Create a vcpkg-configuration.json file

Create a vcpkg-configuration.json file

A configuration file ensures a consistent installation of tools across all platforms. It installs the correct binaries depending on the platform (host OS and architecture). Thus, the first step is to create such a configuration file.

Create a new file called vcpkg-configuration.json. The following template gives a good starting point for your own configuration file:

    

        
        
            {
  "registries": [
    {
      "kind": "artifact",
      "location": "https://aka.ms/vcpkg-ce-default",
      "name": "microsoft"
    },
    {
      "kind": "artifact",
      "location": "https://artifacts.keil.arm.com/vcpkg-ce-registry/registry.zip",
      "name": "arm"
    }
  ],
  "requires": {
    "arm:tools/open-cmsis-pack/cmsis-toolbox": "^2.0.0-0",
    "arm:compilers/arm/armclang": "^6.20.0",
    "arm:compilers/arm/arm-none-eabi-gcc": "^12.2.1-0",
    "microsoft:tools/kitware/cmake": "^3.25.2",
    "microsoft:tools/ninja-build/ninja": "^1.10.2"
  }
}
        
    

Anatomy of the JSON file

• The registries section starting at line 2 specifies the locations containing the tools you want to install.
• The requires section starting at line 14 contains the tools you want to install. You can select specific versions of the tools in case you do not want to update automatically once a newer version is available. The entry ^6.20.0 specifies that the minimal version is 6.20.0 but all other version above are accepted as well.
• The CMSIS-Toolbox requires at least one compiler (Arm Compiler for Embedded or GCC) to be installed, as well as cmake and ninja.

You can now start using the vcpkg environment.