# Capture the make dry stderr to file for review (will be empty for a release build).
my $ErrsFile = "msvc-build-makedryerrors.txt";
-@makedry = `make -C $git_dir -n MSVC=1 V=1 2>$ErrsFile` if !@makedry;
+@makedry = `make -C $git_dir -n MSVC=1 SKIP_VCPKG=1 V=1 2>$ErrsFile`
+if !@makedry;
# test for an empty Errors file and remove it
unlink $ErrsFile if -f -z $ErrsFile;