vcpkg/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_execute_required_process.md

vcpkg_execute_required_process

Execute a process with logging and fail the build if the command fails.

Usage

vcpkg_execute_required_process(
    COMMAND <${PERL}> [<arguments>...]
    WORKING_DIRECTORY <${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg>
    LOGNAME <build-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg>
)

Parameters

COMMAND

The command to be executed, along with its arguments.

WORKING_DIRECTORY

The directory to execute the command in.

LOGNAME

The prefix to use for the log files.

This should be a unique name for different triplets so that the logs don't conflict when building multiple at once.

Examples

• ffmpeg
• openssl
• boost
• qt5

Source

scripts/cmake/vcpkg_execute_required_process.cmake