Building Vcpkg Cache with Ninja Build

.appveyor.yml

@@ -1,57 +1,73 @@
 cache:
-  - c:\tools\vcpkg\installed\
+  - C:\Tools\vcpkg\installed\
+  - C:\Tools\ninja\ninja.exe
 
 configuration: Release
 
 environment:
   VCPKG_DIR: C:\Tools\vcpkg
+  NINJA_DIR: C:\Tools\ninja
   matrix:
-    - generator: "Visual Studio 14 2015"
-      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: "Visual Studio 2015"
-      Platform: x86
-    - generator: "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64"
-      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: "Visual Studio 2015"
-      Platform: x64
-    # #Uncoment this block once MSVC2017 is patched.
-    # - generator: "Visual Studio 15 2017"
-    #   APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: "Visual Studio 2017"
-    #   Platform: x86
-    # - generator: "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64"
-    #   APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: "Visual Studio 2017"
-    #   Platform: x64
+    - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: 'Visual Studio 2015'
+      PLATFORM: x86
+      GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
+      VCVARSALL: '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat'
+      ARCHITECTURE: x86
+    - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: 'Visual Studio 2015'
+      PLATFORM: x64
+      GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
+      VCVARSALL: '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat'
+      ARCHITECTURE: amd64
+    #- APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: 'Visual Studio 2017'
+    #  PLATFORM: x86
+    #  GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
+    #  VCVARSALL: '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat'
+    #  ARCHITECTURE: x86
+    #- APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: 'Visual Studio 2017'
+    #  PLATFORM: x64
+    #  GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
+    #  VCVARSALL: '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat'
+    #  ARCHITECTURE: amd64
 
-# Runs before cache setup
 init:
   - cd %VCPKG_DIR%
   - git pull
   - echo.set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)>> %VCPKG_DIR%\triplets\%PLATFORM%-windows.cmake
   - .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
   - vcpkg version
-  - set PATH=%VCPKG_DIR%\installed\%PLATFORM%-windows\bin;%PATH%
   - cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
 
 install:
   - vcpkg install boost eigen3 flann qhull gtest --triplet %PLATFORM%-windows
+  - set PATH=%VCPKG_DIR%\installed\%PLATFORM%-windows\bin;%PATH%
+  - if not exist %NINJA_DIR%\ mkdir %NINJA_DIR%
+  - cd %NINJA_DIR%
+  - if not exist ninja.exe appveyor DownloadFile https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.8.2/ninja-win.zip
+  - if not exist ninja.exe 7z x ninja-win.zip
+  - set PATH=%NINJA_DIR%;%PATH%
 
 build:
   parallel: true
 
 build_script:
+  - call "%VCVARSALL%" %ARCHITECTURE%
   - cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
   - cmake -G"%GENERATOR%"
+          -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=cl.exe
+          -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=cl.exe
           -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=%VCPKG_DIR%\scripts\buildsystems\vcpkg.cmake
           -DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS=OFF
           -DPCL_BUILD_WITH_BOOST_DYNAMIC_LINKING_WIN32=ON
           -DPCL_BUILD_WITH_FLANN_DYNAMIC_LINKING_WIN32=ON
           -DPCL_NO_PRECOMPILE=OFF
           -DBUILD_simulation=ON
-          -DBUILD_global_tests=ON
+          -DBUILD_global_tests=OFF
           -DBUILD_examples=OFF
           -DBUILD_tools=OFF
           -DBUILD_apps=OFF
           ..
   - cmake --build . --config %CONFIGURATION%
-  - ctest -C %CONFIGURATION% -V
+  #- ctest -C %CONFIGURATION% -V