vcpkg_configure_meson does not support cross-compilation #11230
Description
Describe the bug
vcpkg_configure_meson function does not support cross compilation, even for simple header-only libraries that just require to disable sanity checks.
Environment
- OS: Windows
- Compiler: VS 16.6 Preview
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Comment the call to
vcpkg_fail_port_installin tomlplusplus's portfile.cmake - ./vcpkg install tomlplusplus:arm64-windows
- See error
Expected behavior
./vcpkg install tomlplusplus:arm64-windows should work fine
Failure logs
$ cat buildtrees/tomlplusplus/config-arm64-windows-dbg-out.log
The Meson build system
Version: 0.53.2
Source dir: C:\src\vcpkg\buildtrees\tomlplusplus\src\v1.2.5-6c4dc93a44
Build dir: C:\src\vcpkg\buildtrees\tomlplusplus\arm64-windows-dbg
Build type: native build
Project name: tomlplusplus
Project version: 1.2.5
meson.build:1:0: ERROR: Could not invoke sanity test executable: [WinError 216] This version of %1 is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information and then contact the software publisher.
A full log can be found at C:\src\vcpkg\buildtrees\tomlplusplus\arm64-windows-dbg\meson-logs\meson-log.txt
Additional context
Originally emerged in #10786 .