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authorVictor Romero <romerosanchezv@gmail.com>2019-08-28 13:49:29 -0700
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2019-08-28 13:49:29 -0700
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Download Mode (#7950)
* [portfile functions] Override execute_process() to accept ALLOW_IN_DOWNLOAD_MODE option * [vcpkg install] Set VCPKG_DOWNLOAD_MODE when using --only-downloads option * [vcpkg_find_acquire_program] Allow in Download Mode * Don't stop when build fails for a package * Download sources for all packages in dependency graph * Improve output messages * Enable acquiring MSYS packages in download mode * Documentation * Update documentation * execute_process() always fails on Download Mode * Regenerate docs and fix formatting * Run clang-format * Use _execute_process on vcpkg_from_<source> helpers * Fix calls to _execute_process() when not in Download Mode
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+# execute_process
+
+Intercepts all calls to execute_process() inside portfiles and fails when Download Mode
+is enabled.
+
+In order to execute a process in Download Mode call `_execute_process()` instead.
+
+
+## Source
+[scripts/cmake/execute_process.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/execute_process.cmake)