function(configure_qt)
    cmake_parse_arguments(_csc "" "SOURCE_PATH;TARGET_PLATFORM;HOST_PLATFORM;HOST_TOOLS_ROOT" "OPTIONS;OPTIONS_DEBUG;OPTIONS_RELEASE" ${ARGN})

    if(NOT _csc_TARGET_PLATFORM)
        message(FATAL_ERROR "configure_qt requires a TARGET_PLATFORM argument.")
    endif()
    
    if(DEFINED _csc_HOST_PLATFORM)
        list(APPEND _csc_OPTIONS -platform ${_csc_HOST_PLATFORM})
    endif()
    
    if(DEFINED _csc_HOST_TOOLS_ROOT)
        ## vcpkg internal file struture assumed here!
        message(STATUS "Building Qt with prepared host tools from ${_csc_HOST_TOOLS_ROOT}!")
        vcpkg_add_to_path("${_csc_HOST_TOOLS_ROOT}/bin")
        vcpkg_add_to_path("${_csc_HOST_TOOLS_ROOT}")
        set(EXT_BIN_DIR -external-hostbindir ${_csc_HOST_TOOLS_ROOT}/bin) # we only use release binaries for building
        find_program(QMAKE_COMMAND NAMES qmake PATHS ${_csc_HOST_TOOLS_ROOT}/bin NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
        set(INVOKE "${QMAKE_COMMAND}" )
    else()
        if(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
            set(CONFIGURE_BAT "configure.bat")
        else()
            set(CONFIGURE_BAT "configure")
        endif()
        set(INVOKE "${_csc_SOURCE_PATH}/${CONFIGURE_BAT}")
    endif()

    #Cleanup previous build folders
    file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-rel" "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg")

    #Find and ad Perl to PATH
    vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PERL)
    get_filename_component(PERL_EXE_PATH ${PERL} DIRECTORY)
    vcpkg_add_to_path("${PERL_EXE_PATH}")

    if("${VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "static")
        list(APPEND _csc_OPTIONS -static)
    else()
        #list(APPEND _csc_OPTIONS_DEBUG -separate-debug-info)
    endif()
   
    if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS AND "${VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE}" STREQUAL "static")
        list(APPEND _csc_OPTIONS -static-runtime)
    endif()

    list(APPEND _csc_OPTIONS_RELEASE -release)
    list(APPEND _csc_OPTIONS_DEBUG -debug)

    #Replace with VCPKG variables if PR #7733 is merged
    unset(BUILDTYPES)
    if(NOT DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR "${VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "debug")
        set(_buildname "DEBUG")
        list(APPEND BUILDTYPES ${_buildname})
        set(_short_name_${_buildname} "dbg")
        set(_path_suffix_${_buildname} "/debug")
        set(_build_type_${_buildname} "debug")
    endif()
    if(NOT DEFINED VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE OR "${VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "release")
        set(_buildname "RELEASE")
        list(APPEND BUILDTYPES ${_buildname})
        set(_short_name_${_buildname} "rel")
        set(_path_suffix_${_buildname} "")
        set(_build_type_${_buildname} "release")
    endif()
    unset(_buildname)

    vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PKGCONFIG)
    set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG} "${PKGCONFIG}")
    get_filename_component(PKGCONFIG_PATH "${PKGCONFIG}" DIRECTORY)
    vcpkg_add_to_path("${PKGCONFIG_PATH}")
    
    foreach(_buildname ${BUILDTYPES})
        set(PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR "${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_PKGCONF}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/lib/pkgconfig")
        set(PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_SHARE_DIR "${_VCPKG_INSTALLED_PKGCONF}/share/pkgconfig")
        set(PKGCONFIG_PACKAGES_DIR "${_VCPKG_PACKAGES_PKGCONF}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/lib/pkgconfig")
        set(PKGCONFIG_PACKAGES_SHARE_DIR "${_VCPKG_PACKAGES_PKGCONF}/share/pkgconfig")
        if(DEFINED ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
            set(BACKUP_ENV_PKG_CONFIG_PATH_${_config} $ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH})
            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}${VCPKG_HOST_PATH_SEPARATOR}${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_SHARE_DIR}${VCPKG_HOST_PATH_SEPARATOR}${PKGCONFIG_PACKAGES_DIR}${VCPKG_HOST_PATH_SEPARATOR}${PKGCONFIG_PACKAGES_SHARE_DIR}${VCPKG_HOST_PATH_SEPARATOR}$ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}")
        else()
            set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_DIR}${VCPKG_HOST_PATH_SEPARATOR}${PKGCONFIG_INSTALLED_SHARE_DIR}${VCPKG_HOST_PATH_SEPARATOR}${PKGCONFIG_PACKAGES_DIR}${VCPKG_HOST_PATH_SEPARATOR}${PKGCONFIG_PACKAGES_SHARE_DIR}")
        endif()

        set(_build_triplet ${TARGET_TRIPLET}-${_short_name_${_buildname}})
        message(STATUS "Configuring ${_build_triplet}")
        set(_build_dir "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${_build_triplet}")
        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${_build_dir})
        # These paths get hardcoded into qmake. So point them into the CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR instead of CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR
        # makefiles will be fixed to install into CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR in install_qt
        set(BUILD_OPTIONS ${_csc_OPTIONS} ${_csc_OPTIONS_${_buildname}}
                -prefix ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}
                #-extprefix ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}
                ${EXT_BIN_DIR}
                -hostprefix ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/qt5${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}
                #-hostprefix ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/qt5
                -hostlibdir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/qt5${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/lib # could probably be move to manual-link
                -hostbindir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/qt5${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/bin 
                #-hostbindir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/qt5/bin 
                # Qt VS Plugin requires a /bin subfolder with the executables in the root dir. But to use the wizard a correctly setup lib folder is also required
                # So with the vcpkg layout there is no way to make it work unless all dll are are copied to tools/qt5/bin and all libs to tools/qt5/lib
                -archdatadir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/qt5${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}
                -datadir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${_path_suffix}/share/qt5${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}
                -plugindir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/plugins
                -qmldir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/qml
                -headerdir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include/qt5
                -libexecdir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/qt5${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}
                -bindir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/bin
                -libdir ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/lib
                -I ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include
                -I ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/include/qt5
                -L ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/lib 
                -L ${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}${_path_suffix_${_buildname}}/lib/manual-link
                -platform ${_csc_TARGET_PLATFORM}
            )
        
        if(DEFINED _csc_HOST_TOOLS_ROOT) #use qmake
            if(WIN32)
                set(INVOKE_OPTIONS "QMAKE_CXX.QMAKE_MSC_VER=1911" "QMAKE_MSC_VER=1911")
            endif()
            vcpkg_execute_required_process(
                COMMAND ${INVOKE} "${_csc_SOURCE_PATH}" "${INVOKE_OPTIONS}" -- ${BUILD_OPTIONS}
                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${_build_dir}
                LOGNAME config-${_build_triplet}
            )
        else()# call configure (builds qmake for triplet and calls it like above)
            vcpkg_execute_required_process(
                COMMAND "${INVOKE}" ${BUILD_OPTIONS}
                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${_build_dir}
                LOGNAME config-${_build_triplet}
            )
        endif()

        # Note archdatadir and datadir are required to be prefixed with the hostprefix? 
        message(STATUS "Configuring ${_build_triplet} done")
        
        # Copy configuration dependent qt.conf
        file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}" CMAKE_CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR_PATH)
        file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}" CMAKE_CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR_PATH)
        file(READ "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${_build_triplet}/bin/qt.conf" _contents)
        string(REPLACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR_PATH}" "\${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}" _contents ${_contents})
        string(REPLACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR_PATH}" "\${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}" _contents ${_contents})
        #string(REPLACE "HostPrefix=\${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}" "HostPrefix=\${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}" _contents ${_contents})
        string(REPLACE "[EffectivePaths]\nPrefix=..\n" "" _contents ${_contents})
        string(REPLACE "[EffectiveSourcePaths]\nPrefix=${_csc_SOURCE_PATH}\n" "" _contents ${_contents})
        string(REPLACE "Sysroot=\n" "" _contents ${_contents})
        string(REPLACE "SysrootifyPrefix=false\n" "" _contents ${_contents})
        file(WRITE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/tools/qt5/qt_${_build_type_${_buildname}}.conf" "${_contents}")     
    endforeach()  

endfunction()