# vcpkg_find_acquire_program

Download or find a well-known tool.

## Usage
```cmake
vcpkg_find_acquire_program(<VAR>)
```
## Parameters
### VAR
This variable specifies both the program to be acquired as well as the out parameter that will be set to the path of the program executable.

## Notes
The current list of programs includes:

- 7Z
- BISON
- FLEX
- PERL
- PYTHON2
- PYTHON3
- JOM
- MESON
- NASM
- NINJA
- YASM
- GASPREPROCESSOR

Note that msys2 has a dedicated helper function: [`vcpkg_acquire_msys`](vcpkg_acquire_msys.md).

## Examples

* [ffmpeg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/ffmpeg/portfile.cmake)
* [openssl](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake)
* [qt5](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/qt5/portfile.cmake)

## Source
[scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.cmake)