2 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/main.cpp b/toolsrc/src/main.cpp
index a317330ff..b49f2bdef 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/main.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/main.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <Shlobj.h>
 #include "vcpkg_Files.h"
 #include "vcpkg_System.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Input.h"
 
 using namespace vcpkg;
 
@@ -87,13 +88,7 @@ static void inner(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args)
         }
     }
 
-    if (!paths.is_valid_triplet(default_target_triplet))
-    {
-        System::println(System::color::error, "Error: invalid triplet: %s", default_target_triplet.value);
-        TrackProperty("error", "invalid triplet: " + default_target_triplet.value);
-        help_topic_valid_triplet(paths);
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
+    Input::check_triplet(default_target_triplet, paths);
 
     if (auto command_function = find_command(args.command, get_available_commands_type_a()))
     {
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Input.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Input.cpp
index de5890da1..09fce7b8c 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Input.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_Input.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "vcpkg_Input.h"
 #include "vcpkg_System.h"
+#include "metrics.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Commands.h"
 
 namespace vcpkg {namespace Input
 {
@@ -26,4 +28,15 @@ namespace vcpkg {namespace Input
 
         return specs;
     }
+
+    void check_triplet(const triplet& t, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
+    {
+        if (!paths.is_valid_triplet(t))
+        {
+            System::println(System::color::error, "Error: invalid triplet: %s", t.value);
+            TrackProperty("error", "invalid triplet: " + t.value);
+            help_topic_valid_triplet(paths);
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
+    }
 }}