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improve to find package with vcpkg features#7391

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@waruqi waruqi added this to the v3.0.8 milestone Mar 12, 2026
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This pull request significantly improves Xmake's interaction with Vcpkg by adding robust support for Vcpkg features. It enables Xmake to correctly identify, validate, and install Vcpkg packages that specify particular features, addressing an issue where feature-specific packages might not be correctly resolved or updated. This change ensures more reliable and accurate dependency management when using Vcpkg within Xmake projects.

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  • Vcpkg Feature Detection: Enhanced Xmake's Vcpkg integration to correctly parse and handle package names that specify features (e.g., package[feature1,feature2]).
  • Vcpkg Feature Validation: Introduced a new mechanism to verify if all required Vcpkg features for a package are already installed, preventing incorrect package usage.
  • Vcpkg Package Reinstallation: Modified the Vcpkg installation process to include the --recurse flag, ensuring that packages are properly rebuilt or reinstalled when their features change.

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  • xmake/modules/package/manager/vcpkg/find_package.lua
    • Implemented _has_installed_features function to check if specified Vcpkg features are installed.
    • Added logic to extract features from package names (e.g., curl[openssl]) before stripping them for the base package name.
    • Integrated the feature installation check into the _find_package function to return early if features are missing.
  • xmake/modules/package/manager/vcpkg/install_package.lua
    • Included the --recurse flag in vcpkg install commands to allow rebuilding packages when features change.
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This pull request improves vcpkg package finding by adding support for features. It introduces a new function to check for installed features and modifies the installation process to handle feature changes correctly by adding the --recurse flag. The overall approach is sound, but I've found a bug in the new _has_installed_features function that would lead to a runtime error. I've provided a review comment with a suggested fix that also improves the performance of the feature check.

@waruqi waruqi merged commit 9cde82e into dev Mar 12, 2026
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