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+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-qt.7.rst
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ be included by the user in the C++ implementation file with a preprocessor
Included ``moc_*.cpp`` and ``*.moc`` files will be generated in the
``<AUTOGEN_BUILD_DIR>/include`` directory which is
automatically added to the target's :prop_tgt:`INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`.
-(This differs from CMake 3.7 and below; see their documentation for details.)
+
+* This differs from CMake 3.7 and below; see their documentation for details.
+
+* For multi configuration generators, the include directory is
+ ``<AUTOGEN_BUILD_DIR>/include_<CONFIG>``.
* See :prop_tgt:`AUTOGEN_BUILD_DIR`.
@@ -91,6 +95,10 @@ following targets by setting the :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC` variable. The
options to pass to ``moc``. The :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS`
variable may be populated to pre-set the options for all following targets.
+The appearance of the strings ``Q_OBJECT`` or ``Q_GADGET`` in a source file
+determines if it needs to be ``moc`` processed. To search for additional
+strings, list them in :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC_MACRO_NAMES`.
+
Additional ``moc`` dependency file names can be extracted from source code
by using :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC_DEPEND_FILTERS`.
@@ -107,15 +115,26 @@ inspects the C++ files in the target to determine if they require ``uic`` to
be run, and to create rules to execute ``uic`` at the appropriate time.
If a preprocessor ``#include`` directive is found which matches
-``ui_<basename>.h``, and a ``<basename>.ui`` file exists, then ``uic`` will
-be executed to generate the appropriate file. The ``<basename>.ui`` file is
-searched for first in the vicinity of including file and afterwards in the
-optional :prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC_SEARCH_PATHS` of the target.
+``<path>ui_<basename>.h``, and a ``<basename>.ui`` file exists,
+then ``uic`` will be executed to generate the appropriate file.
+The ``<basename>.ui`` file is searched for in the following places
+
+1. ``<source_dir>/<basename>.ui``
+2. ``<source_dir>/<path><basename>.ui``
+3. ``<AUTOUIC_SEARCH_PATHS>/<basename>.ui``
+4. ``<AUTOUIC_SEARCH_PATHS>/<path><basename>.ui``
+
+where ``<source_dir>`` is the directory of the C++ file and
+:prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC_SEARCH_PATHS` is a list of additional search paths.
The generated generated ``ui_*.h`` files are placed in the
``<AUTOGEN_BUILD_DIR>/include`` directory which is
automatically added to the target's :prop_tgt:`INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`.
-(This differs from CMake 3.7 and below; see their documentation for details.)
+
+* This differs from CMake 3.7 and below; see their documentation for details.
+
+* For multi configuration generators, the include directory is
+ ``<AUTOGEN_BUILD_DIR>/include_<CONFIG>``.
* See :prop_tgt:`AUTOGEN_BUILD_DIR`.