installation project missing on MSVC?

[AlexanderBarnt]

I was able to compile Unicorn 2.0.1.post1 using CMAKE with MSVC on Windows but I could not find any way to install it, looks like there is no "INSTALL" project in the solution:

I did enable the installation option in CMAKE:

or maybe am i missing something?

[wtdcode]

Unfortunately, I don't see reasonable ways to "install" a package on Windows natively so UNICORN_INSTALL only applies on *nix systems. However, vcpkg is known to work this out and you may have a try.

[AlexanderBarnt]

its suppose that the latest Visual studio comes with vcpkg integrated, sorry for asking this but I am not used to it, can I use it? I just want the compiled files, headers, etc from my build. I went to the download page and I tried to download the "Windows core engine" but both 32 and 64 links say "not found".

edit: any posibility to just add a INSTALL project in the solution like in most of the projects? that would save a lot of time from people.

[wtdcode]

its suppose that the latest Visual studio comes with vcpkg integrated, sorry for asking this but I am not used to it, can I use it? I just want the compiled files, headers, etc from my build. I went to the download page and I tried to download the "Windows core engine" but both 32 and 64 links say "not found".

edit: any posibility to just add a INSTALL project in the solution like in most of the projects? that would save a lot of time from people.

Does INSTALL really works on Windows? I think I need to read more docs about cmake.

[AlexanderBarnt]

its suppose that the latest Visual studio comes with vcpkg integrated, sorry for asking this but I am not used to it, can I use it? I just want the compiled files, headers, etc from my build. I went to the download page and I tried to download the "Windows core engine" but both 32 and 64 links say "not found". edit: any posibility to just add a INSTALL project in the solution like in most of the projects? that would save a lot of time from people.

Does INSTALL really works on Windows? I think I need to read more docs about cmake.

yeah, it just copies the right files (lib, dll, headers etc) depending on the build into the install directory

[vlasta-labsky]

I discovered this issue too. In my build workflow on github I needed to add (Get-Content CMakeLists.txt).Replace('if(UNICORN_INSTALL AND NOT MSVC)', 'if(UNICORN_INSTALL)') | Set-Content CMakeLists.txt to make unicorn behave as any other cmake project on windows. I dont use vcpkg, but manage all free software on windows by means of pkgconfig. I did it like this long before any vcpkg even existed. It would be very nice to enable installation on windows so I could remove this hardcoded string replacement from my scripts.

[wtdcode]

Fixed in 8082239cc3a105a6aa1e69c1a122f5eb7999f19c and to be included in 2.1.2