Use NuGet packages via VS_PACKAGE_REFERENCES and VS_USER_PROPS trick

Author: Xottab-DUTY

cmake/XRay.Build.cmake

@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported or unknown compiler.")
 endif()
 
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61909735/cmakes-vs-package-references-not-adding-a-reference-to-vs2017-project
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2973263/add-visual-c-property-sheets-using-cmake
+set(XRAY_MSBUILD_PROPS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/XRay.MSBuild.props")
+
 if (WIN32)
     include_directories("${XRAY_SDK_INCLUDE_DIR}")
     include_directories("${XRAY_SDK_INCLUDE_DIR}/SDL2")

cmake/XRay.MSBuild.props

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+    <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
+        <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+    </ImportGroup>
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vcxproj'">
+        <ProjectCapability Include="PackageReferences" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vcxproj'">
+        <NuGetTargetMoniker Condition="'$(NuGetTargetMoniker)' == ''">native,Version=v0.0</NuGetTargetMoniker>
+        <RuntimeIdentifiers Condition="'$(RuntimeIdentifiers)' == ''">win;win-x86;win-x64;win-arm;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

src/Layers/xrRenderPC_R4/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ target_include_directories(xrRenderPC_R4
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/sdk/include/nvapi"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Externals/AGS_SDK"
     "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Externals/AGS_SDK/ags_lib/inc"
-    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/packages/directxtex_desktop_2019.2024.10.29.1/include"
 )
 
 target_link_libraries(xrRenderPC_R4
@@ -126,12 +125,8 @@ if (MSVC)
         set(_xr_ags_release_lib "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Externals/AGS_SDK/ags_lib/lib/amd_ags_x86_2019_MD.lib")
     endif()
 
-    set(_xr_dxtex_root "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/packages/directxtex_desktop_2019.2024.10.29.1/native/lib/${_xr_dxtex_arch}")
-
     target_link_libraries(xrRenderPC_R4
         PRIVATE
-        $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${_xr_dxtex_root}/Debug/DirectXTex.lib>
-        $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:${_xr_dxtex_root}/Release/DirectXTex.lib>
         ${_xr_nvapi_lib}
         $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${_xr_ags_debug_lib}>
         $<$<NOT:$<CONFIG:Debug>>:${_xr_ags_release_lib}>
@@ -151,6 +146,8 @@ target_compile_definitions(xrRenderPC_R4
 
 set_target_properties(xrRenderPC_R4 PROPERTIES
     PREFIX ""
+    VS_USER_PROPS ${XRAY_MSBUILD_PROPS}
+    VS_PACKAGE_REFERENCES "directxmath_2024.10.15.1;directxtex_desktop_2019_2024.10.29.1"
 )
 
 target_precompile_headers(xrRenderPC_R4

src/xrCore/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ endif()
 
 set_target_properties(xrCore PROPERTIES
     PREFIX ""
+    VS_USER_PROPS ${XRAY_MSBUILD_PROPS}
+    VS_PACKAGE_REFERENCES "sdl2.nuget_2.32.4;sdl2.nuget.redist_2.32.4"
 )
 
 target_precompile_headers(xrCore