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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst index 3ae2baf..12b4012 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst @@ -82,12 +82,7 @@ Options done before the -P argument. ``--find-package`` - Run in pkg-config like mode. - - Search a package using find_package() and print the resulting flags - to stdout. This can be used to use cmake instead of pkg-config to - find installed libraries in plain Makefile-based projects or in - autoconf-based projects (via share/aclocal/cmake.m4). + See `Find-Package Tool Mode`_. ``--graphviz=[file]`` Generate graphviz of dependencies, see CMakeGraphVizOptions.cmake for more. @@ -278,6 +273,24 @@ The following ``cmake -E`` commands are available only on Windows: ``write_regv <key> <value>`` Write Windows registry value. +Find-Package Tool Mode +====================== + +CMake provides a helper for Makefile-based projects with the signature:: + + cmake --find-package <options>... + +This runs in a pkg-config like mode. + +Search a package using :command:`find_package()` and print the resulting flags +to stdout. This can be used to use cmake instead of pkg-config to find +installed libraries in plain Makefile-based projects or in autoconf-based +projects (via ``share/aclocal/cmake.m4``). + +.. note:: + This mode is not well-supported due to some technical limitations. + It is kept for compatibility but should not be used in new projects. + See Also ======== |