error: no postscript file: rerun with the vcpkg shell function rather than executable

[ilg-ul]

I tried to run the MXChip/AZ3166 project, as presented in Embedded development with VS and VS Code.

On an Ubuntu 20, I first installed vcpkg by running the install script, and the executable was brought in the folder.

However, when I tried to activated it, the dependencies apparently were installed, but at the end I got an error:

ilg@ubu20:~/Work/vcpkg/getting-started$ cd MXChip/AZ3166/
ilg@ubu20:~/Work/vcpkg/getting-started/MXChip/AZ3166$ /home/ilg/Work/vcpkg/vcpkg/vcpkg activate
warning: vcpkg-artifacts is experimental and may change at any time.
Artifact                           Version    Status       Dependency Summary
microsoft:compilers/arm/gcc 2020.10.0  will install            GCC compiler for ARM CPUs.                                     
microsoft:tools/compuphase/termite 3.4.0      will install            Termite is an easy to use and easy to configure RS232 terminal.
microsoft:tools/microsoft/openocd 0.11.0-ms2 will install            Free and open on-chip debugging                                
microsoft:tools/kitware/cmake 3.20.1     will install            Kitware's cmake tool                                           
microsoft:tools/ninja-build/ninja 1.10.2     will install            Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.           

warning: microsoft:compilers/arm/gcc - Ensure libncurses5 is installed with your system.
error: no postscript file: rerun with the vcpkg shell function rather than executable
ilg@ubu20:~/Work/vcpkg/getting-started/MXChip/AZ3166$ 

I did the same steps on macOS and I got the same result.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[Evagan2018]

Hi Liviu,

I have the same issue by using vcpkg locally.
I got the same error message after the initial installation. As you mention before the dependencies were installed and I repeat the same commandline. The same error appears again.

PS C:\Windows\System32> vcpkg activate --project C:\LAB\Gen3\vcpkg-configuration.json
warning: vcpkg-artifacts is experimental and may change at any time.
Artifact                          Version Status    Dependency Summary
microsoft:tools/kitware/cmake 3.25.2  installed            Kitware's cmake tool
microsoft:tools/ninja-build/ninja 1.10.2  installed            Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.
arm:tools/open-cmsis-pack/ctools 1.5.0   installed            Open-CMSIS-Pack cli tools
arm:compilers/arm/armclang 6.20.0  installed            Arm Compiler for Embedded

error: no postscript file: rerun with the vcpkg shell function rather than executable
PS C:\Windows\System32>

[ilg-ul]

Hi @Evagan2018, thank you for confirming on Windows too.

So the problem is not platform specific.

[jkrech]

Just a question? How do you "setup" vcpkg in you powershell?

The acquisition is described in this blog here: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/vcpkg-artifacts/
The subsequent use of vcpkg here: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/vcpkg-artifacts/#subsequent-use-of-vcpkg
You must not manually add anything to your PATH environment variable which would call the vcpkg binary instead of the "wrapper function".

[photex]

Ahoy!

I'm hitting this issue when attempting to use artifacts in a repo that uses vcpkg via manifest mode and includes vcpkg as a submodule.
Is this not supported for artifacts??