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| author | Robert Schumacher <roschuma@microsoft.com> | 2017-10-05 17:52:15 -0700 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2017-10-05 17:52:15 -0700 |
| commit | 74bab196c9e3022c48667e83c1003acf9cc7eebc (patch) | |
| tree | 0c27186a40a6d1104c73f4af757693e23e81a7ab /docs/maintainers/vcpkg_from_github.md | |
| parent | 1946a8ca9425068b7fd4b465c871bd1a50e5f2f5 (diff) | |
| parent | 2c9ee072da34a925f0faf22596e532d378930582 (diff) | |
| download | vcpkg-74bab196c9e3022c48667e83c1003acf9cc7eebc.tar.gz vcpkg-74bab196c9e3022c48667e83c1003acf9cc7eebc.zip | |
Merge pull request #1873 from glachancecmaisonneuve/buildinstallcmakescriptsfix
Fix for BUILD_ARGS being always added in non ninja build (vcpkg_build_cmake,vcpkg_install_cmake)
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_from_github.md b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_from_github.md index cb7849fcc..cf50dc445 100644 --- a/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_from_github.md +++ b/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_from_github.md @@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ This should be set to `SOURCE_PATH` by convention. The organization or user and repository on GitHub. ### REF -A stable git commit-ish (ideally a tag) that will not change contents. +A stable git commit-ish (ideally a tag) that will not change contents. **This should not be a branch.** + +For repositories without official releases, this can be set to the full commit id of the current latest master. If `REF` is specified, `SHA512` must also be specified. @@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ The unstable git commit-ish (ideally a branch) to pull for `--head` builds. For most projects, this should be `master`. The chosen branch should be one that is expected to be always buildable on all supported platforms. ## Notes: -At least one of `REF` and `HEAD_REF` must be specified. +At least one of `REF` and `HEAD_REF` must be specified, however it is preferable for both to be present. This exports the `VCPKG_HEAD_VERSION` variable during head builds. |