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# vcpkg_execute_required_process

The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_execute_required_process.md).

Execute a process with logging and fail the build if the command fails.

## Usage
```cmake
vcpkg_execute_required_process(
    COMMAND <${PERL}> [<arguments>...]
    WORKING_DIRECTORY <${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg>
    LOGNAME <build-${TARGET_TRIPLET}-dbg>
    [TIMEOUT <seconds>]
    [OUTPUT_VARIABLE <var>]
    [ERROR_VARIABLE <var>]
)
```
## Parameters
### ALLOW_IN_DOWNLOAD_MODE
Allows the command to execute in Download Mode.
[See execute_process() override](../../scripts/cmake/execute_process.cmake).

### COMMAND
The command to be executed, along with its arguments.

### WORKING_DIRECTORY
The directory to execute the command in.

### LOGNAME
The prefix to use for the log files.

### TIMEOUT
Optional timeout after which to terminate the command.

### OUTPUT_VARIABLE
Optional variable to receive stdout of the command.

### ERROR_VARIABLE
Optional variable to receive stderr of the command.

This should be a unique name for different triplets so that the logs don't conflict when building multiple at once.

## Examples

* [ffmpeg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/ffmpeg/portfile.cmake)
* [openssl](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake)
* [boost](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/boost/portfile.cmake)
* [qt5](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/qt5/portfile.cmake)

## Source
[scripts/cmake/vcpkg\_execute\_required\_process.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_execute_required_process.cmake)