From e1cc58bcdb97664cb2c4657ec53430305f5f5b34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: scawful <justin.scofield@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 01:35:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Remove Abseil dependency from vcpkg.json and clear overrides
 section to simplify project configuration.

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml |  6 +++---
 cmake/sdl2.cmake              |  4 +++-
 vcpkg.json                    | 11 +----------
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c4cae003..c6a0942b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         # Install Homebrew dependencies needed for UI tests and full builds
         brew install pkg-config libpng boost abseil ninja gtk+3
 
-    # Set up vcpkg for Windows builds
+    # Set up vcpkg for Windows builds (Abseil removed from vcpkg.json to avoid MSYS2 issues)
     - name: Set up vcpkg (Windows)
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
@@ -209,15 +209,15 @@ jobs:
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
         Write-Host "Configuring CMake for Windows build..."
+        Write-Host "Note: Using source-built Abseil, vcpkg for other dependencies"
         
-        # Use vcpkg toolchain
+        # Use vcpkg toolchain (Abseil will be built from source via cmake/absl.cmake)
         cmake -B build `
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }} `
           -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.16 `
           -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake" `
           -DYAZE_BUILD_TESTS=OFF `
           -DYAZE_BUILD_EMU=OFF `
-          -DYAZE_BUILD_Z3ED=OFF `
           -DYAZE_ENABLE_ROM_TESTS=OFF `
           -DYAZE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_TESTS=OFF `
           -DYAZE_INSTALL_LIB=OFF `
diff --git a/cmake/sdl2.cmake b/cmake/sdl2.cmake
index aeb1a79c..c8f8dd1b 100644
--- a/cmake/sdl2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdl2.cmake
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ endif()
 
 # libpng and ZLIB dependencies  
 if(WIN32)
-  # Windows builds with vcpkg
+  # Windows builds with vcpkg (Abseil removed to avoid MSYS2 issues)
   if(NOT YAZE_MINIMAL_BUILD)
     find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
     find_package(PNG REQUIRED)
+    find_package(GLEW REQUIRED)
   else()
     # For CI/minimal builds, try to find but don't require
     find_package(ZLIB QUIET)
     find_package(PNG QUIET)
+    find_package(GLEW QUIET)
     if(NOT ZLIB_FOUND OR NOT PNG_FOUND)
       message(STATUS "PNG/ZLIB not found in minimal build, some features may be disabled")
       set(PNG_FOUND FALSE)
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index bbfe3b68..4dc8c175 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -16,22 +16,13 @@
       "platform": "!uwp",
       "features": ["vulkan"]
     },
-    {
-      "name": "abseil",
-      "platform": "!uwp"
-    },
     {
       "name": "glew",
       "platform": "!uwp"
     }
   ],
   "builtin-baseline": "c8696863d371ab7f46e213d8f5ca923c4aef2a00",
-  "overrides": [
-    {
-      "name": "abseil",
-      "version": "20220623.1"
-    }
-  ],
+  "overrides": [],
   "features": {
     "pkg-config": {
       "description": "Use pkg-config for dependency detection",