# DNeg's XStudio on windows with CMake

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/dnegs-xstudio-on-windows-with-cmake/10077
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:windows
**Created:** [February 13, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/dnegs-xstudio-on-windows-with-cmake/10077 "2024-02-13T16:02:12Z")
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### Author: ![Giuseppe\_Providenti](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/giuseppe_providenti/32/4288_2.png) [@Giuseppe\_Providenti](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Giuseppe_Providenti)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/dnegs-xstudio-on-windows-with-cmake/10077/1 "2024-02-13T16:02:12Z")

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Hello everyone,

i am trying to install DNeg’s XStudio on windows with CMake, but i am finding many difficulties.  
Every time I do the CMake setup it tells me that a new package is missing.

the first one was “nlohmann\_json”  
(solved by downloading the package from GitHub and placed in the folder  
./XStudio/xstudio/build/vcpkg/packages/nlohmann-json\_x64-windows/share/nlohmann\_json)

the second one “pybind11”  
(solved by downloading the package via Python and placed in the folder  
C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/Packages/PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.12\_qbz5n2kfra8p0/LocalCache/local-packages/Python312/site-packages/pybind11/share/cmake/pybind11

now it is “cafConfig.cmake” which i can’t figure out where to find it.

I wanted to know if there was a single guide on how to implement XStudio, because online I can’t find a comprehensive guide on the various procedures to follow.

the only generic guide is on

> <https://github.com/mpkepic/xstudio/blob/windows/docs/build_guides/windows.md>

but it is missing all the contingencies that I am finding.

Thanks i in advance

Giuseppe

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/dnegs-xstudio-on-windows-with-cmake/10077/2 "2024-02-17T06:31:48Z")

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Might I suggest using [`vcpkg`](https://vcpkg.io/) or [Conan](https://conan.io/) to find dependencies on Windows? I see [a `vcpkg` port](https://vcpkg.roundtrip.dev/ports/caf) at least. I can’t help much with using these myself; others here might be able to help, but their docs would be one place to start.