[SDL2] CMake error in VSCode

[Hedwig7s]

Operating system

Linux Mint 21.3

Compiler

No response

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Set up a project according to this tutorial: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/get_started/get-started-vscode

Add SDL2 to the CMakeLists.txt
Example:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
project(Project LANGUAGES C)

find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
include_directories(${SDL2_INCLUDE_DIRS})

add_executable(Project main.c)
target_link_libraries(Project ${SDL2_LIBRARIES})

Attempt to build (F7)

Failure logs

[build] CMake Error at build/vcpkg_installed/x64-linux/share/sdl2/SDL2staticTargets.cmake:104 (message):
[build]   The imported target "SDL2::SDL2-static" references the file
[build] 
[build]      "/path/to/project/build/vcpkg_installed/debug/lib/libSDL2d.a"
[build] 
[build]   but this file does not exist.  Possible reasons include:
[build] 
[build]   * The file was deleted, renamed, or moved to another location.
[build] 
[build]   * An install or uninstall procedure did not complete successfully.
[build] 
[build]   * The installation package was faulty and contained
[build] 
[build]      "/path/to/project/build/vcpkg_installed/x64-linux/share/sdl2/SDL2staticTargets.cmake"
[build] 
[build]   but not all the files it references.
[build] 
[build] Call Stack (most recent call first):
[build]   build/vcpkg_installed/x64-linux/share/sdl2/SDL2Config.cmake:56 (include)
[build]   /usr/lib/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake:859 (_find_package)
[build]   CMakeLists.txt:5 (find_package)
[build] 
[build] 
[build] ninja: error: rebuilding 'build.ninja': subcommand failed
[build] -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
[build] See also "/path/to/project/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
[build] FAILED: build.ninja 
[build] /usr/bin/cmake --regenerate-during-build -S/path/to/project -B/path/to/project/build
[proc] The command: /usr/bin/cmake --build /path/to/project/build --parallel 10 exited with code: 1
[driver] Build completed: 00:00:01.355
[build] Build finished with exit code 1

Additional context

The issue seems to come from line 63 of SDL2staticTargets.cmake
get_filename_component(_IMPORT_PREFIX "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}" PATH) (aka the third time this is run)
After this is run, it removes the triplet from the path breaking it (e.g. "build/vcpkg_installed/x64-linux" becomes "build/vcpkg_installed")

[Hedwig7s]

Note: This issue also seems to apply to SDL2mainTargets

[WangWeiLin-MV]

Local tests pass with the given usage:

find_package(SDL2 CONFIG REQUIRED)
target_link_libraries(main
    PRIVATE
    $<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:SDL2::SDL2main>
    $<IF:$<TARGET_EXISTS:SDL2::SDL2>,SDL2::SDL2,SDL2::SDL2-static>
)

Could you try the usage provided by the port?

[dg0yt]

Do not use CMake 3.29.1.
Reinstall all packages which were built with that version.

[Hedwig7s]

Somehow fixed it not sure how
Anyone finding this later try moving your vcpkg directory, installing libsdl2-dev (and uninstalling after) and/or adding vcpkg/installed/x64-linux to your CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH if not using the manifest