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+find_file
+---------
+
+Find the full path to a file.
+
+::
+
+ find_file(<VAR> name1 [path1 path2 ...])
+
+This is the short-hand signature for the command that is sufficient in
+many cases. It is the same as find_file(<VAR> name1 [PATHS path1
+path2 ...])
+
+::
+
+ find_file(
+ <VAR>
+ name | NAMES name1 [name2 ...]
+ [HINTS path1 [path2 ... ENV var]]
+ [PATHS path1 [path2 ... ENV var]]
+ [PATH_SUFFIXES suffix1 [suffix2 ...]]
+ [DOC "cache documentation string"]
+ [NO_DEFAULT_PATH]
+ [NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH]
+ [NO_CMAKE_PATH]
+ [NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH]
+ [NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH]
+ [CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_BOTH |
+ ONLY_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH |
+ NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH]
+ )
+
+This command is used to find a full path to named file. A cache entry
+named by <VAR> is created to store the result of this command. If the
+full path to a file is found the result is stored in the variable and
+the search will not be repeated unless the variable is cleared. If
+nothing is found, the result will be <VAR>-NOTFOUND, and the search
+will be attempted again the next time find_file is invoked with the
+same variable. The name of the full path to a file that is searched
+for is specified by the names listed after the NAMES argument.
+Additional search locations can be specified after the PATHS argument.
+If ENV var is found in the HINTS or PATHS section the environment
+variable var will be read and converted from a system environment
+variable to a cmake style list of paths. For example ENV PATH would
+be a way to list the system path variable. The argument after DOC
+will be used for the documentation string in the cache. PATH_SUFFIXES
+specifies additional subdirectories to check below each search path.
+
+If NO_DEFAULT_PATH is specified, then no additional paths are added to
+the search. If NO_DEFAULT_PATH is not specified, the search process
+is as follows:
+
+1. Search paths specified in cmake-specific cache variables. These
+are intended to be used on the command line with a -DVAR=value. This
+can be skipped if NO_CMAKE_PATH is passed.
+
+::
+
+ <prefix>/include/<arch> if CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE is set, and
+ <prefix>/include for each <prefix> in CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+ CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH
+ CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH
+
+2. Search paths specified in cmake-specific environment variables.
+These are intended to be set in the user's shell configuration. This
+can be skipped if NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH is passed.
+
+::
+
+ <prefix>/include/<arch> if CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE is set, and
+ <prefix>/include for each <prefix> in CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
+ CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH
+ CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH
+
+3. Search the paths specified by the HINTS option. These should be
+paths computed by system introspection, such as a hint provided by the
+location of another item already found. Hard-coded guesses should be
+specified with the PATHS option.
+
+4. Search the standard system environment variables. This can be
+skipped if NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH is an argument.
+
+::
+
+ PATH
+ INCLUDE
+
+5. Search cmake variables defined in the Platform files for the
+current system. This can be skipped if NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH is
+passed.
+
+::
+
+ <prefix>/include/<arch> if CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE is set, and
+ <prefix>/include for each <prefix> in CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH
+ CMAKE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH
+ CMAKE_SYSTEM_FRAMEWORK_PATH
+
+6. Search the paths specified by the PATHS option or in the
+short-hand version of the command. These are typically hard-coded
+guesses.
+
+On Darwin or systems supporting OS X Frameworks, the cmake variable
+CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK can be set to empty or one of the following:
+
+::
+
+ "FIRST" - Try to find frameworks before standard
+ libraries or headers. This is the default on Darwin.
+ "LAST" - Try to find frameworks after standard
+ libraries or headers.
+ "ONLY" - Only try to find frameworks.
+ "NEVER" - Never try to find frameworks.
+
+On Darwin or systems supporting OS X Application Bundles, the cmake
+variable CMAKE_FIND_APPBUNDLE can be set to empty or one of the
+following:
+
+::
+
+ "FIRST" - Try to find application bundles before standard
+ programs. This is the default on Darwin.
+ "LAST" - Try to find application bundles after standard
+ programs.
+ "ONLY" - Only try to find application bundles.
+ "NEVER" - Never try to find application bundles.
+
+The CMake variable CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH specifies one or more
+directories to be prepended to all other search directories. This
+effectively "re-roots" the entire search under given locations. By
+default it is empty. It is especially useful when cross-compiling to
+point to the root directory of the target environment and CMake will
+search there too. By default at first the directories listed in
+CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH and then the non-rooted directories will be
+searched. The default behavior can be adjusted by setting
+CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE. This behavior can be manually
+overridden on a per-call basis. By using CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_BOTH
+the search order will be as described above. If
+NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH is used then CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH will not be
+used. If ONLY_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH is used then only the re-rooted
+directories will be searched.
+
+The default search order is designed to be most-specific to
+least-specific for common use cases. Projects may override the order
+by simply calling the command multiple times and using the NO_*
+options:
+
+::
+
+ find_file(<VAR> NAMES name PATHS paths... NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+ find_file(<VAR> NAMES name)
+
+Once one of the calls succeeds the result variable will be set and
+stored in the cache so that no call will search again.