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Help: Organize and revise 3.15 release notes
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@@ -7,125 +7,190 @@ CMake 3.15 Release Notes
Changes made since CMake 3.14 include the following.
-* The :command:`execute_process` command gained a `COMMAND_ECHO` option
- and supporting :variable:`CMAKE_EXECUTE_PROCESS_COMMAND_ECHO` variable
- to enable echoing of the command-line string before execution.
+New Features
+============
-* New target property :prop_tgt:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` and directory property
- :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` were added. They allow to register
- additional files that should be removed during the clean stage.
+Generators
+----------
-* Directory property :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES` was marked
- deprecated. The new directory property :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES`
- should be used instead.
+* The :generator:`Xcode` generator now supports per-target schemes.
+ See the :variable:`CMAKE_XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME` variable and
+ :prop_tgt:`XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME` target property.
-* IBM Clang-based XL compilers that define ``__ibmxl__`` now use the
- compiler id ``XLClang`` instead of ``XL``. See policy :policy:`CMP0089`.
+* The :generator:`Green Hills MULTI` generator has been updated:
-* :command:`add_library` command ``ALIAS`` option learned to support
- import libraries of the ``UNKNOWN`` type.
+ * It now supports the :command:`add_custom_command` and
+ :command:`add_custom_target` commands.
+
+ * It is now available on Linux.
+
+Languages
+---------
+
+* Preliminary support for the ``Swift`` language was added to the
+ :generator:`Ninja` generator:
+
+ * Use the :envvar:`SWIFTC` environment variable to specify a compiler.
+
+ * The :prop_tgt:`Swift_DEPENDENCIES_FILE` target property and
+ :prop_sf:`Swift_DEPENDENCIES_FILE` source file property were added
+ to customize dependency files.
-* AppleClang compiler have learned how to compile C++20.
+ * The :prop_tgt:`Swift_MODULE_NAME` target property was added to
+ customize the Swift module name.
-* Support for the Clang-based ARM compiler was added with compiler id ``ARMClang``.
+ * The :prop_sf:`Swift_DIAGNOSTICS_FILE` source property was added to
+ indicate where to write the serialised Swift diagnostics.
+
+ The Swift support is experimental, not considered stable, and may change
+ in future releases of CMake.
+
+Compilers
+---------
* The ``Clang`` compiler variant on Windows that targets the MSVC ABI
but has a GNU-like command line is now supported.
-* The variable :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE` is considered
- deprecated. Support still exists but will be removed in future versions.
-
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``--build`` tool ``--target`` parameter gained support for
- multiple targets, e.g. ``cmake --build . --target Library1 Library2``.
+* Support for the Clang-based ARM compiler was added with compiler id
+ ``ARMClang``.
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` tool now continues adding files to an
- archive, even if some of the files aren't readable. This behavior is more
- consistent with the classic ``tar`` tool.
+* Support was added for the IAR compiler architectures Renesas RX,
+ RL78, RH850 and Texas Instruments MSP430.
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` tool now parses all flags, and if an
- invalid flag was provided, a warning is issued.
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` tool now displays an error if no action
- flag was specified, along with a list of possible actions: ``t`` (list),
- ``c`` (create) or ``x`` (extract).
+* Support was added for the IAR compilers built for Linux (IAR BuildLx).
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` tool allow for extract (``-x``) or list
- (``-t``) only specific files or directories. To select pathnames append
- a space-separated list of file names or directories.
- When extracting selected files or directories, you must provide their exact
- pathname, as printed by list (``-t``)
+Command-Line
+------------
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` tool now support Zstandard compression
- algorithm with ``--zstd`` option. Zstandard was designed to give
- a compression ratio comparable to that of the DEFLATE (zip) algorithm,
- but faster, especially for decompression.
+* The :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR` environment variable was added
+ to specify a default generator to use when :manual:`cmake(1)` is
+ run without a ``-G`` option. Additionally, environment variables
+ :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM`, :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET`,
+ and :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE` were created to configure
+ the generator.
-* A :variable:`CMAKE_FRAMEWORK` variable was added to
- initialize the :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` property on all
- targets.
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``--build`` tool ``--target`` parameter gained support
+ for multiple targets, e.g. ``cmake --build . --target Library1 Library2``.
+ It now also has a short form ``-t`` alias, e.g.
+ ``cmake --build . -t Library1 Library2``.
-* A new ``--install`` option was added to :manual:`cmake(1)`.
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command gained a new ``--install`` option.
This may be used after building a project to run installation without
using the generated build system or the native build tool.
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command learned a new CLI option ``--loglevel``.
+
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E remove_directory`` command-line tool learned
+ to support removing multiple directories.
+
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` tool has been improved:
+
+ * It now continues adding files to an archive even if some of the files
+ are not readable. This behavior is more consistent with the
+ classic ``tar`` tool.
+
+ * It now parses all flags, and if an invalid flag was provided, a
+ warning is issued.
+
+ * It now displays an error if no action flag was specified, along with a
+ list of possible actions: ``t`` (list), ``c`` (create) or ``x`` (extract).
+
+ * It now supports extracting (``-x``) or listing (``-t``) only specific
+ files or directories.
+
+ * It now supports Zstandard compression with a ``--zstd`` option.
+ Zstandard was designed to give a compression ratio comparable to that
+ of the DEFLATE (zip) algorithm, but faster, especially for decompression.
+
+Commands
+--------
+
+* The :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target` commands
+ gained a new ``JOB_POOL`` option that works with the :generator:`Ninja`
+ generator to set the pool variable on the build statement.
+
+* The :command:`add_library` command ``ALIAS`` option learned to support
+ import libraries of the ``UNKNOWN`` type.
+
* The :command:`cmake_parse_arguments` command gained an additional
``<prefix>_KEYWORDS_MISSING_VALUES`` output variable to report
keyword arguments that were given by the caller with no values.
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``--target`` parameter gained shorter
- version ``-t``, e.g. ``cmake --build . -t Library1 Library2`` is
- equivalant to ``cmake --build . --target Library1 Library2``.
-
-* The :cpack_gen:`CPack IFW Generator` gained a new
- :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_STYLE_SHEET` variable to customize the
- installer stylesheet.
+* The :command:`execute_process` command gained a ``COMMAND_ECHO`` option
+ and supporting :variable:`CMAKE_EXECUTE_PROCESS_COMMAND_ECHO` variable
+ to enable echoing of the command-line string before execution.
-* The :command:`ctest_submit` command learned a new option: ``BUILD_ID``.
- This can be used to store the ID assigned to this build by CDash to a
- variable.
+* The :command:`file(INSTALL)` command learned a new argument,
+ ``FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN``, which can be used to recursively resolve and
+ install symlinks.
-* The :command:`ctest_update` command learned to honor a new variable:
- :variable:`CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_OVERRIDE`. This can be used to specify
- the current version of your source tree rather than using the update
- command to discover the current version that is checked out.
+* :command:`list` learned new sub-commands:
+ ``PREPEND``, ``POP_FRONT`` and ``POP_BACK``.
-* The ``$<CUDA_COMPILER_ID:...>`` and ``$<CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION:...>``
- :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` were added.
+* The :command:`message` command learned new types:
+ ``NOTICE``, ``VERBOSE``, ``DEBUG`` and ``TRACE``.
-* The :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR` environment variable was added
- to specify a default generator to use when :manual:`cmake(1)` is
- run without a ``-G`` option. Additionally, environment variables
- :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM`, :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET`,
- and :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE` were created to configure
- the generator.
+* The :command:`string` learned a new sub-command ``REPEAT``.
-* An explicit deprecation diagnostic was added for policy ``CMP0066``
- (``CMP0065`` and below were already deprecated).
- The :manual:`cmake-policies(7)` manual explains that the OLD behaviors
- of all policies are deprecated and that projects should port to the
- NEW behaviors.
+Variables
+---------
* The :variable:`CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` variable and corresponding
:prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` target property learned to support
arguments to the emulator.
-* The :module:`FindEnvModules` module was added to use Lua- and TCL-based
- environment modules in :ref:`CTest Scripts <CTest Script>`.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_PREFER_CONFIG` variable was added to tell
+ :command:`find_package` calls to look for a package configuration
+ file first even if a find module is available.
-* The :command:`export(PACKAGE)` command now does nothing unless
- enabled via :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`.
- See policy :policy:`CMP0090`.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_FRAMEWORK` variable was added to initialize the
+ :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` property on all targets.
-* The :command:`file(INSTALL)` command learned a new argument,
- ``FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN``, which can be used to recursively resolve and
- install symlinks.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_VS_JUST_MY_CODE_DEBUGGING` variable and
+ :prop_tgt:`VS_JUST_MY_CODE_DEBUGGING` target property were added to
+ enable the Just My Code feature of the Visual Studio Debugger when
+ compiling with MSVC cl 19.05 and higher.
-* The :command:`file(REMOVE)` and :command:`file(REMOVE_RECURSE)` commands
- were changed to ignore empty arguments with a warning instead of treating
- them as a relative path and removing the contents of the current directory.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` variable and
+ :prop_tgt:`MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` target property were introduced to
+ select the runtime library used by compilers targeting the MSVC ABI.
+ See policy :policy:`CMP0091`.
+
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE` and
+ :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE_BEFORE` variables were added to allow
+ injection of custom code at the sites of :command:`project` calls
+ without knowing the project name a priori.
+
+Properties
+----------
+
+* The :prop_tgt:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` target property and
+ :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` directory property were added.
+ They allow to register additional files that should be removed during
+ the clean stage.
+
+* The :prop_tgt:`PUBLIC_HEADER` and :prop_tgt:`PRIVATE_HEADER` properties
+ may now be set on :ref:`Interface Libraries`. The headers specified by those
+ properties can be installed using the :command:`install(TARGETS)` command by
+ passing the ``PUBLIC_HEADER`` and ``PRIVATE_HEADER`` arguments respectively.
+
+* The :prop_tgt:`VS_PACKAGE_REFERENCES` target property was added to
+ tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` to add references to ``nuget``
+ packages.
+
+* The :prop_tgt:`VS_PROJECT_IMPORT` target property was added to allow
+ managed Visual Studio project files to import external ``.props`` files.
+
+* The :prop_tgt:`VS_NO_SOLUTION_DEPLOY` target property was added to
+ tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` whether to deploy an artifact
+ to the WinCE or Windows Phone target device.
+
+Modules
+-------
-* The :module:`FindBoost` module was reworked to expose a more
- consistent user experience between its config and module modes
- and with other find modules in general.
+* The :module:`FindBoost` module was reworked to expose a more consistent
+ user experience between its "Config" and "Module" modes and with other
+ find modules in general.
* A new imported target ``Boost::headers`` is now defined (same
as ``Boost::boost``).
@@ -135,46 +200,33 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.14 include the following.
``Boost_VERSION_PATCH``, and ``Boost_VERSION_COUNT``
were added.
- * The internal logic for determining the value for
- ``Boost_FOUND``, for version and component checks, and
- for reporting the result to the user was replaced with
- the :module:`FindPackageHandleStandardArgs` module. (This
- fixed a bug that sometimes printed wrong status
- messages in config mode.)
-
* The ``QUIET`` argument passed to :command:`find_package` is no
- longer ignored in config mode.
-
- * *Known issue*: The CMake package shipped with Boost ``1.70.0``
- ignores the ``QUIET`` argument passed to :command:`find_package`.
- This is fixed in the next Boost release.
+ longer ignored in config mode. Note that the CMake package shipped with
+ Boost ``1.70.0`` ignores the ``QUIET`` argument passed to
+ :command:`find_package`. This is fixed in the next Boost release.
- * The input switch ``Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG`` was
- removed.
+ * The input switch ``Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG`` was removed.
* ``Boost_VERSION`` now reports the version in ``x.y.z``
format in module mode. See policy :policy:`CMP0093`.
* The :module:`FindCups` module now provides imported targets.
+* The :module:`FindEnvModules` module was added to use Lua- and TCL-based
+ environment modules in :ref:`CTest Scripts <CTest Script>`.
+
* The :module:`FindGLEW` module now provides an interface more consistent
with what upstream GLEW provides in its own CMake package files.
-* Variable :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_PREFER_CONFIG` was added to tell
- :command:`find_package` calls to look for a package configuration
- file first even if a find module is available.
+* The :module:`FindPkgConfig` now populates :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_OPTIONS`
+ property of imported targets with other (non-library) linker flags.
* The :module:`FindPostgreSQL` module learned to find debug and release
variants separately.
* Modules :module:`FindPython3`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython`
- have changed default strategy for lookup. See policy :policy:`CMP0094`.
-
-* Modules :module:`FindPython3`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython`
- gain a new variable to control frameworks lookup on macOS.
-
-* Modules :module:`FindPython3`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython`
- gain a new way to control lookup strategy.
+ gained additional lookup strategies and controls, and a new default.
+ See policy :policy:`CMP0094`.
* Modules :module:`FindPython`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython3`
gain a new target (respectively ``Python::Module``, ``Python2::Module``
@@ -183,143 +235,113 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.14 include the following.
* Modules :module:`FindPython3`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython`
gain capability to control how virtual environments are handled.
+* The :module:`UseSWIG` module learned to manage alternate library names
+ by passing ``-interface <library_name>`` for ``python`` language or
+ ``-dllimport <library_name>`` for ``CSharp`` language to the ``SWIG``
+ compiler.
+
+Generator Expressions
+---------------------
+
* The :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
``C_COMPILER_ID``, ``CXX_COMPILER_ID``, ``CUDA_COMPILER_ID``,
``Fortran_COMPILER_ID``, ``COMPILE_LANGUAGE``, ``COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID``, and
``PLATFORM_ID`` learned to support matching one value from a comma-separated
list.
-* A new ``COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID`` generator expression was introduced to
+* The ``$<CUDA_COMPILER_ID:...>`` and ``$<CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION:...>``
+ :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` were added.
+
+* The ``$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:...>`` generator expression was introduced to
allow specification of compile options for target files based on the
:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` and :prop_sf:`LANGUAGE` of
each source file.
-* A new ``$<FILTER:list,INCLUDE|EXCLUDE,regex>``
+* A ``$<FILTER:list,INCLUDE|EXCLUDE,regex>``
:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
has been added.
-* New ``$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>``, ``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>``
- and ``$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>``
- :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` have been
- added to retrieve the base name of various artifacts.
-
-* New ``$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:...>``, ``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_PREFIX:...>``,
- ``$<TARGET_FILE_SUFFIX:...>`` and ``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_SUFFIX:...>``
- :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` have been
- added to retrieve the prefix and suffix of various artifacts.
-
-* The :generator:`Green Hills MULTI` generator now supports
- :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target`
-
-* The :generator:`Green Hills MULTI` generator is now available on Linux.
-
-* Support was added for the IAR compiler architectures Renesas RX,
- RL78, RH850 and Texas Instruments MSP430.
-* The IAR compilers built for Linux (IAR BuildLx) now work as well.
-
-* ``INTERFACE`` library can now have :prop_tgt:`PUBLIC_HEADER` and
- :prop_tgt:`PRIVATE_HEADER` properties set. The headers specified by those
- properties can be installed using the :command:`install(TARGETS)` command by
- passing the ``PUBLIC_HEADER`` and ``PRIVATE_HEADER`` arguments respectively.
-
-* :command:`list` learned new sub-commands ``PREPEND``, ``POP_FRONT`` and ``POP_BACK``.
-
-* The :variable:`CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` variable and
- :prop_tgt:`MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` target property were introduced to
- select the runtime library used by compilers targeting the MSVC ABI.
- See policy :policy:`CMP0091`.
-
-* With MSVC-like compilers the value of :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS`
- no longer contains warning flags like ``/W3`` by default.
- See policy :policy:`CMP0092`.
+* A ``$<REMOVE_DUPLICATES:list>``
+ :manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
+ has been added.
-* The :command:`message` command learned new types: ``NOTICE``, ``VERBOSE``,
- ``DEBUG`` and ``TRACE``.
+* The ``$<SHELL_PATH:...>`` :manual:`generator expression
+ <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` gained support for a list of paths.
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command learned a new CLI option ``--loglevel``.
+* New ``$<TARGET_FILE*>`` :manual:`generator expressions
+ <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` were added to retrieve the prefix, base
+ name, and suffix of the file names of various artifacts:
-* The commands :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target`
- gained a new ``JOB_POOL`` option that works with the :generator:`Ninja`
- generator to set the pool variable on the build statement.
+ * ``$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:...>``
+ * ``$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>``
+ * ``$<TARGET_FILE_SUFFIX:...>``
+ * ``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_PREFIX:...>``
+ * ``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>``
+ * ``$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_SUFFIX:...>``
+ * ``$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>``
-* The :module:`FindPkgConfig` now populates :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_OPTIONS`
- property of imported targets with other (non-library) linker flags.
+* The ``$<TARGET_OBJECTS:...>`` :manual:`generator expression
+ <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` is now supported on ``SHARED``,
+ ``STATIC``, ``MODULE`` libraries and executables.
-* A variable :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE_BEFORE` was added to allow
- injection of custom code before the :command:`project` call.
+CTest
+-----
-* A variable :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE` was added to allow injection
- of custom code into the project without knowing the project name a priori.
+* The :command:`ctest_submit` command learned a new option: ``BUILD_ID``.
+ This can be used to store the ID assigned to this build by CDash to a
+ variable.
-* The ``TARGET_OBJECTS`` :manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
- is now supported on ``SHARED``, ``STATIC``, ``MODULE`` libraries and executables.
+* The :command:`ctest_update` command learned to honor a new variable:
+ :variable:`CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_OVERRIDE`. This can be used to specify
+ the current version of your source tree rather than using the update
+ command to discover the current version that is checked out.
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E remove_directory`` command learned to support
- removing multiple directories.
+CPack
+-----
-* A new ``$<REMOVE_DUPLICATES:list>``
- :manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
- has been added.
+* The :cpack_gen:`CPack IFW Generator` gained a new
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_STYLE_SHEET` variable to customize the
+ installer stylesheet.
-* The :generator:`Xcode` generator now requires at least Xcode 5.
+Deprecated and Removed Features
+===============================
* The :manual:`cmake-server(7)` mode has been deprecated and will be
removed from a future version of CMake. Please port clients to use
the :manual:`cmake-file-api(7)` instead.
-* The ``$<SHELL_PATH:...>`` :manual:`generator expression
- <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` gained support for a list of paths.
-
-* The :command:`string` learned a new sub-command ``REPEAT``.
-
-* SunPro compiler have learned how to compile C++14.
-
-* Preliminary support for the Swift language with the :generator:`Ninja`
- generator was added. Use the :envvar:`SWIFTC` environment variable to
- specify a compiler.
+* The :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES` directory property is now
+ deprecated. Use the :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` directory property
+ instead.
-* Support to emit an output file map was added to enable Swift compilation.
-
-* A target property :prop_tgt:`Swift_DEPENDENCIES_FILE` was added to targets to
- indicate where to save the target swift dependencies file. If one is not
- specified, it will default to `<TARGET>.swiftdeps`.
-
-* A target property :prop_tgt:`Swift_MODULE_NAME` was added to targets to
- indicate the Swift module name. If it is not specified, it will default to
- the name of the target.
-
-* A source property :prop_sf:`Swift_DEPENDENCIES_FILE` was added to sources to
- indicate where to save the target swift dependencies file. If one is not
- specified, it will default to `<OBJECT>.swiftdeps`.
+* The variable :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE` is considered
+ deprecated. Support still exists but will be removed in future versions.
-* A source property :prop_sf:`Swift_DIAGNOSTICS_FILE` was added to sources to
- indicate where to write the serialised Swift diagnostics.
+* The :command:`export(PACKAGE)` command now does nothing unless
+ enabled via :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`.
+ See policy :policy:`CMP0090`.
-* The :module:`UseSWIG` module learned to manage alternate library names by
- passing ``-interface <library_name>`` for ``python`` language or
- ``-dllimport <library_name>`` for ``CSharp`` language to the ``SWIG``
- compiler.
+* The :generator:`Xcode` generator now requires at least Xcode 5.
-* A :prop_tgt:`VS_PACKAGE_REFERENCES` target property was added to
- tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` to add references to nuget
- packages.
+* An explicit deprecation diagnostic was added for policy ``CMP0066``
+ (``CMP0065`` and below were already deprecated).
+ The :manual:`cmake-policies(7)` manual explains that the OLD behaviors
+ of all policies are deprecated and that projects should port to the
+ NEW behaviors.
-* For the :ref:`Visual Studio Generators`,
- :ref:`Makefile Generators`, and the :generator:`Ninja` generators
- the Just My Code feature of the Visual Studio Debugger can be
- leveraged by turning on the :prop_tgt:`VS_JUST_MY_CODE_DEBUGGING` target
- property. Its default value is provided by the variable
- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_JUST_MY_CODE_DEBUGGING`.
+Other Changes
+=============
-* The :prop_tgt:`VS_PROJECT_IMPORT` target property was added which allows
- to import external .props files in managed Visual Studio targets.
+* CMake learned how to compile C++14 with the IBM AIX XL compiler
+ and the SunPro compiler and to compile C++20 with the AppleClang compiler.
-* A :prop_tgt:`VS_NO_SOLUTION_DEPLOY` target property was added to
- tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` whether to deploy an artifact
- to the WinCE or Windows Phone target device.
+* With MSVC-like compilers the value of :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS`
+ no longer contains warning flags like ``/W3`` by default.
+ See policy :policy:`CMP0092`.
-* The :generator:`Xcode` generator now supports per-target schemes.
- See the :variable:`CMAKE_XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME` variable and
- :prop_tgt:`XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME` target property.
+* IBM Clang-based XL compilers that define ``__ibmxl__`` now use the
+ compiler id ``XLClang`` instead of ``XL``. See policy :policy:`CMP0089`.
-* IBM AIX XL compiler have learned how to compile C++14.
+* The :command:`file(REMOVE)` and :command:`file(REMOVE_RECURSE)` commands
+ were changed to ignore empty arguments with a warning instead of treating
+ them as a relative path and removing the contents of the current directory.