if(VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET)
    if(NOT DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT})
        get_filename_component(VCPKG_ROOT ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../vcpkg ABSOLUTE)
        set(ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} ${VCPKG_ROOT})
    else()
        set(VCPKG_ROOT $ENV{VCPKG_ROOT})
    endif()

    if(NOT EXISTS ${VCPKG_ROOT})
        get_filename_component(vcpkg_root_parent ${VCPKG_ROOT}/.. ABSOLUTE)

        execute_process(
            COMMAND git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
            RESULT_VARIABLE git_status
            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${vcpkg_root_parent}
        )

        if(NOT git_status EQUAL 0)
            message(FATAL_ERROR "Error cloning vcpkg, please make sure git for windows is installed correctly, it can be installed from Visual Studio components")
        endif()
    endif()

    # build vcpkg if not built
    if(WIN32)
        if(NOT EXISTS ${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg.exe)
            execute_process(
                COMMAND bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${VCPKG_ROOT}
            )
        endif()
    else()
        if(NOT EXISTS ${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg)
            execute_process(
                COMMAND ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
                WORKING_DIRECTORY ${VCPKG_ROOT}
            )
        endif()
    endif()

    foreach(pkg ${VCPKG_DEPS})
        list(APPEND VCPKG_DEPS_QUALIFIED ${pkg}:${VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET})
    endforeach()

    # build our deps
    if(WIN32)
        execute_process(
            COMMAND vcpkg install ${VCPKG_DEPS_QUALIFIED}
            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${VCPKG_ROOT}
        )
    else()
        execute_process(
            COMMAND ./vcpkg install ${VCPKG_DEPS_QUALIFIED}
            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${VCPKG_ROOT}
        )
    endif()

    if(WIN32 AND VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET MATCHES x64)
        set(CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM x64 CACHE STRING "visual studio build architecture" FORCE)
    endif()

    set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE ${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake CACHE FILEPATH "vcpkg toolchain" FORCE)
    include(${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake)
endif()