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diff --git a/Help/envvar/CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH.rst b/Help/envvar/CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..276fdd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/envvar/CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH.rst @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH +----------------- + +.. include:: ENV_VAR.txt + +The ``CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH`` environment variable may be set to a list of +directories specifying installation *prefixes* to be searched by the +:command:`find_package`, :command:`find_program`, :command:`find_library`, +:command:`find_file`, and :command:`find_path` commands. Each command will +add appropriate subdirectories (like ``bin``, ``lib``, or ``include``) +as specified in its own documentation. + +This variable may hold a single prefix or a list of prefixes separated +by ``:`` on UNIX or ``;`` on Windows (the same as the ``PATH`` environment +variable convention on those platforms). + +See also the :variable:`CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH` CMake variable. |