Conan and vcpkg

Purpose

Guide agents through C/C++ dependency management with Conan and vcpkg: declaring dependencies, integrating with CMake, managing binary compatibility, and choosing the right tool for a given project.

Triggers

• "How do I add a C++ library dependency with Conan?"
• "How do I use vcpkg with CMake?"
• "What's the difference between Conan and vcpkg?"
• "How do I add zlib/openssl/fmt with a package manager?"
• "How do I create a vcpkg.json manifest?"
• "My Conan package build is failing — how do I debug it?"

Workflow

1. Conan vs vcpkg decision