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diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Input.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Input.cpp
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+#include "vcpkg_Input.h"
+#include "vcpkg_System.h"
+
+namespace vcpkg {namespace Input
+{
+    package_spec check_and_get_package_spec(const std::string& package_spec_as_string, const triplet& default_target_triplet, const char* example_text)
+    {
+        expected<package_spec> expected_spec = package_spec::from_string(package_spec_as_string, default_target_triplet);
+        if (auto spec = expected_spec.get())
+        {
+            return *spec;
+        }
+
+        System::println(System::color::error, "Error: %s: %s", expected_spec.error_code().message(), package_spec_as_string);
+        System::print(example_text);
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+
+    std::vector<package_spec> check_and_get_package_specs(const std::vector<std::string>& package_specs_as_strings, const triplet& default_target_triplet, const char* example_text)
+    {
+        std::vector<package_spec> specs;
+        for (const std::string& spec : package_specs_as_strings)
+        {
+            specs.push_back(check_and_get_package_spec(spec, default_target_triplet, example_text));
+        }
+
+        return specs;
+    }
+}}