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authorRobert Maynard <robert.maynard@kitware.com>2017-09-01 15:26:05 (GMT)
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+CXX
+---
+
+Preferred executable for compiling ``CXX`` language files. Will only be used by
+CMake on the first configuration to determine ``CXX`` compiler, after which the
+value for ``CXX`` is stored in the cache as
+:variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER>`. For any configuration
+run (including the first), the environment variable will be ignored if the
+:variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER>` variable is defined.