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authorRobert Maynard <robert.maynard@kitware.com>2020-05-14 17:54:38 (GMT)
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Document which environment variables effect CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH
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CMAKE_SYSTEM_FRAMEWORK_PATH
CMAKE_SYSTEM_APPBUNDLE_PATH
+ The platform paths that these variables contain are locations that
+ typically include installed software. An example being ``/usr/local`` for
+ UNIX based platforms.
+
8. Search paths stored in the CMake :ref:`System Package Registry`.
This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`` is passed
or by setting the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_USE_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`