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Generated Installation Script
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. note::
+
+ Use of this feature is not recommended. Please consider using the
+ ``--install`` argument of :manual:`cmake(1)` instead.
+
The ``install()`` command generates a file, ``cmake_install.cmake``, inside
the build directory, which is used internally by the generated install target
and by CPack. You can also invoke this script manually with ``cmake -P``. This