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| -rw-r--r-- | Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake | 4 |
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diff --git a/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake b/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake index b174e98..4b1eba4 100644 --- a/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake +++ b/Modules/CMakePackageConfigHelpers.cmake @@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ # major.minor.patch is the version number of the project to be installed # The COMPATIBILITY mode AnyNewerVersion means that the installed package version # will be considered compatible if it is newer or exactly the same as the requested version. +# This mode should be used for packages which are fully backward compatible, +# also across major versions. # If SameMajorVersion is used instead, then the behaviour differs from AnyNewerVersion # in that the major version number must be the same as requested, e.g. version 2.0 will # not be considered compatible if 1.0 is requested. +# This mode should be used for packages which guarantee backward compatibility within the +# same major version. # If your project has more elaborated version matching rules, you will need to write your # own custom ConfigVersion.cmake file instead of using this macro. # |