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| author | Mateusz Loskot <mateusz@loskot.net> | 2018-03-18 12:36:55 +0100 |
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| committer | Robert Schumacher <roschuma@microsoft.com> | 2018-03-18 04:36:55 -0700 |
| commit | be0e6434371d200f0ebec3543f73436817cf1e3f (patch) | |
| tree | afc02415e20db2994ab98a5abea8a4d74cba0b17 /docs | |
| parent | dcb940790b97b5518807a0e8af382dc418d84fbf (diff) | |
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Update FAQ about cleaning downloads and build trees (#3044)
* Update FAQ about cleaning downloads and build trees
Answers #2202 and #2538
* [vcpkg-docs] Add packages folder to list of temporary folders
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diff --git a/docs/about/faq.md b/docs/about/faq.md index cb711e384..b345b4fd0 100644 --- a/docs/about/faq.md +++ b/docs/about/faq.md @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ A lower level mechanism to achieve the same as the `vcpkg integrate project` NuG <Import Project="<vcpkg_root>\scripts\buildsystems\msbuild\vcpkg.targets" /> ``` +## How can I remove temporary files? + +You can save some disk space by completely removing the `packages\`, `buildtrees\`, and `downloads\` folders. + ## How is CMake used internally by Vcpkg? Vcpkg uses CMake internally as a build scripting language. This is because CMake is already an extremely common build system for cross-platform open source libraries and is becoming very popular for C++ projects in general. It is easy to acquire on Windows, does not require system-wide installation, and legible for unfamiliar users. |