1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Checks.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Checks.h
index 23869f35f..c9293b0bb 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Checks.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_Checks.h
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 
 #include "vcpkg_Strings.h"
 
+namespace vcpkg
+{
+    struct LineInfo
+    {
+        int line_number;
+        const char* file_name;
+
+        constexpr LineInfo() : line_number(0), file_name(nullptr) {}
+        constexpr LineInfo(const int line_number, const char* file_name) : line_number(line_number), file_name(file_name) {}
+
+        std::string toString() const;
+    };
+}
+
+#define LINE_INFO vcpkg::LineInfo(__LINE__, __FILE__)
+
 namespace vcpkg::Checks
 {
     __declspec(noreturn) void unreachable();