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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2019-12-06 13:38:04 (GMT)
committerKitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com>2019-12-06 13:38:20 (GMT)
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Merge topic 'doc-rpath'
fb4a39a900 Help: Clarify INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH documentation Acked-by: Kitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com> Merge-request: !4108
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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH.rst
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@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH
Add paths to linker search and installed rpath.
-``CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH`` is a boolean that if set to ``true``
-will append directories in the linker search path and outside the
-project to the :prop_tgt:`INSTALL_RPATH`. This is used to initialize the
-target property :prop_tgt:`INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH` for all targets.
+``CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH`` is a boolean that if set to ``True``
+will append to the runtime search path (rpath) of installed binaries
+any directories outside the project that are in the linker search path or
+contain linked library files. The directories are appended after the
+value of the :prop_tgt:`INSTALL_RPATH` target property.
+
+This varibale is used to initialize the target property
+:prop_tgt:`INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH` for all targets.