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| -rw-r--r-- | Help/manual/cmake-language.7.rst | 18 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-language.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-language.7.rst index 27b5d30..87f8f9d 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-language.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-language.7.rst @@ -183,18 +183,18 @@ same length: .. productionlist:: bracket_argument: `bracket_open` `bracket_content` `bracket_close` - bracket_open: '[' '='{len} '[' - bracket_content: <any text not containing a `bracket_close` - : of the same {len} as the `bracket_open`> - bracket_close: ']' '='{len} ']' + bracket_open: '[' '='* '[' + bracket_content: <any text not containing a `bracket_close` with + : the same number of '=' as the `bracket_open`> + bracket_close: ']' '='* ']' .. raw:: latex \end{small} -An opening bracket of length *len >= 0* is written ``[`` followed -by *len* ``=`` followed by ``[`` and the corresponding closing -bracket is written ``]`` followed by *len* ``=`` followed by ``]``. +An opening bracket is written ``[`` followed by zero or more ``=`` followed +by ``[``. The corresponding closing bracket is written ``]`` followed +by the same number of ``=`` followed by ``]``. Brackets do not nest. A unique length may always be chosen for the opening and closing brackets to contain closing brackets of other lengths. @@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ For example: beginning of an unquoted argument, and are treated as part of the content. For example, the unquoted arguments ``-Da="b c"``, ``-Da=$(v)``, and ``a" "b"c"d`` are each interpreted literally. + They may instead be written as quoted arguments ``"-Da=\"b c\""``, + ``"-Da=$(v)"``, and ``"a\" \"b\"c\"d"``, respectively. Make-style references are treated literally as part of the content and do not undergo variable expansion. They are treated as part @@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ Function Scope create commands that, when invoked, process the recorded commands in a new variable binding scope. A variable "set" or "unset" binds in this scope and is visible for the current function and - any nested calls, but not after the function returns. + any nested calls within it, but not after the function returns. Directory Scope Each of the `Directories`_ in a source tree has its own variable |