# vcpkg_apply_patches **This function has been deprecated in favor of the `PATCHES` argument to [`vcpkg_from_github()`](vcpkg_from_github.md) et al.** The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_apply_patches.md). Apply a set of patches to a source tree. ```cmake vcpkg_apply_patches( SOURCE_PATH <${SOURCE_PATH}> [QUIET] PATCHES <patch1.patch>... ) ``` ## Source [scripts/cmake/vcpkg\_apply\_patches.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_apply_patches.cmake)