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diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0017.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0017.rst index 9f0f038..99bd090 100644 --- a/Help/policy/CMP0017.rst +++ b/Help/policy/CMP0017.rst @@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ CMP0017 Prefer files from the CMake module directory when including from there. Starting with CMake 2.8.4, if a cmake-module shipped with CMake (i.e. -located in the CMake module directory) calls include() or +located in the CMake module directory) calls :command:`include` or find_package(), the files located in the CMake module directory are -preferred over the files in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH. This makes sure that -the modules belonging to CMake always get those files included which +preferred over the files in :variable:`CMAKE_MODULE_PATH`. This makes sure +that the modules belonging to CMake always get those files included which they expect, and against which they were developed and tested. In all -other cases, the files found in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH still take +other cases, the files found in :variable:`CMAKE_MODULE_PATH` still take precedence over the ones in the CMake module directory. The OLD behavior is to always prefer files from CMAKE_MODULE_PATH over files from the CMake modules directory. This policy was introduced in CMake version 2.8.4. CMake version -|release| warns when the policy is not set and uses OLD behavior. Use -the cmake_policy command to set it to OLD or NEW explicitly. +|release| warns when the policy is not set and uses ``OLD`` behavior. Use +the :command:`cmake_policy` command to set it to ``OLD`` or ``NEW`` explicitly. .. include:: DEPRECATED.txt |