fix windows build action

Author: ngmachado

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    name: Lint and Format
+    name: Lint and Format  
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: ${{ env.ZIG_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: Setup vcpkg (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+        with:
+          vcpkgGitCommitId: 'a42af01b72c28a8e1d7b48107b33e4f286a55ef6'  # Latest stable
+
       - name: Install system dependencies
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -53,7 +59,10 @@ jobs:
               echo "✅ macOS dependencies installed"
               ;;
             Windows)
-              choco install boost-msvc-14.3 cmake openssl
+              # Install basic dependencies
+              choco install cmake openssl
+              # Install Boost via vcpkg for better CMake integration
+              vcpkg install boost-system boost-filesystem boost-program-options --triplet x64-windows
               echo "✅ Windows dependencies installed"
               ;;
           esac
@@ -106,6 +115,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.zig-version }}
 
+      - name: Setup vcpkg (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+        with:
+          vcpkgGitCommitId: 'a42af01b72c28a8e1d7b48107b33e4f286a55ef6'  # Latest stable
+          
       - name: Install system dependencies
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -131,7 +146,10 @@ jobs:
               echo "✅ macOS dependencies installed"
               ;;
             Windows)
-              choco install boost-msvc-14.3 cmake openssl
+              # Install basic dependencies
+              choco install cmake openssl
+              # Install Boost via vcpkg for better CMake integration
+              vcpkg install boost-system boost-filesystem boost-program-options --triplet x64-windows
               echo "✅ Windows dependencies installed"
               ;;
           esac
@@ -293,6 +311,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: ${{ env.ZIG_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: Setup vcpkg (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+        with:
+          vcpkgGitCommitId: 'a42af01b72c28a8e1d7b48107b33e4f286a55ef6'  # Latest stable
+
       - name: Install system dependencies
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -318,7 +342,10 @@ jobs:
               echo "✅ macOS dependencies installed"
               ;;
             Windows)
-              choco install boost-msvc-14.3 cmake openssl
+              # Install basic dependencies
+              choco install cmake openssl
+              # Install Boost via vcpkg for better CMake integration
+              vcpkg install boost-system boost-filesystem boost-program-options --triplet x64-windows
               echo "✅ Windows dependencies installed"
               ;;
           esac

build.zig

@@ -308,9 +308,19 @@ fn buildSolidityLibrariesImpl(step: *std.Build.Step, options: std.Build.Step.Mak
         try cmake_args.append("-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-stdlib=libc++");
     } else if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
         std.log.info("Adding Boost paths for Windows", .{});
-        // Windows: Use MSVC by default, but ensure release mode
+        // Windows: Use MSVC and configure Boost paths
         try cmake_args.append("-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=/std:c++20");
-        try cmake_args.append("-DBOOST_ROOT=C:/tools/boost");
+
+        // Try multiple possible Boost locations for Windows
+        try cmake_args.append("-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows;C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/boost-msvc-14.3/lib/native;C:/tools/boost");
+
+        // Set Boost-specific variables for older CMake compatibility
+        try cmake_args.append("-DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON");
+        try cmake_args.append("-DBoost_USE_MULTITHREADED=ON");
+        try cmake_args.append("-DBoost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME=OFF");
+
+        // Suppress CMake developer warnings
+        try cmake_args.append("-Wno-dev");
     }
 
     // Configure CMake