diff --git a/cmake/modules/DownloadAndCheck.cmake b/cmake/modules/DownloadAndCheck.cmake
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+macro(download_and_check source destination)
+  file(DOWNLOAD ${source} ${destination} STATUS download_status)
+  list(GET download_status 0 status_code)
+  list(GET download_status 1 status_message)
+
+  if(${status_code} EQUAL 0)
+    message(VERBOSE "Download of \"${source}\" successful.")
+  else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Download of \"${source}\" failed: ${status_message}")
+  endif()
+endmacro()