Merge topic 'find_package-dir-sort'

31be918b find_package: Optionally sort globbed directories in a meaningful order

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/Help/command/find_package.rst b/Help/command/find_package.rst
index c44fe86..2cb1e5f 100644
--- a/Help/command/find_package.rst
+++ b/Help/command/find_package.rst
@@ -170,11 +170,21 @@ is acceptable the following variables are set:
 ``<package>_VERSION_COUNT``
   number of version components, 0 to 4
 
-and the corresponding package configuration file is loaded.  When
-multiple package configuration files are available whose version files
+and the corresponding package configuration file is loaded.
+When multiple package configuration files are available whose version files
 claim compatibility with the version requested it is unspecified which
-one is chosen.  No attempt is made to choose a highest or closest
-version number.
+one is chosen: unless the variable :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_SORT_ORDER`
+is set no attempt is made to choose a highest or closest version number.
+
+To control the order in which ``find_package`` checks for compatibiliy use
+the two variables :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_SORT_ORDER` and
+:variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_SORT_DIRECTION`.
+For instance in order to select the highest version one can set::
+
+  SET(CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_SORT_ORDER NATURAL)
+  SET(CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_SORT_DIRECTION DEC)
+
+before calling ``find_package``.
 
 Config mode provides an elaborate interface and search procedure.
 Much of the interface is provided for completeness and for use