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authorCraig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com>2019-07-01 11:42:31 (GMT)
committerKitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com>2019-07-01 11:43:08 (GMT)
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Merge topic 'docs-project-code-injection'
42294f43bd Help: move code injection vars to their own section 9e0775cb6a Help: Remove self-references from project() docs Acked-by: Kitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com> Merge-request: !3494
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-rw-r--r--Help/command/project.rst31
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/project.rst b/Help/command/project.rst
index 41e1112..baf18be 100644
--- a/Help/command/project.rst
+++ b/Help/command/project.rst
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ Further variables are set by the optional arguments described in the following.
If any of these arguments is not used, then the corresponding variables are
set to the empty string.
-If the variable :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE_BEFORE` exists, the file
-pointed to by that variable will be included as the first step of the project
-command.
-
-If the variable :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_<PROJECT-NAME>_INCLUDE`
-or :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE` exists, the file pointed to by that
-variable will be included as the last step of the project command.
-
Options
^^^^^^^
@@ -63,7 +55,7 @@ The options are:
* :variable:`PROJECT_VERSION_TWEAK`,
:variable:`<PROJECT-NAME>_VERSION_TWEAK`.
- When the :command:`project()` command is called from the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt``,
+ When the ``project()`` command is called from the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt``,
then the version is also stored in the variable :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION`.
``DESCRIPTION <project-description-string>``
@@ -76,7 +68,7 @@ The options are:
It is recommended that this description is a relatively short string,
usually no more than a few words.
- When the :command:`project()` command is called from the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt``,
+ When the ``project()`` command is called from the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt``,
then the description is also stored in the variable :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION`.
``HOMEPAGE_URL <url-string>``
@@ -87,7 +79,7 @@ The options are:
to ``<url-string>``, which should be the canonical home URL for the project.
- When the :command:`project()` command is called from the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt``,
+ When the ``project()`` command is called from the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt``,
then the URL also is stored in the variable :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL`.
``LANGUAGES <language-name>...``
@@ -106,18 +98,31 @@ The options are:
The variables set through the ``VERSION``, ``DESCRIPTION`` and ``HOMEPAGE_URL``
options are intended for use as default values in package metadata and documentation.
+Code Injection
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+If the :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE_BEFORE` variable is set, the file
+pointed to by that variable will be included as the first step of the
+``project()`` command.
+
+If the :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE` or
+:variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_<PROJECT-NAME>_INCLUDE` variables are set, the files
+they point to will be included as the last step of the ``project()`` command.
+If both are set, then :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE` will be included before
+:variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_<PROJECT-NAME>_INCLUDE`.
+
Usage
^^^^^
The top-level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file for a project must contain a
-literal, direct call to the :command:`project` command; loading one
+literal, direct call to the ``project()`` command; loading one
through the :command:`include` command is not sufficient. If no such
call exists, CMake will issue a warning and pretend there is a
``project(Project)`` at the top to enable the default languages
(``C`` and ``CXX``).
.. note::
- Call the :command:`project()` command near the top of the top-level
+ Call the ``project()`` command near the top of the top-level
``CMakeLists.txt``, but *after* calling :command:`cmake_minimum_required`.
It is important to establish version and policy settings before invoking
other commands whose behavior they may affect.