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Diffstat (limited to 'Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt | 29 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt b/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt index 7db221c..13ea8ab 100644 --- a/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt +++ b/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The general signature is: [PATH_SUFFIXES suffix1 [suffix2 ...]] [DOC "cache documentation string"] [NO_DEFAULT_PATH] + [NO_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH] [NO_CMAKE_PATH] [NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH] [NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH] @@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is specified, then no additional paths are added to the search. If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: +.. |FIND_PACKAGE_ROOT_PREFIX_PATH_XXX_SUBDIR| replace:: + |prefix_XXX_SUBDIR| for each ``<prefix>`` in ``PackageName_ROOT`` if called + from within a find module + .. |CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_XXX_SUBDIR| replace:: |prefix_XXX_SUBDIR| for each ``<prefix>`` in :variable:`CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH` @@ -71,7 +76,19 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: |prefix_XXX_SUBDIR| for each ``<prefix>`` in :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH` -1. Search paths specified in cmake-specific cache variables. +1. If called from within a find module, search prefix paths unique to the + current package being found. Specifically look in the ``PackageName_ROOT`` + CMake and environment variables. The package root variables are maintained + as a stack so if called from nested find modules, root paths from the + parent's find module will be searchd after paths from the current module, + i.e. ``CurrentPackage_ROOT``, ``ENV{CurrentPackage_ROOT}``, + ``ParentPackage_ROOT``, ``ENV{ParentPacakge_ROOT}``, etc. + This can be skipped if ``NO_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH`` is passed. + See policy :policy:`CMP0074`. + + * |FIND_PACKAGE_ROOT_PREFIX_PATH_XXX| + +2. Search paths specified in cmake-specific cache variables. These are intended to be used on the command line with a ``-DVAR=value``. The values are interpreted as :ref:`;-lists <CMake Language Lists>`. This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_PATH`` is passed. @@ -80,7 +97,7 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: * |CMAKE_XXX_PATH| * |CMAKE_XXX_MAC_PATH| -2. Search paths specified in cmake-specific environment variables. +3. Search paths specified in cmake-specific environment variables. These are intended to be set in the user's shell configuration, and therefore use the host's native path separator (``;`` on Windows and ``:`` on UNIX). @@ -90,17 +107,17 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: * |CMAKE_XXX_PATH| * |CMAKE_XXX_MAC_PATH| -3. Search the paths specified by the ``HINTS`` option. +4. Search the paths specified by the ``HINTS`` option. These should be paths computed by system introspection, such as a hint provided by the location of another item already found. Hard-coded guesses should be specified with the ``PATHS`` option. -4. Search the standard system environment variables. +5. Search the standard system environment variables. This can be skipped if ``NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH`` is an argument. * |SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH_XXX| -5. Search cmake variables defined in the Platform files +6. Search cmake variables defined in the Platform files for the current system. This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH`` is passed. @@ -108,7 +125,7 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: * |CMAKE_SYSTEM_XXX_PATH| * |CMAKE_SYSTEM_XXX_MAC_PATH| -6. Search the paths specified by the PATHS option +7. Search the paths specified by the PATHS option or in the short-hand version of the command. These are typically hard-coded guesses. |