diff --git a/ports/ace/portfile.cmake b/ports/ace/portfile.cmake
index 4838afc42..8301fb232 100644
--- a/ports/ace/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/ace/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/ACE_wrappers/ace)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ else ()
     set(MSBUILD_PLATFORM ${TRIPLET_SYSTEM_ARCH})
 endif()
 
-# Add ace/config.h file 
+# Add ace/config.h file
 # see http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/DOC_ROOT/ACE/ACE-INSTALL.html#win32
 file(WRITE ${SOURCE_PATH}/config.h "#include \"ace/config-windows.h\"")
 vcpkg_build_msbuild(
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ vcpkg_build_msbuild(
     PLATFORM ${MSBUILD_PLATFORM}
 )
 
-# ACE itself does not define an install target, so it is not clear which 
-# headers are public and which not. For the moment we install everything 
+# ACE itself does not define an install target, so it is not clear which
+# headers are public and which not. For the moment we install everything
 # that is in the source path and ends in .h, .inl
 function(install_ace_headers_subdirectory SOURCE_PATH RELATIVE_PATH)
     file(GLOB HEADER_FILES ${SOURCE_PATH}/${RELATIVE_PATH}/*.h ${SOURCE_PATH}/${RELATIVE_PATH}/*.inl)
     file(INSTALL ${HEADER_FILES} DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/include/ace/${RELATIVE_PATH})
 endfunction()
 
-# We manually install header found in the ace directory because in that case 
-# we are supposed to install also *cpp files, see ACE_wrappers\debian\libace-dev.install file 
+# We manually install header found in the ace directory because in that case
+# we are supposed to install also *cpp files, see ACE_wrappers\debian\libace-dev.install file
 file(GLOB HEADER_FILES ${SOURCE_PATH}/*.h ${SOURCE_PATH}/*.inl ${SOURCE_PATH}/*.cpp)
 file(INSTALL ${HEADER_FILES} DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/include/ace/)
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function(install_ace_library SOURCE_PATH ACE_LIBRARY)
         ${LIB_PATH}/${ACE_LIBRARY}.pdb
         DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin
     )
-    
+
     file(INSTALL
         ${LIB_PATH}/${ACE_LIBRARY}d.lib
         DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib
diff --git a/ports/apr/portfile.cmake b/ports/apr/portfile.cmake
index df96d4474..f65b44649 100644
--- a/ports/apr/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/apr/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/apr-1.5.2)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake b/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake
index e53384ff1..04d19cdd3 100644
--- a/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/assimp/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
     URLS "https://github.com/assimp/assimp/archive/v3.3.1.zip"
diff --git a/ports/bond/portfile.cmake b/ports/bond/portfile.cmake
index 7e28270f2..8dbf7cf53 100644
--- a/ports/bond/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/bond/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/bond-53ea13692925bee4ba494ee9de3614f15c09d85d)
diff --git a/ports/boost/portfile.cmake b/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
index 71fc8ba99..586f6dfcf 100644
--- a/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/boost/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/boost_1_62_0)
 
diff --git a/ports/box2d/portfile.cmake b/ports/box2d/portfile.cmake
index e35242bb7..c0ed6c6c3 100644
--- a/ports/box2d/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/box2d/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 
 # Get output directory
 set(PROJECT_ARCH_BITS "x64")
diff --git a/ports/bullet3/portfile.cmake b/ports/bullet3/portfile.cmake
index 7b530ec07..2cd60a45f 100644
--- a/ports/bullet3/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/bullet3/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/bullet3-98d47809b4273d97ea06c9b2137ada10af581bb9)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/chakracore/portfile.cmake b/ports/chakracore/portfile.cmake
index 989c76c60..ea4a3d7ff 100644
--- a/ports/chakracore/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/chakracore/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
-if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 find_program(POWERSHELL powershell)
diff --git a/ports/cpprestsdk/portfile.cmake b/ports/cpprestsdk/portfile.cmake
index ed0a2176b..d1b5fa7f6 100644
--- a/ports/cpprestsdk/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/cpprestsdk/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/cpprestsdk-2.9.0)
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ vcpkg_extract_source_archive(${ARCHIVE})
 
 vcpkg_apply_patches(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PATCHES 
+    PATCHES
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/0001_cmake.patch
 )
 
diff --git a/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake b/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake
index 1fc1e4ebd..4847c208b 100644
--- a/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/cryptopp/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL dynamic)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Dynamic building not supported") # See note below
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Dynamic building not supported. Building static.") # See note below
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/cryptopp-CRYPTOPP_5_6_5)
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ file(REMOVE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin/cryptest.exe)
 file(REMOVE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin/cryptest.exe)
 
 # Remove other files not required in package
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake) 
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/cmake) 
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake)
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/cmake)
 
 # Handle copyright
 file(COPY ${SOURCE_PATH}/License.txt DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/cryptopp)
diff --git a/ports/curl/portfile.cmake b/ports/curl/portfile.cmake
index 17063f382..8ad5ed7f7 100644
--- a/ports/curl/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/curl/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/curl-curl-7_51_0)
diff --git a/ports/double-conversion/portfile.cmake b/ports/double-conversion/portfile.cmake
index 670cb4310..05365d777 100644
--- a/ports/double-conversion/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/double-conversion/portfile.cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/double-conversion-d4d68e4e788bec89d55a6a3e33af674087837c82)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/dxut/portfile.cmake b/ports/dxut/portfile.cmake
index 8a13e9a2b..774ef4d5f 100644
--- a/ports/dxut/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/dxut/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/DXUT-sept2016)
diff --git a/ports/expat/portfile.cmake b/ports/expat/portfile.cmake
index 883d6cffb..37180d97b 100644
--- a/ports/expat/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/expat/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/expat-2.1.1)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE_FILE
diff --git a/ports/fastlz/portfile.cmake b/ports/fastlz/portfile.cmake
index 33161b56a..5b28df291 100644
--- a/ports/fastlz/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/fastlz/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/FastLZ-master)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/fmt/portfile.cmake b/ports/fmt/portfile.cmake
index 26465b6b2..6f9f42231 100644
--- a/ports/fmt/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/fmt/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL dynamic)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Dynamic building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Dynamic building not supported yet. Building static.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/fmt-3.0.0)
diff --git a/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake b/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake
index 3ef5be1fd..8ea89d780 100644
--- a/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/freeglut/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
index 621caea18..8d7bf158f 100644
--- a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/freetype-2.6.3)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/geos/portfile.cmake b/ports/geos/portfile.cmake
index b539b3f6f..60d907acd 100644
--- a/ports/geos/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/geos/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 #downloading 3.5 from their SVN repo and not the release tarball
 #because the 3.5 release did not build on windows, and fixes were backported
diff --git a/ports/gettext/portfile.cmake b/ports/gettext/portfile.cmake
index 1da88b0e9..f14f7a707 100644
--- a/ports/gettext/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/gettext/portfile.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #Based on https://github.com/winlibs/gettext
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/gettext-0.19)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/gflags/portfile.cmake b/ports/gflags/portfile.cmake
index 7ca94d9fd..b600d8832 100644
--- a/ports/gflags/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/gflags/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 find_program(GIT git)
 
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ file(WRITE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/gflags/gflags-export-release.cmake "${G
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/cmake)
 
 file(READ ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/gflags/gflags-export.cmake GFLAGS_CONFIG_MODULE)
-string(REPLACE "get_filename_component(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}\" PATH)" 
-               "get_filename_component(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}\" PATH)\nget_filename_component(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}\" PATH)" 
+string(REPLACE "get_filename_component(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}\" PATH)"
+               "get_filename_component(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}\" PATH)\nget_filename_component(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"\${_IMPORT_PREFIX}\" PATH)"
                GFLAGS_CONFIG_MODULE "${GFLAGS_CONFIG_MODULE}")
 file(WRITE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/gflags/gflags-export.cmake ${GFLAGS_CONFIG_MODULE})
 
diff --git a/ports/glbinding/portfile.cmake b/ports/glbinding/portfile.cmake
index 38cc21542..cf578c0a5 100644
--- a/ports/glbinding/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/glbinding/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/glew/portfile.cmake b/ports/glew/portfile.cmake
index f048e8c41..fd3c5ef9a 100644
--- a/ports/glew/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/glew/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/glew-2.0.0)
diff --git a/ports/glfw3/portfile.cmake b/ports/glfw3/portfile.cmake
index b947142d8..3f834f9b6 100644
--- a/ports/glfw3/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/glfw3/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/glfw-3.2.1)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/glog/portfile.cmake b/ports/glog/portfile.cmake
index 7811f185d..4895be694 100644
--- a/ports/glog/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/glog/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet. Portfile needs modification and also blocked by flags")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/glog-0472b91c5defdf90cff7292e3bf7bd86770a9a0a)
diff --git a/ports/grpc/portfile.cmake b/ports/grpc/portfile.cmake
index 89cf892a0..a54af6e55 100644
--- a/ports/grpc/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/grpc/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 find_program(GIT git)
diff --git a/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake b/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake
index f798310ad..e1d601d7b 100644
--- a/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/gtest/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 
diff --git a/ports/harfbuzz/portfile.cmake b/ports/harfbuzz/portfile.cmake
index 1bb64f3e4..2603fdf0a 100644
--- a/ports/harfbuzz/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/harfbuzz/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet. Portfile not modified for static and blocked on freetype.")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/harfbuzz-1.3.2)
diff --git a/ports/jxrlib/portfile.cmake b/ports/jxrlib/portfile.cmake
index 53bf30bb5..914adf14e 100644
--- a/ports/jxrlib/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/jxrlib/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake b/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake
index a7d347cae..71846b643 100644
--- a/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libbson/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libbson-1.4.2)
diff --git a/ports/libccd/portfile.cmake b/ports/libccd/portfile.cmake
index 67eda1ccb..963000ec5 100644
--- a/ports/libccd/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libccd/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libccd-16b9379fb6e8610566fe5e1396166daf7106f165)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/libiconv/portfile.cmake b/ports/libiconv/portfile.cmake
index 15d324d23..cfb96391b 100644
--- a/ports/libiconv/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libiconv/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libiconv-1.14)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake b/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake
index 0ec4a0c9c..c9672332e 100644
--- a/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libjpeg-turbo/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libjpeg-turbo-1.4.90)
 
diff --git a/ports/libmariadb/portfile.cmake b/ports/libmariadb/portfile.cmake
index ab40ab5c9..e6ccfa508 100644
--- a/ports/libmariadb/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libmariadb/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/mariadb-connector-c-2.3.1)
@@ -26,27 +26,27 @@ vcpkg_install_cmake()
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include)
 
 # fix libmariadb lib & dll directory.
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY 
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin)
-file(RENAME 
-	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.dll 
+file(RENAME
+	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.dll
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin/libmariadb.dll)
-file(RENAME 
-	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.dll 
+file(RENAME
+	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.dll
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin/libmariadb.dll)
-file(RENAME 
-	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.lib 
+file(RENAME
+	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.lib
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/libmariadb.lib)
-file(RENAME 
-	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.lib 
+file(RENAME
+	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/mariadb/libmariadb.lib
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/libmariadb.lib)
-file(REMOVE 
+file(REMOVE
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/mariadb/mariadbclient.lib
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/mariadb/mariadbclient.lib)
 
 # remove plugin folder
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE 
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/plugin
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/plugin
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/mariadb
diff --git a/ports/libmysql/portfile.cmake b/ports/libmysql/portfile.cmake
index 9c2aafdc1..48412ccc7 100644
--- a/ports/libmysql/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libmysql/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/mysql-server-mysql-5.7.16)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ vcpkg_extract_source_archive(${ARCHIVE})
 
 vcpkg_apply_patches(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PATCHES 
+    PATCHES
 		${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/0001_cmake.patch
 )
 
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
 vcpkg_install_cmake()
 
 # delete debug headers
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE 
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include)
 
 # delete useless vcruntime/scripts/bin/msg file
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE 
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share
 	${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin
diff --git a/ports/libodb-sqlite/portfile.cmake b/ports/libodb-sqlite/portfile.cmake
index 27d157bf5..a1228f4ed 100644
--- a/ports/libodb-sqlite/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libodb-sqlite/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libodb-sqlite-2.4.0)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/libodb/portfile.cmake b/ports/libodb/portfile.cmake
index 770cc0948..21d715499 100644
--- a/ports/libodb/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libodb/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libodb-2.4.0)
diff --git a/ports/libogg/portfile.cmake b/ports/libogg/portfile.cmake
index d19bee8f7..4127a6aef 100644
--- a/ports/libogg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libogg/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 find_program(GIT git)
 
diff --git a/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake b/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake
index 61500e680..f7be6cca1 100644
--- a/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libpng/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libpng-1.6.24)
 
diff --git a/ports/libraw/portfile.cmake b/ports/libraw/portfile.cmake
index 284b440e6..69c168a07 100644
--- a/ports/libraw/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libraw/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/LibRaw-0.17.2)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/libtheora/portfile.cmake b/ports/libtheora/portfile.cmake
index fcaabf44f..0d63621e5 100644
--- a/ports/libtheora/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libtheora/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libtheora-1.1.1)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/libuv/portfile.cmake b/ports/libuv/portfile.cmake
index e8fdb1eaa..5f5cd0474 100644
--- a/ports/libuv/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libuv/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/${TARGET_TRIPLET}-src/libuv-1.9.1)
diff --git a/ports/libvorbis/portfile.cmake b/ports/libvorbis/portfile.cmake
index cff89d653..66bfca07c 100644
--- a/ports/libvorbis/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libvorbis/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 find_program(GIT git)
diff --git a/ports/libwebp/portfile.cmake b/ports/libwebp/portfile.cmake
index b9d77c6f6..d85e4fdaf 100644
--- a/ports/libwebp/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libwebp/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libwebp-0.5.1)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/libwebsockets/portfile.cmake b/ports/libwebsockets/portfile.cmake
index 9622f0e01..27088bf87 100644
--- a/ports/libwebsockets/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libwebsockets/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libwebsockets-2.0.0)
diff --git a/ports/libxml2/portfile.cmake b/ports/libxml2/portfile.cmake
index 26a604897..f7e17e21b 100644
--- a/ports/libxml2/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libxml2/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libxml2-2.9.4)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/log4cplus/portfile.cmake b/ports/log4cplus/portfile.cmake
index 78620597a..1eb1a7a59 100644
--- a/ports/log4cplus/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/log4cplus/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/log4cplus-REL_1_1_3-RC7)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/lua/portfile.cmake b/ports/lua/portfile.cmake
index f8c1071f7..598b15c94 100644
--- a/ports/lua/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/lua/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/lua-5.3.3)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/mongo-c-driver/portfile.cmake b/ports/mongo-c-driver/portfile.cmake
index 27b70b7f7..1aa83f6bb 100644
--- a/ports/mongo-c-driver/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/mongo-c-driver/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet. Portfile not modified and blocked by libbson.")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.") #Blocked by libbson
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/mongo-c-driver-1.4.2)
diff --git a/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake b/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake
index 867275aea..2972f1c5b 100644
--- a/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/mongo-cxx-driver/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet. Portfile not modified and blocked by libbson.")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.") #Blocked by libbson
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/mongo-cxx-driver-r3.0.2)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
 		-DLIBMONGOC_DIR=${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}
 )
 
-vcpkg_install_cmake()	
+vcpkg_install_cmake()
 
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake)
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/cmake)
diff --git a/ports/mpg123/portfile.cmake b/ports/mpg123/portfile.cmake
index de04b9c88..0308bb17e 100644
--- a/ports/mpg123/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/mpg123/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/mpg123-1.23.3)
diff --git a/ports/mpir/portfile.cmake b/ports/mpir/portfile.cmake
index 92cec4b23..a3a704407 100644
--- a/ports/mpir/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/mpir/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/mpir-2.7.2)
diff --git a/ports/nanodbc/portfile.cmake b/ports/nanodbc/portfile.cmake
index 9a949e7ac..fc735f03f 100644
--- a/ports/nanodbc/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/nanodbc/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/nanodbc-2.12.4)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vcpkg_extract_source_archive(${ARCHIVE})
 
 vcpkg_apply_patches(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PATCHES 
+    PATCHES
 		${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/0001_cmake.patch
 		${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/0002_msvc14_codecvt.patch
 		${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/0003_export_def.patch
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
 		-DNANODBC_USE_UNICODE=ON
 )
 
-vcpkg_install_cmake()	
+vcpkg_install_cmake()
 
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include)
 
diff --git a/ports/openal-soft/portfile.cmake b/ports/openal-soft/portfile.cmake
index 397726cee..bfb8b4ffb 100644
--- a/ports/openal-soft/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openal-soft/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/openal-soft-1.17.2)
diff --git a/ports/opencv/portfile.cmake b/ports/opencv/portfile.cmake
index b6665eedc..224c99c42 100644
--- a/ports/opencv/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/opencv/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet. Portfile not modified and blocked by libjpeg-turbo.")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/opencv-92387b1ef8fad15196dd5f7fb4931444a68bc93a)
diff --git a/ports/openjpeg/portfile.cmake b/ports/openjpeg/portfile.cmake
index 9ce215bbc..dfa25881d 100644
--- a/ports/openjpeg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openjpeg/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/openjpeg-2.1.2)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake b/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake
index 3b5abb475..9b84b7475 100644
--- a/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
-
 if(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "WindowsStore")
     include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/portfile-uwp.cmake)
     return()
diff --git a/ports/pcre/portfile.cmake b/ports/pcre/portfile.cmake
index 2a9c1ee76..0dcc8a97c 100644
--- a/ports/pcre/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/pcre/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/pcre-8.38)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/pdcurses/portfile.cmake b/ports/pdcurses/portfile.cmake
index 2f3429d68..8ba0f99ba 100644
--- a/ports/pdcurses/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/pdcurses/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 
 if(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL x64)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "64-bit builds are not supported for PDCurses.")
diff --git a/ports/physfs/portfile.cmake b/ports/physfs/portfile.cmake
index 80ed17d0f..082cc7740 100644
--- a/ports/physfs/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/physfs/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/physfs-2.0.3)
diff --git a/ports/ragel/portfile.cmake b/ports/ragel/portfile.cmake
index c5f91b5ca..8568f6bac 100644
--- a/ports/ragel/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/ragel/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/ragel-6.9)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/sdl2/portfile.cmake b/ports/sdl2/portfile.cmake
index d6e53b491..9e0957eda 100644
--- a/ports/sdl2/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/sdl2/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/SDL2-2.0.4)
diff --git a/ports/sery/portfile.cmake b/ports/sery/portfile.cmake
index 9d7e5b770..d6ebad5b6 100644
--- a/ports/sery/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/sery/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL dynamic)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Dynamic building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Dynamic building not supported yet. Building static.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 SET(SOURCE_PATH "${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/Sery-1.0")
diff --git a/ports/sqlite3/portfile.cmake b/ports/sqlite3/portfile.cmake
index a7999b68c..8302e9d3e 100644
--- a/ports/sqlite3/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/sqlite3/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/sqlite-amalgamation-3150000)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/tbb/portfile.cmake b/ports/tbb/portfile.cmake
index 06349b35c..fc761f113 100644
--- a/ports/tbb/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/tbb/portfile.cmake
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 if (VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Static building not supported yet")
+    message(STATUS "Warning: Static building not supported yet. Building dynamic.")
+    set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
 endif()
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 
diff --git a/ports/tiff/portfile.cmake b/ports/tiff/portfile.cmake
index 2266cfe35..6a6701caa 100644
--- a/ports/tiff/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/tiff/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/tiff-4.0.6)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/tinyxml2/portfile.cmake b/ports/tinyxml2/portfile.cmake
index a754b34e5..656f4783f 100644
--- a/ports/tinyxml2/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/tinyxml2/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/tinyxml2-3.0.0)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/wt/portfile.cmake b/ports/wt/portfile.cmake
index bacb09dda..66b1d5a33 100644
--- a/ports/wt/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/wt/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/wt-3.3.6)
 
diff --git a/ports/zeromq/portfile.cmake b/ports/zeromq/portfile.cmake
index 3679a6b35..f27738488 100644
--- a/ports/zeromq/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/zeromq/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/libzmq-1a02b1b3f2fde6288579cbb0ff9a0b1f195e1812)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake b/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake
index 1d6d807d4..ef891f685 100644
--- a/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/zlib-1.2.8)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE_FILE
diff --git a/ports/zziplib/portfile.cmake b/ports/zziplib/portfile.cmake
index 3e21be80b..2a7e18e56 100644
--- a/ports/zziplib/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/zziplib/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/zziplib-0.13.62)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/scripts/ports.cmake b/scripts/ports.cmake
index 44cb386be..762997491 100644
--- a/scripts/ports.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ports.cmake
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ if(CMD MATCHES "^BUILD$")
     endif()
     file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR} ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR})
 
+    include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
     include(${CURRENT_PORT_DIR}/portfile.cmake)
+
+    set(BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/BUILD_INFO)
+    file(WRITE  ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "CRTLinkage: ${VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE}\n")
+    file(APPEND ${BUILD_INFO_FILE_PATH} "LibraryLinkage: ${VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE}")
 elseif(CMD MATCHES "^CREATE$")
     file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR} NATIVE_VCPKG_ROOT_DIR)
     file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${DOWNLOADS} NATIVE_DOWNLOADS)
diff --git a/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake b/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
index 804d8d216..c848b6445 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
+++ b/scripts/templates/portfile.in.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #   CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR  = ${VCPKG_ROOT_DIR}\packages\${PORT}_${TARGET_TRIPLET}
 #
 
-include(${CMAKE_TRIPLET_FILE})
 include(vcpkg_common_functions)
 set(SOURCE_PATH ${CURRENT_BUILDTREES_DIR}/src/@ROOT_NAME@)
 vcpkg_download_distfile(ARCHIVE
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/BuildInfo.h b/toolsrc/include/BuildInfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2801cf49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolsrc/include/BuildInfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include "Paragraphs.h"
+
+namespace fs = std::tr2::sys;
+
+namespace vcpkg
+{
+    enum class LinkageType
+    {
+        DYNAMIC,
+        STATIC,
+        UNKNOWN
+    };
+
+    LinkageType linkage_type_value_of(const std::string& as_string);
+
+    struct BuildInfo
+    {
+        static BuildInfo create(const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& pgh);
+
+        std::string crt_linkage;
+        std::string library_linkage;
+    };
+
+    BuildInfo read_build_info(const fs::path& filepath);
+}
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/triplet.h b/toolsrc/include/triplet.h
index bc99a17df..32ea2e711 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/triplet.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/triplet.h
@@ -8,20 +8,12 @@ namespace vcpkg
     {
         static triplet from_canonical_name(const std::string& triplet_as_string);
 
-        enum class BuildType
-        {
-            DYNAMIC,
-            STATIC
-        };
-
         static const triplet X86_WINDOWS;
         static const triplet X64_WINDOWS;
         static const triplet X86_UWP;
         static const triplet X64_UWP;
         static const triplet ARM_UWP;
 
-        BuildType build_type() const;
-
         const std::string& canonical_name() const;
 
         std::string architecture() const;
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_paths.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_paths.h
index 8276242e9..2dc9c7636 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_paths.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_paths.h
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ namespace vcpkg
 
         fs::path package_dir(const package_spec& spec) const;
         fs::path port_dir(const package_spec& spec) const;
+        fs::path build_info_file_path(const package_spec& spec) const;
         fs::path listfile_path(const BinaryParagraph& pgh) const;
+
         bool is_valid_triplet(const triplet& t) const;
 
         fs::path root;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/BuildInfo.cpp b/toolsrc/src/BuildInfo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc8d90e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolsrc/src/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include  "BuildInfo.h"
+#include "vcpkg_Checks.h"
+#include "vcpkglib_helpers.h"
+
+namespace vcpkg
+{
+    //
+    namespace BuildInfoRequiredField
+    {
+        static const std::string CRT_LINKAGE = "CRTLinkage";
+        static const std::string LIBRARY_LINKAGE = "LibraryLinkage";
+    }
+
+    BuildInfo BuildInfo::create(const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& pgh)
+    {
+        BuildInfo build_info;
+        build_info.crt_linkage = details::required_field(pgh, BuildInfoRequiredField::CRT_LINKAGE);
+        build_info.library_linkage = details::required_field(pgh, BuildInfoRequiredField::LIBRARY_LINKAGE);
+
+        return build_info;
+    }
+
+    LinkageType linkage_type_value_of(const std::string& as_string)
+
+    {
+        if (as_string == "dynamic")
+        {
+            return LinkageType::DYNAMIC;
+        }
+
+        if (as_string == "static")
+        {
+            return LinkageType::STATIC;
+        }
+
+        return LinkageType::UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
+    BuildInfo read_build_info(const fs::path& filepath)
+    {
+        const std::vector<std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>> pghs = Paragraphs::get_paragraphs(filepath);
+        Checks::check_throw(pghs.size() == 1, "Invalid BUILD_INFO file for package");
+
+        return BuildInfo::create(pghs[0]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/post_build_lint.cpp b/toolsrc/src/post_build_lint.cpp
index 8301e74cc..4b784952a 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/post_build_lint.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/post_build_lint.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include "vcpkg_System.h"
 #include "coff_file_reader.h"
+#include "BuildInfo.h"
 
 namespace fs = std::tr2::sys;
 
@@ -495,6 +496,9 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void perform_all_checks(const package_spec& spec, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
         System::println("-- Performing post-build validation");
+
+        BuildInfo build_info = read_build_info(paths.build_info_file_path(spec));
+
         size_t error_count = 0;
         error_count += check_for_files_in_include_directory(spec, paths);
         error_count += check_for_files_in_debug_include_directory(spec, paths);
@@ -506,10 +510,9 @@ namespace vcpkg
         error_count += check_for_copyright_file(spec, paths);
         error_count += check_for_exes(spec, paths);
 
-        triplet::BuildType build_type = spec.target_triplet().build_type();
-        switch (build_type)
+        switch (linkage_type_value_of(build_info.library_linkage))
         {
-            case triplet::BuildType::DYNAMIC:
+            case LinkageType::DYNAMIC:
                 {
                     const std::vector<fs::path> debug_dlls = recursive_find_files_with_extension_in_dir(paths.packages / spec.dir() / "debug" / "bin", ".dll");
                     const std::vector<fs::path> release_dlls = recursive_find_files_with_extension_in_dir(paths.packages / spec.dir() / "bin", ".dll");
@@ -525,7 +528,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
                     error_count += check_dll_architecture(spec.target_triplet().architecture(), dlls);
                     break;
                 }
-            case triplet::BuildType::STATIC:
+            case LinkageType::STATIC:
                 {
                     std::vector<fs::path> dlls;
                     recursive_find_files_with_extension_in_dir(paths.packages / spec.dir(), ".dll", &dlls);
@@ -534,7 +537,12 @@ namespace vcpkg
                     error_count += check_bin_folders_are_not_present_in_static_build(spec, paths);
                     break;
                 }
-
+            case LinkageType::UNKNOWN:
+                {
+                    error_count += 1;
+                    System::println(System::color::warning, "Unknown library_linkage architecture: [ %s ]", build_info.library_linkage);
+                    break;
+                }
             default:
                 Checks::unreachable();
         }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp b/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp
index af2ca2a72..a6816b445 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/triplet.cpp
@@ -64,14 +64,4 @@ 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;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg.cpp
index 00aea1e2e..6e47df2c8 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void install_and_write_listfile(const vcpkg_paths& paths, const BinaryPar
     for (auto it = fs::recursive_directory_iterator(package_prefix_path); it != fs::recursive_directory_iterator(); ++it)
     {
         const auto& filename = it->path().filename();
-        if (fs::is_regular_file(it->status()) && (filename == "CONTROL" || filename == "control"))
+        if (fs::is_regular_file(it->status()) && (_stricmp(filename.generic_string().c_str(), "CONTROL") == 0 || _stricmp(filename.generic_string().c_str(), "BUILD_INFO") == 0))
         {
             // Do not copy the control file
             continue;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_paths.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_paths.cpp
index 28ab22ec3..5347b79d8 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_paths.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_paths.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ namespace vcpkg
         return this->ports / spec.name();
     }
 
+    fs::path vcpkg_paths::build_info_file_path(const package_spec& spec) const
+    {
+        return this->package_dir(spec) / "BUILD_INFO";
+    }
+
     fs::path vcpkg_paths::listfile_path(const BinaryParagraph& pgh) const
     {
         return this->vcpkg_dir_info / (pgh.fullstem() + ".list");
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
index 766cdf6a8..10cc32935 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\BinaryParagraph.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\BuildInfo.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\package_spec.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\package_spec_parse_result.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\Paragraphs.h" />
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\BinaryParagraph.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\BuildInfo.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\vcpkg.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\package_spec.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\package_spec_parse_result.cpp" />
diff --git a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj.filters b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj.filters
index 705a65a33..e8856235c 100644
--- a/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/toolsrc/vcpkglib/vcpkglib.vcxproj.filters
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\src\vcpkg_info.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\src\BuildInfo.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vcpkg.h">
@@ -89,5 +92,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\include\vcpkg_info.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\include\BuildInfo.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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