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authorJoachim Wuttke (l) <j.wuttke@fz-juelich.de>2018-11-01 10:13:03 (GMT)
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Help: short/long variable reference in if command
Explain that the short form of variable references in the if command does not apply to ENV and CACHE vars.
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@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ which is true because ``var2`` is defined to "var1" which is not a false
constant.
Automatic evaluation applies in the other cases whenever the
-above-documented signature accepts ``<variable|string>``:
+above-documented condition syntax accepts ``<variable|string>``:
* The left hand argument to ``MATCHES`` is first checked to see if it is
a defined variable, if so the variable's value is used, otherwise the
@@ -269,3 +269,7 @@ specified in a :ref:`Quoted Argument` or a :ref:`Bracket Argument`.
A quoted or bracketed variable or keyword will be interpreted as a
string and not dereferenced or interpreted.
See policy :policy:`CMP0054`.
+
+There is no short form for environment or cache :ref:`Variable References`.
+They can be referenced as ``$ENV{<name>}`` or ``$CACHE{<name>}``
+wherever the above-documented condition syntax accepts <variable|string>.