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diff --git a/Help/command/find_package.rst b/Help/command/find_package.rst
index 60a77b8..08c6ccd 100644
--- a/Help/command/find_package.rst
+++ b/Help/command/find_package.rst
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ The complete Config mode command signature is::
[PATHS path1 [path2 ... ]]
[PATH_SUFFIXES suffix1 [suffix2 ...]]
[NO_DEFAULT_PATH]
- [NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH]
+ [NO_PACAKGE_ROOT_PATH]
[NO_CMAKE_PATH]
+ [NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH]
[NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH]
[NO_CMAKE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY]
[NO_CMAKE_BUILDS_PATH] # Deprecated; does nothing.
@@ -249,7 +250,13 @@ The set of installation prefixes is constructed using the following
steps. If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is specified all ``NO_*`` options are
enabled.
-1. Search paths specified in cmake-specific cache variables. These
+1. Search paths specified in the ``PackageName_ROOT`` CMake and environment
+ variables. The package root variables are maintained as a stack so if
+ called from within a find module, root paths from the parent's find
+ module will also be searched after paths for the current package. This can
+ be skipped if ``NO_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH`` is passed.
+
+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::
@@ -258,7 +265,7 @@ enabled.
CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH
CMAKE_APPBUNDLE_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).
@@ -269,26 +276,26 @@ enabled.
CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH
CMAKE_APPBUNDLE_PATH
-3. Search paths specified by the ``HINTS`` option. These should be paths
+4. Search 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. This can be
+5. Search the standard system environment variables. This can be
skipped if ``NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH`` is passed. Path entries
ending in ``/bin`` or ``/sbin`` are automatically converted to their
parent directories::
PATH
-5. Search paths stored in the CMake :ref:`User Package Registry`.
+6. Search paths stored in the CMake :ref:`User Package Registry`.
This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`` is passed or by
setting the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`
to ``TRUE``.
See the :manual:`cmake-packages(7)` manual for details on the user
package registry.
-6. Search cmake variables defined in the Platform files for the
+7. Search cmake variables defined in the Platform files for the
current system. This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH`` is
passed::
@@ -296,14 +303,14 @@ enabled.
CMAKE_SYSTEM_FRAMEWORK_PATH
CMAKE_SYSTEM_APPBUNDLE_PATH
-7. Search paths stored in the CMake :ref:`System Package Registry`.
+8. Search paths stored in the CMake :ref:`System Package Registry`.
This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`` is passed
or by setting the
:variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY` to ``TRUE``.
See the :manual:`cmake-packages(7)` manual for details on the system
package registry.
-8. Search paths specified by the ``PATHS`` option. These are typically
+9. Search paths specified by the ``PATHS`` option. These are typically
hard-coded guesses.
.. |FIND_XXX| replace:: find_package