diff --git a/ports/ignition-modularscripts/CONTROL b/ports/ignition-modularscripts/CONTROL
index 98ceba1af5e4c5..1509631e9133ef 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-modularscripts/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/ignition-modularscripts/CONTROL
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 Source: ignition-modularscripts
-Version: 2020-05-16
-Port-Version: 2
+Version: 2020-11-08
 Description: Vcpkg helpers to package ignition libraries
diff --git a/ports/ignition-modularscripts/ignition_modular_library.cmake b/ports/ignition-modularscripts/ignition_modular_library.cmake
index 77506bb3be344d..b23d34568b4419 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-modularscripts/ignition_modular_library.cmake
+++ b/ports/ignition-modularscripts/ignition_modular_library.cmake
@@ -1,62 +1,3 @@
-
-function(ignition_modular_build_library NAME MAJOR_VERSION SOURCE_PATH CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME DEFAULT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME IML_DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL)
-    vcpkg_configure_cmake(
-        SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-        PREFER_NINJA
-        DISABLE_PARALLEL_CONFIGURE
-        OPTIONS -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
-    )
-
-    vcpkg_install_cmake()
-
-    # If necessary, move the CMake config files
-    if(EXISTS "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake")
-        # Some ignition libraries install library subcomponents, that are effectively additional cmake packages
-        # with name ${CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}-${COMPONENT_NAME}, so it is needed to call vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets for them as well
-        file(GLOB COMPONENTS_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAMES
-             LIST_DIRECTORIES TRUE
-             RELATIVE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake/"
-             "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake/*")
-
-        foreach(COMPONENT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME IN LISTS COMPONENTS_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAMES)
-            vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH "lib/cmake/${COMPONENT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}"
-                                      TARGET_PATH "share/${COMPONENT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}"
-                                      DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH)
-        endforeach()
-
-        file(GLOB_RECURSE CMAKE_RELEASE_FILES
-                          "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake/${CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}/*")
-
-        file(COPY ${CMAKE_RELEASE_FILES} DESTINATION
-                  "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}/")
-    endif()
-
-    # Remove unused files files
-    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake
-                        ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include
-                        ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/cmake
-                        ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share)
-
-    # Make pkg-config files relocatable
-    if(NOT IML_DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL)
-        if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_LINUX)
-            set(SYSTEM_LIBRARIES SYSTEM_LIBRARIES pthread)
-        endif()
-        vcpkg_fixup_pkgconfig(${SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
-    else()
-        file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig
-                            ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/pkgconfig)
-    endif()
-
-    # Find the relevant license file and install it
-    if(EXISTS "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE")
-        set(LICENSE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE")
-    elseif(EXISTS "${SOURCE_PATH}/README.md")
-        set(LICENSE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}/README.md")
-    endif()
-    file(INSTALL ${LICENSE_PATH} DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
-endfunction()
-
 ## # ignition_modular_library
 ##
 ## Download and build a library from the Ignition Robotics project ( https://ignitionrobotics.org/ ).
@@ -70,7 +11,8 @@ endfunction()
 ##                          [HEAD_REF <head_ref>]
 ##                          [PATCHES <patches>]
 ##                          [CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME <cmake_package_name>]
-##                          [DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL])
+##                          [DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL]
+##                          [CMAKE_OPTIONS <cmake_options>])
 ## ```
 ##
 ## ## Parameters:
@@ -102,6 +44,9 @@ endfunction()
 ## ### DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL
 ## If present, disable installation of .pc pkg-config configuration files.
 ##
+## ### CMAKE_OPTIONS
+## If present, pass along the specified CMAKE_OPTIONS to the CMake invocation.
+## This is appended to the OPTIONS argument vcpkg_configure_cmake call.
 ##
 ## ## Examples:
 ##
@@ -111,7 +56,7 @@ endfunction()
 function(ignition_modular_library)
     set(options DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL)
     set(oneValueArgs NAME VERSION SHA512 REF HEAD_REF CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME)
-	set(multiValueArgs PATCHES)
+    set(multiValueArgs PATCHES CMAKE_OPTIONS)
     cmake_parse_arguments(IML "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
 
     string(REPLACE "." ";" IML_VERSION_LIST ${IML_VERSION})
@@ -143,6 +88,59 @@ function(ignition_modular_library)
         PATCHES ${IML_PATCHES}
     )
 
-    # Build library
-    ignition_modular_build_library(${IML_NAME} ${IML_MAJOR_VERSION} ${SOURCE_PATH} ${IML_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME} ${DEFAULT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME} ${IML_DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL})
+    vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+        SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
+        PREFER_NINJA
+        DISABLE_PARALLEL_CONFIGURE
+        OPTIONS -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF ${IML_CMAKE_OPTIONS}
+    )
+
+    vcpkg_install_cmake()
+
+    # If necessary, move the CMake config files
+    if(EXISTS "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake")
+        # Some ignition libraries install library subcomponents, that are effectively additional cmake packages
+        # with name ${CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}-${COMPONENT_NAME}, so it is needed to call vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets for them as well
+        file(GLOB COMPONENTS_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAMES
+             LIST_DIRECTORIES TRUE
+             RELATIVE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake/"
+             "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake/*")
+
+        foreach(COMPONENT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME IN LISTS COMPONENTS_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAMES)
+            vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH "lib/cmake/${COMPONENT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}"
+                                      TARGET_PATH "share/${COMPONENT_CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}"
+                                      DO_NOT_DELETE_PARENT_CONFIG_PATH)
+        endforeach()
+
+        file(GLOB_RECURSE CMAKE_RELEASE_FILES
+                          "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake/${CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}/*")
+
+        file(COPY ${CMAKE_RELEASE_FILES} DESTINATION
+                  "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${CMAKE_PACKAGE_NAME}/")
+    endif()
+
+    # Remove unused files files
+    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/cmake
+                        ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include
+                        ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/cmake
+                        ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share)
+
+    # Make pkg-config files relocatable
+    if(NOT IML_DISABLE_PKGCONFIG_INSTALL)
+        if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_LINUX)
+            set(SYSTEM_LIBRARIES SYSTEM_LIBRARIES pthread)
+        endif()
+        vcpkg_fixup_pkgconfig(${SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
+    else()
+        file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig
+                            ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/lib/pkgconfig)
+    endif()
+
+    # Find the relevant license file and install it
+    if(EXISTS "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE")
+        set(LICENSE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE")
+    elseif(EXISTS "${SOURCE_PATH}/README.md")
+        set(LICENSE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}/README.md")
+    endif()
+    file(INSTALL ${LICENSE_PATH} DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
 endfunction()
diff --git a/ports/ignition-msgs1/CONTROL b/ports/ignition-msgs1/CONTROL
index 1581a5c30f9105..653c5ea94aa48a 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-msgs1/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/ignition-msgs1/CONTROL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: ignition-msgs1
 Version: 1.0.0
-Port-Version: 2
+Port-Version: 3
 Build-Depends: ignition-cmake0, ignition-math4, protobuf
 Description: Middleware protobuf messages for robotics
diff --git a/ports/ignition-msgs1/portfile.cmake b/ports/ignition-msgs1/portfile.cmake
index d206ded1210075..8fe6223f6d8cea 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-msgs1/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/ignition-msgs1/portfile.cmake
@@ -14,20 +14,11 @@ if(ignition_msgs_CROSSCOMPILING)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "This port does not currently support triplets that require cross-compilation.")
 endif()
 
-# This port needs  to generate protobuf messages with a custom plugin generator,
-# so it needs to have in Windows the relative protobuf dll available in the PATH
-set(path_backup $ENV{PATH})
-vcpkg_add_to_path(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/bin)
-vcpkg_add_to_path(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug/bin)
-
 ignition_modular_library(NAME msgs
                          VERSION "1.0.0"
                          # See https://bitbucket.org/ignitionrobotics/ign-msgs/issues/33/the-ignition-msgs1_100-tag-does-not-match
                          REF ignition-msgs_1.0.0
                          SHA512 3a270f0ac988b947091d4626be48fe8cfed5ddfde5a37b9d0f08fddcbf278099ab231fca11e2dd2296ca54e0350ea14e3f685dc238f0827f18f10ab7b75039de
                          # Fix linking order of protobuf libraries (backport of https://bitbucket.org/ignitionrobotics/ign-msgs/pull-requests/151)
-                         PATCHES fix-protobuf-static-link-order.patch)
-
-
-# Restore old path
-set(ENV{PATH} ${path_backup})
+                         PATCHES fix-protobuf-static-link-order.patch
+                         CMAKE_OPTIONS -DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS:BOOL=ON)
diff --git a/ports/ignition-msgs5/CONTROL b/ports/ignition-msgs5/CONTROL
index b1317303b68b91..c9f357b49f4fe9 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-msgs5/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/ignition-msgs5/CONTROL
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Source: ignition-msgs5
 Version: 5.3.0
-Port-Version: 1
+Port-Version: 2
 Build-Depends: ignition-modularscripts, ignition-cmake2, ignition-math6, protobuf, tinyxml2
 Description: Middleware protobuf messages for robotics
 Supports: !(arm|uwp)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ports/ignition-msgs5/portfile.cmake b/ports/ignition-msgs5/portfile.cmake
index 1174cb90681eca..9944ef982298e0 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-msgs5/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/ignition-msgs5/portfile.cmake
@@ -4,17 +4,10 @@ vcpkg_fail_port_install(ON_ARCH "arm" ON_TARGET "uwp")
 
 include(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/share/ignitionmodularscripts/ignition_modular_library.cmake)
 
-# This port needs  to generate protobuf messages with a custom plugin generator,
-# so it needs to have in Windows the relative protobuf dll available in the PATH
-set(path_backup $ENV{PATH})
-vcpkg_add_to_path(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/bin)
-vcpkg_add_to_path(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug/bin)
-
 ignition_modular_library(NAME msgs
                          VERSION "5.3.0"
                          SHA512 55c167d00b60ae6da0144a9495e9ac8aed61fcbdc61e057e75d31261e335c573543d60e28a7dc195a7c9849c5c6eb0e088d4f4e79fd927e83470a3f1fabef60e
                          PATCHES
-                           "01-protobuf.patch")
+                           "01-protobuf.patch"
+                         CMAKE_OPTIONS -DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS:BOOL=ON)
 
-# Restore old path
-set(ENV{PATH} "${path_backup}")
diff --git a/ports/ignition-msgs6/CONTROL b/ports/ignition-msgs6/CONTROL
index 70aa5726cbdb0e..b09a4039493585 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-msgs6/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/ignition-msgs6/CONTROL
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Source: ignition-msgs6
 Version: 6.0.0
+Port-Version: 1
 Build-Depends: ignition-modularscripts, ignition-cmake2, ignition-math6, protobuf, tinyxml2
 Description: Middleware protobuf messages for robotics
 Supports: !(arm|uwp)
diff --git a/ports/ignition-msgs6/portfile.cmake b/ports/ignition-msgs6/portfile.cmake
index 0a3ef841eb604d..b62a57fb4c1cde 100644
--- a/ports/ignition-msgs6/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/ignition-msgs6/portfile.cmake
@@ -4,15 +4,7 @@ vcpkg_fail_port_install(ON_ARCH "arm" ON_TARGET "uwp")
 
 include(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/share/ignitionmodularscripts/ignition_modular_library.cmake)
 
-# This port needs  to generate protobuf messages with a custom plugin generator,
-# so it needs to have in Windows the relative protobuf dll available in the PATH
-set(path_backup $ENV{PATH})
-vcpkg_add_to_path(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/bin)
-vcpkg_add_to_path(${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/debug/bin)
-
 ignition_modular_library(NAME msgs
                          VERSION "6.0.0"
-                         SHA512 d1d6f6602ae33ec95b36c5df7815b06970f349492ef0309d8aacbaf2dca0c3e7314bbd64890a2554485fbd52f148a90b7bf54dceb0b3a1dd40eeb1f5bdb9613c)
-
-# Restore old path
-set(ENV{PATH} "${path_backup}")
+                         SHA512 d1d6f6602ae33ec95b36c5df7815b06970f349492ef0309d8aacbaf2dca0c3e7314bbd64890a2554485fbd52f148a90b7bf54dceb0b3a1dd40eeb1f5bdb9613c
+                         CMAKE_OPTIONS -DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS:BOOL=ON)
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_cmake.cmake b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_cmake.cmake
index f41747f8a13598..2891840aab6e89 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_cmake.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_configure_cmake.cmake
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_cmake)
         endif()
     endif()
 
+    # Specify VCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS option unless the port set it explicitly
+    if(NOT (_csc_options MATCHES -DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS))
+        list(APPEND _csc_options
+            "-DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS=OFF"
+        )
+    endif()
 
     list(APPEND _csc_OPTIONS
         "-DVCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CHAINLOAD_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}"
@@ -231,7 +237,6 @@ function(vcpkg_configure_cmake)
         "-DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON"
         "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_LIBS_SKIP=TRUE"
         "-DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON"
-        "-DVCPKG_APPLOCAL_DEPS=OFF"
         "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${SCRIPTS}/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake"
         "-DCMAKE_ERROR_ON_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_DESTINATION=ON"
         "-DVCPKG_CXX_FLAGS=${VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS}"