# vcpkg_from_git Download and extract a project from git ## Usage: ```cmake vcpkg_from_git( OUT_SOURCE_PATH URL REF <59f7335e4d...> SHA512 [PATCHES ...] ) ``` ## Parameters: ### OUT_SOURCE_PATH Specifies the out-variable that will contain the extracted location. This should be set to `SOURCE_PATH` by convention. ### URL The url of the git repository. ### SHA512 The SHA512 hash that should match the archive form of the commit. This is most easily determined by first setting it to `0`, then trying to build the port. The error message will contain the full hash, which can be copied back into the portfile. ### REF A stable git commit-ish (ideally a tag or commit) that will not change contents. **This should not be a branch.** For repositories without official releases, this can be set to the full commit id of the current latest master. ### PATCHES A list of patches to be applied to the extracted sources. Relative paths are based on the port directory. ## Notes: `OUT_SOURCE_PATH`, `REF`, `SHA512`, and `URL` must be specified. ## Examples: * [fdlibm](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/fdlibm/portfile.cmake) ## Source [scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_git.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_from_git.cmake)