1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp b/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp
index a6816b445..af2ca2a72 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp
@@ -64,4 +64,14 @@ namespace vcpkg
         auto it = std::find(this->m_canonical_name.cbegin(), this->m_canonical_name.cend(), '-');
         return std::string(it + 1, this->m_canonical_name.cend());
     }
+
+    triplet::BuildType triplet::build_type() const
+    {
+        if (this->m_canonical_name.find("static") != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            return BuildType::STATIC;
+        }
+
+        return BuildType::DYNAMIC;
+    }
 }