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CMP0018
-------
-Ignore CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS variable.
+Ignore ``CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS`` variable.
-CMake 2.8.8 and lower compiled sources in SHARED and MODULE libraries
-using the value of the undocumented CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS
+CMake 2.8.8 and lower compiled sources in ``SHARED`` and ``MODULE`` libraries
+using the value of the undocumented ``CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS``
platform variable. The variable contained platform-specific flags
needed to compile objects for shared libraries. Typically it included
-a flag such as -fPIC for position independent code but also included
+a flag such as ``-fPIC`` for position independent code but also included
other flags needed on certain platforms. CMake 2.8.9 and higher
-prefer instead to use the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property to
-determine what targets should be position independent, and new
+prefer instead to use the :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` target
+property to determine what targets should be position independent, and new
undocumented platform variables to select flags while ignoring
-CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS completely.
+``CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS`` completely.
The default for either approach produces identical compilation flags,
-but if a project modifies CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS from its
+but if a project modifies ``CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS`` from its
original value this policy determines which approach to use.
-The OLD behavior for this policy is to ignore the
-POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property for all targets and use the
-modified value of CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS for SHARED and
-MODULE libraries.
+The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to ignore the
+:prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` property for all targets and use the
+modified value of ``CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS`` for ``SHARED`` and
+``MODULE`` libraries.
-The NEW behavior for this policy is to ignore
-CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS whether it is modified or not and
-honor the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property.
+The ``NEW`` behavior for this policy is to ignore
+``CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS`` whether it is modified or not and
+honor the :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` target property.
This policy was introduced in CMake version 2.8.9. 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