`build-external` now calls code from `build` after input processing

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_build_external.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_build_external.cpp
index 0b4010310..06bd1374c 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_build_external.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_build_external.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "vcpkg_System.h"
 #include "vcpkg_Environment.h"
 #include "vcpkg_Input.h"
-#include "vcpkglib.h"
 
 namespace vcpkg::Commands::BuildExternal
 {
@@ -11,32 +10,11 @@ namespace vcpkg::Commands::BuildExternal
     {
         static const std::string example = Commands::Help::create_example_string(R"(build_external zlib2 C:\path\to\dir\with\controlfile\)");
         args.check_exact_arg_count(2, example);
+        const package_spec spec = Input::check_and_get_package_spec(args.command_arguments.at(0), default_target_triplet, example);
+        Input::check_triplet(spec.target_triplet(), paths);
+        const std::unordered_set<std::string> options = args.check_and_get_optional_command_arguments({});
 
-        StatusParagraphs status_db = database_load_check(paths);
-
-        expected<package_spec> maybe_current_spec = package_spec::from_string(args.command_arguments[0], default_target_triplet);
-        if (auto spec = maybe_current_spec.get())
-        {
-            Input::check_triplet(spec->target_triplet(), paths);
-            Environment::ensure_utilities_on_path(paths);
-            const fs::path port_dir = args.command_arguments.at(1);
-            const expected<SourceParagraph> maybe_spgh = try_load_port(port_dir);
-            if (auto spgh = maybe_spgh.get())
-            {
-                const Build::BuildResult result = Commands::Build::build_package(*spgh, *spec, paths, port_dir, status_db);
-                if (result != Build::BuildResult::SUCCEEDED)
-                {
-                    System::println(System::color::error, Build::create_error_message(result, *spec));
-                    System::println(Build::create_user_troubleshooting_message(*spec));
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                }
-
-                exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-            }
-        }
-
-        System::println(System::color::error, "Error: %s: %s", maybe_current_spec.error_code().message(), args.command_arguments[0]);
-        Commands::Help::print_example(Strings::format("%s zlib:x64-windows", args.command));
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        const fs::path port_dir = args.command_arguments.at(1);
+        Build::perform_and_exit(spec, port_dir, options, paths);
     }
 }