not find a package configuration file provided by "boost_container"
1> [CMake]   with any of the following names:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   Add the installation prefix of "boost_container" to CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH or
1> [CMake]   set "boost_container_DIR" to a directory containing one of the above files.
1> [CMake]   If "boost_container" provides a separate development package or SDK, be
1> [CMake]   sure it has been installed.
1> [CMake] Call Stack (most recent call first):
1> [CMake]   CMakeLists.txt:88 (find_package)
1> [CMake] CMake Debug Log at C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake:859 (_find_package):
1> [CMake]   The internally managed CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_REDIRECTS_DIR.
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     D:/Github/DSS/out/build/Qt-Debug-Windows/CMakeFiles/pkgRedirects
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   <PackageName>_ROOT CMake variable [CMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH variable [CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     C:/Qt/6.8.0/msvc2022_64
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH and CMAKE_APPBUNDLE_PATH variables
1> [CMake]   [CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   Env variable boost_container_DIR [CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH env variable [CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH and CMAKE_APPBUNDLE_PATH env variables
1> [CMake]   [CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   Paths specified by the find_package HINTS option.
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   Standard system environment variables
1> [CMake]   [CMAKE_FIND_USE_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx64/x64
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/VC/vcpackages
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TestWindow
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TeamFoundation/Team Explorer
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/Roslyn
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Common/VSPerfCollectionTools/vs2019/x64
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Common/VSPerfCollectionTools/vs2019
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v10.0A/bin/NETFX 4.8 Tools/x64
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/HTML Help Workshop
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Team Tools/DiagnosticsHub/Collector
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/10.0.22621.0/x64
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/x64
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/amd64
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/Tools
1> [CMake]     C:/Python312/Scripts
1> [CMake]     C:/Python312
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Workstation
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Cuminas/Document Express DjVu Plug-in
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/wbem
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH
1> [CMake]     C:/vcpkg
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/dotnet
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/gs/gs10.00.0
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/IVI Foundation/VISA/Win64/Bin
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/IVI Foundation/VISA/WinNT/Bin
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/NTP/BIN
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/MICROSOFT DNX/DNVM
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/WINMERGE
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Intel/WiFi
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Common Files/Intel/WirelessCommon
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Kensington/TrackballWorks
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microchip/MPLAB C32 Suite
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Visual Leak Detector/bin/Win32
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Visual Leak Detector/bin/Win64
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Calibre2
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/CMake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Git/cmd
1> [CMake]     C:/ProgramData/chocolatey
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/c
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/perl/site
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/perl
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuWin32
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/TortoiseGit
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/PowerShell/7
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/GitHubDesktop
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/gitkraken
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/Llvm/x64
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/Ninja
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/VC/Linux/bin/ConnectionManagerExe
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/vcpkg
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   CMake User Package Registry [CMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   CMake variables defined in the Platform file
1> [CMake]   [CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)
1> [CMake]     D:/Github/DSS/x64/Debug
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   CMake System Package Registry
1> [CMake]   [CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY].
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   Paths specified by the find_package PATHS option.
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     none
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   find_package considered the following locations for boost_container's
1> [CMake]   Config module:
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]     D:/Github/DSS/out/build/Qt-Debug-Windows/CMakeFiles/pkgRedirects/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     D:/Github/DSS/out/build/Qt-Debug-Windows/CMakeFiles/pkgRedirects/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Qt/6.8.0/msvc2022_64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Qt/6.8.0/msvc2022_64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx64/x64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx64/x64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/VC/vcpackages/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/VC/vcpackages/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TestWindow/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TestWindow/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TeamFoundation/Team Explorer/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TeamFoundation/Team Explorer/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/Roslyn/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/Roslyn/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Common/VSPerfCollectionTools/vs2019/x64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Common/VSPerfCollectionTools/vs2019/x64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Common/VSPerfCollectionTools/vs2019/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Common/VSPerfCollectionTools/vs2019/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v10.0A/bin/NETFX 4.8 Tools/x64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v10.0A/bin/NETFX 4.8 Tools/x64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/HTML Help Workshop/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/HTML Help Workshop/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Team Tools/DiagnosticsHub/Collector/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Team Tools/DiagnosticsHub/Collector/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/10.0.22621.0/x64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/10.0.22621.0/x64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/x64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/x64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/amd64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/amd64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/Tools/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/Tools/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Python312/Scripts/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Python312/Scripts/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Python312/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Python312/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Workstation/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Workstation/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Cuminas/Document Express DjVu Plug-in/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Cuminas/Document Express DjVu Plug-in/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/wbem/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/wbem/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/vcpkg/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/vcpkg/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Windows/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/dotnet/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/dotnet/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/gs/gs10.00.0/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/gs/gs10.00.0/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/IVI Foundation/VISA/Win64/Bin/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/IVI Foundation/VISA/Win64/Bin/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/IVI Foundation/VISA/WinNT/Bin/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/IVI Foundation/VISA/WinNT/Bin/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Intel/WiFi/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Intel/WiFi/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microchip/MPLAB C32 Suite/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Microchip/MPLAB C32 Suite/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Visual Leak Detector/bin/Win32/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Visual Leak Detector/bin/Win32/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Visual Leak Detector/bin/Win64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/Visual Leak Detector/bin/Win64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Calibre2/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Calibre2/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/CMake/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/CMake/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Git/cmd/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Git/cmd/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/c/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/c/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/perl/site/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/perl/site/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/perl/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Strawberry/perl/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuWin32/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/GnuWin32/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/TortoiseGit/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/TortoiseGit/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/PowerShell/7/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/PowerShell/7/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/GitHubDesktop/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/GitHubDesktop/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/gitkraken/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Users/amonra/AppData/Local/gitkraken/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/Llvm/x64/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/VC/Tools/Llvm/x64/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/Ninja/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/Ninja/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/VC/Linux/bin/ConnectionManagerExe/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/VC/Linux/bin/ConnectionManagerExe/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/CMake/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files/CMake/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     C:/Program Files (x86)/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake]     D:/Github/DSS/x64/Debug/boost_containerConfig.cmake
1> [CMake]     D:/Github/DSS/x64/Debug/boost_container-config.cmake
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake]   The file was not found.
1> [CMake] 
1> [CMake] Call Stack (most recent call first):
1> [CMake]   CMakeLists.txt:88 (find_package)
1> [CMake] -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

and for completeness, here's my top level CMakeLists.txt in its entirety.

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.0 FATAL_ERROR)

set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 10.0 CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE 
	"$ENV{VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
	)

if(WIN32)
set(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET
	"x64-windows-static-md"
	CACHE STRING "")
endif()

# Require C++20 and disable extensions for all targets.
# NOTE: See further below for how to do this more robustly.
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)


project(DeepSkyStacker VERSION 5.1.8 LANGUAGES C CXX)

if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
	"C:/Qt/6.8.0/msvc2022_64"
	CACHE STRING "" FORCE
	)
elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
	"/opt/Qt/6.8.0/gcc_64"
	CACHE STRING "" FORCE
	)
elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
	"/opt/Qt/6.8.0/macos"
	CACHE STRING "" FORCE
	)
else()
    message(FATAL_ERROR "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} not yet supported!")
endif()

message ("System Name is: " ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} ", prefix path: " ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})

################################################################################
# Set target arch type if empty. Visual studio solution generator provides it.
################################################################################
if(NOT CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME)
    set(CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME "x64")
endif()
message("${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME} architecture in use")

if(NOT ("${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME}" STREQUAL "x64"))
    message(FATAL_ERROR "${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME} arch is not yet supported!")
endif()

#
# install to DSS/x64 for Windows, and DSS/platform/x64 for other platforms
#
if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
	message ("Build type was not set, setting it to: Debug")
	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug")
endif()
message ("CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR: " ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
message ("CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME: " ${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME})
message ("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: " ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
	if(NOT WIN32)
		set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}/${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME}/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
	else()
		set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME}/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
	endif()
endif()
message ("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: " ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})

set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR "." CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "." CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR "." CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PLUGINSDIR "." CACHE STRING "" FORCE)

find_package(Qt6 6.8 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets Network LinguistTools)

set(CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE 1)
#
# Non-Windows use find_package to find stuff we want
#
#set(cfitsio_DIR "/usr/local/lib/cfitsio-4.5.0/")
#find_package(cfitsio 4.5.0 REQUIRED)
find_package(boost_container CONFIG REQUIRED)
find_package(boost_interprocess CONFIG REQUIRED)
#find_package(JPEG REQUIRED)
find_package(exiv2 REQUIRED)
#find_package(expat REQUIRED)
#find_package(Tiff 4.7 REQUIRED)
#find_package(INIReader REQUIRED)
#if(NOT WIN32)
#find_package(OpenMP REQUIRED)
#find_package (Threads REQUIRED)
#endif()
#find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)

set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC_SEARCH_PATHS
	"./ui"
	CACHE STRING "" FORCE
	)
	
################################################################################
# Global configuration types
################################################################################
set(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES
    "Debug"
    "Release"
    CACHE STRING "" FORCE
)

if(WIN32)
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
	"/GR /EHsc"
	CACHE STRING "" FORCE
	)
else()
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wno-ignored-attributes -msse -msse2 -mfpmath=sse -pthread" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
endif()

################################################################################
# Nuget packages function stub.
################################################################################
function(use_package TARGET PACKAGE VERSION)
    message(WARNING "No implementation of use_package. Create yours. "
                    "Package \"${PACKAGE}\" with version \"${VERSION}\" "
                    "for target \"${TARGET}\" is ignored!")
endfunction()

################################################################################
# Common utils
################################################################################
include(CMake/Utils.cmake)

################################################################################
# Additional Global Settings(add specific info there)
################################################################################
include(CMake/GlobalSettingsInclude.cmake OPTIONAL)

################################################################################
# Use solution folders feature
################################################################################
set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)

################################################################################
# Sub-projects
################################################################################
add_subdirectory(DeepSkyStackerKernel)
add_subdirectory(ZClass)
add_subdirectory(DeepSkyStacker)
#[=[
add_subdirectory(DeepSkyStackerCL)
add_subdirectory(DeepSkyStackerLive)
add_subdirectory(DeepSkyStackerTest)
]=]

[perdrix52]

To add to that there's stuff in D:\Github\DSS\out\build\Qt-Debug-Windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows-static-md\share and its sub-folders which would seem relevant: e.g.

"D:\Github\DSS\out\build\Qt-Debug-Windows\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows-static-md\share\boost_container\boost_container-config.cmake"

but its not looked there quite clearly.
D.

[perdrix52]

I found the problem I was setting CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH in the top level file and that was overwriting what vcpkg has set it to.

[dg0yt]

Yes. The debug mode output and the CMakeLists.txt made this obvious, independently.