trying to install <cpr> library but i cant seem to fix the issue

[tacit viper]

Im trying to learn libraries in c++ so i could send http request but installing <cpr> is a pain in the ass

[dull sand]

How did you try to install it?

[tacit viper]

i use vcpkg

and build cmake in my file

idk everything seems confusing to me

i followed the instructions from here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeBzSYiWkEU&t=607s

[dull sand]

I don't want to watch the video honestly

[tacit viper]

ill explain in thoroughly

[dull sand]

Look at the instructions of the library

[tacit viper]

where could i find that?

[dull sand]

https://github.com/libcpr/cpr?tab=readme-ov-file#building-cpr---using-vcpkg

You don't need to run git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git again if you already have vcpkg

[tacit viper]

okay wait a min ill try from that guide

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[tacit viper]

include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(cpr GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libcpr/cpr.git
GIT_TAG da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb75.12.0) # Replace with your desired git commit from: https://github.com/libcpr/cpr/releases
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(cpr)

whats a git commit?

is this the right ay to set it up?

@dull sand

[dull sand]

Yea you can use cmake instead of vcpkg

[tacit viper]

mm it still displays error squiggles after i add it what did i do wrong

[dull sand]

Developers of the library do commits to the project and you can select what version of the library you want to use by replacing the git tag

[tacit viper]

oh i see

[dull sand]

da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb is 4 days old so you can stick with that

[dull sand]

What errors?

[tacit viper]

basically i still cant use <cpr>

[dull sand]

Try to use a more new cmake version

FetchContent was added in 3.11

[tacit viper]

so i delete the cmake version now?

and reinstall it?

https://cmake.org/download/
i downloaded from this recently so it should be the latest one no?

[dull sand]

what cmake version do you have currently installed?

cmake --version

you have to change the version you set in cmake_minimum_required in your cmakelists.txt

[tacit viper]

4.0.3

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[dull sand]

great

then set cmake_minimum_required to 4.0.3 too

[tacit viper]

i did it

what else should i do?

[dull sand]

Build again and show your outputlog if it's not working

[tacit viper]

Cmake: Build?

[dull sand]

yes

[tacit viper]

so everytime i change my cmakelists.txt i need to rebuild?

[dull sand]

yes, within some environments that's done automatically in the background though

[tacit viper]

i cant do >cmake: build why is that

and when i try doing >Cmake: delete cache and reconfigure it errors

[dull sand]

What do you mean by that?

[tacit viper]

u said i should build again

[dull sand]

Yep

[tacit viper]

when i try to do >cmake: build it is not in the list

[dull sand]

Well, I don't know what is in your list

You can share a screenshot if you want

[dull sand]

What error do you get when you select delete cache and reconfigure?

[tacit viper]

this shows up when i debug

[dull sand]

maybe try to remove the 5.12.0, idk why that is there

[tacit viper]

can u show me which one is the 5.12.0?

[dull sand]

wait

[dull sand]

this screenshot shows the GIT_TAG da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb75.12.0 but the error shows that it tried to checkout tag da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb5.12.0

looks like you removed the 7

try to copy it again 🙂

[tacit viper]

da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb5.12.0 this is what i should copy?

the second one?

[dull sand]

where do you have that from? the github repo says da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb75.12.0

[tacit viper]

umm idk tbh

wait

[dull sand]

FetchContent_Declare(cpr GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libcpr/cpr.git GIT_TAG da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb75.12.0) just use this

[tacit viper]

copied from here

[dull sand]

can you share your cmakelists.txt again just for me to verify?

[tacit viper]

kay got it

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[dull sand]

ah perfect

[tacit viper]

one second

[dull sand]

CMake: Delete Cache and Reconfigure

[tacit viper]

okay

still error idk why

wait ill ss

[dull sand]

sure

that's how it goes, fix one error, then the next

[tacit viper]

lmao

[dull sand]

Then try it with FetchContent_Declare(cpr GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libcpr/cpr.git GIT_TAG da40186618909b1a7363d4e4495aa899c6e0eb)

[tacit viper]

gotchu

[dull sand]

hmmm

working=?

[tacit viper]

its taking a long time

i screenshoted the bottom part only should i ss it all?

[dull sand]

You can copy it to pastebin

[tacit viper]

oh

<script src="https://pastebin.com/embed_js/Nak7piBM"></script>

how do i send it to u

https://pastebin.com/Nak7piBM

thats the debug one

https://pastebin.com/8UVzdxrF

ill just fix it tmr morning im tired 💔

[dull sand]

try to install meson

maybe something that FetchContent requires? idk

[tacit viper]

what is meson?

[dull sand]

A build system

The error comes from here btw: https://github.com/libcpr/cpr/blob/02f0ebf94d48f6944b340c630af78cd8fff6cc74/cmake/libpsl.cmake#L7

Means it's cpr specific

[tacit viper]

is it like cmake?

[tacit viper]

ohh

[dull sand]

wait is it tomorrow morning for you already?

[tacit viper]

yeah

[dull sand]

damn im still awake

[tacit viper]

last chat was at 10pm

[dull sand]

its almost 4am here

[tacit viper]

lmao damn

ill install mason

[tacit viper]

now its almost 9 am

haha

[dull sand]

I never used it but I think so

Should be pretty similar

[dull sand]

damn

[tacit viper]

do i need to uninstall cmake?

https://github.com/mapbox/mason is thisthe right one?

[dull sand]

no!

your still using cmake

[tacit viper]

oh okay

[dull sand]

it probably just needs mason for a external lib that is using mason instead of cmake

[tacit viper]

i see

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[tacit viper]

how could i install mason from github?

using vcpkg?

[dull sand]

no

wasn't there a link?

in the error you got

[tacit viper]

ah i didnt see it

nvm it as meson instead of mason

https://mesonbuild.com/Getting-meson.html

should be this one right?

Meson is implemented in Python 3, and requires 3.7 or newer. If your operating system provides a package manager, you should install it with that. For platforms that don't have a package manager, you need to download it from Python's home page. See below for platform-specific Python3 quirks

why does it say python

ill just install it first

do i need to add meson to path like cmake?

[dull sand]

oops meant meson

[dull sand]

yep

[tacit viper]

C:\Program Files\Meson

is it this one?

with the meson.exe inside it?

ok i linked it

so this is how i build it?

[dull sand]

no you only install it and still build with cmkae

cmake*

make sure that its in PATH

then rebuild cmake

[tacit viper]

oh okay

so now i try to rebuild?

[tacit viper]

i alr linked meson to path

[dull sand]

try to run meson --version

if that worked hten rebuild cmake

[tacit viper]

it orks

[dull sand]

great

i'll get some sleep now

the birds are already telling me to wake up lmao

[tacit viper]

it still errors lmao but its okay if u want to sleep

ill just get someone else to help

thank u bro

[tacit viper]

<@&1246441066878599291> <@&1130473404345110621> anyone could help me?

[solemn magnet]

Don't ping for help

[tacit viper]

oh sorry

[solemn magnet]

Are you using meson or cmake?

[tacit viper]

im using both

[tacit viper]

bcs of this error

should i try to rebuild all of this from scratch?

start all over again

[solemn magnet]

Why?

[tacit viper]

there was an error

[tacit viper]

this

[solemn magnet]

It would make more sense to stick to a single build system

AndIi suggest you pick cmake

[tacit viper]

hmm

ill try to restart the process from scratch

okay i started out with a fresh file

what should i do first?

[dull sand]

what are you using vcpkg for?

[tacit viper]

to install cpr

[dull sand]

but you are using cmake fetch_content?

[tacit viper]

idk about that i just did what the youtube told me to do

[dull sand]

shouldn't have listened to youtube

[tacit viper]

i see

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[tacit viper]

but where do i learn these stuff if i dont follow yt?

[dull sand]

you can use vcpkg but then you don't use cmake fetch_content

[dull sand]

the library has it's own documentation on how to use it

it suggests multiple ways

you either use vcpkg or you use something else like cmake fetch_content

[tacit viper]

so vcpkg and cmake fetch_content should be used seperately?

[dull sand]

those are two independent things

[tacit viper]

wow damn

yeah the yt title is misleading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeBzSYiWkEU&t=607s

it says like this

i thought it should be used together

ill try to install it from scratch

can u walk me trough the steps on how u would install one?

and should i delete cpr from vcpkg?

[dull sand]

you have to decide which one you want to use

[dull sand]

not really actually

[tacit viper]

hmm

im just a beginner soo i just follow anything tbh

idk if it was wrong

[dull sand]

i recommend you to create a new cmake project in visual studio and use cmake fetch_content OR vcpkg