Build fails when following instructions

[nbmaltais]

Type of issue

Code doesn't work

Description

Hi,

When following the instructions exactly as written, the code does not compile on windows with the following message:

[cmake] -- Running vcpkg install - done
[cmake] -- The C compiler identification is unknown
[cmake] -- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
[cmake] CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:3 (project):
[cmake] No CMAKE_C_COMPILER could be found.
[cmake]
[cmake] Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment
[cmake] variable "CC" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_C_COMPILER to the full path to
[cmake] the compiler, or to the compiler name if it is in the PATH.
[cmake]
[cmake]
[cmake] CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:3 (project):
[cmake] No CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER could be found.
[cmake]
[cmake] Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment
[cmake] variable "CXX" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to the full path
[cmake] to the compiler, or to the compiler name if it is in the PATH.
[cmake]
[cmake]
[cmake] -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/get_started/get-started-vscode?pivots=shell-powershell

Content source URL

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/vcpkg-docs/blob/main/vcpkg/get_started/get-started-vscode.md

Document Version Independent Id

6402b87a-b33e-ebf5-01d2-a2d1115d6f2b

Platform Id

5e6d0869-b433-b864-71c3-b915a2cf786a

Article author

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Metadata

• ID: 6402b87a-b33e-ebf5-01d2-a2d1115d6f2b
• PlatformId: 5e6d0869-b433-b864-71c3-b915a2cf786a
• Service: vcpkg