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authorJames Turner <zakalawe@mac.com>2018-10-04 10:41:27 (GMT)
committerBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2018-10-04 15:23:07 (GMT)
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Help: Document CMAKE_OSX_* variables as cache entries
The variables * CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES * CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET * CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT should be set as cache entries. Document this explicitly.
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ The value of this variable should be set prior to the first
:command:`project` or :command:`enable_language` command invocation
because it may influence configuration of the toolchain and flags.
It is intended to be set locally by the user creating a build tree.
+This variable should be set as a ``CACHE`` entry (or else CMake may
+remove it while initializing a cache entry of the same name).
Despite the ``OSX`` part in the variable name(s) they apply also to
other SDKs than macOS like iOS, tvOS, or watchOS.