Add dll search path on windows via dedicated port

ports/py-add-vcpkg-dll-path/portfile.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+file(COPY "${SOURCE_PATH}/sitecustomize.py" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/${PYTHON3_SITE}")
+
+set(VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_INCLUDE_FOLDER enabled)

ports/py-add-vcpkg-dll-path/sitecustomize.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+vcpkg_bin_path = Path(sys.prefix) / '/../../bin'
+if not vcpkg_bin_path.is_dir():
+  raise RuntimeError('Could not add "{vcpkg_bin_path}" to dll paths because it does not exist.')
+os.add_dll_directory(vcpkg_bin_path)

ports/py-add-vcpkg-dll-path/vcpkg.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "py-add-vcpkg-dll-path",
+  "version-date": "2024-03-13",
+  "description": "Adds the vcpkg dll path to python",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "supports": "windows",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "vcpkg-python.scripts"
+  ]
+}

ports/py-sip/vcpkg.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "py-sip",
   "version": "6.7.12",
-  "port-version": 3,
+  "port-version": 4,
   "description": "A tool that makes it easy to create Python bindings for C and C++ libraries",
   "homepage": "https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip",
   "dependencies": [
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     {
       "name": "vcpkg-python-scripts",
       "host": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "py-add-vcpkg-dll-path",
+      "platform": "windows"
     }
   ]
 }

ports/python3/portfile.cmake

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ set(PATCHES
     0014-fix-get-python-inc-output.patch
     0015-dont-use-WINDOWS-def.patch
     0018-fix-sysconfig-include.patch
-    add-vcpkg-search-path.patch
+    # add-vcpkg-search-path.patch
 )
 
 if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL "static")

ports/python3/vcpkg.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "python3",
   "version": "3.11.5",
-  "port-version": 5,
+  "port-version": 6,
   "description": "The Python programming language",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/python/cpython",
   "license": "Python-2.0",