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CMake 3.13 and lower ran the install rules from :command:`add_subdirectory`
after all other install rules, even if :command:`add_subdirectory` was called
-before the other install rules. CMake 3.14 and later interleaves these
-:command:`add_subdirectory` install rules with the others so that they are
-run in the order they are declared.
+before the other install rules. CMake 3.14 and above prefer to interleave
+these :command:`add_subdirectory` install rules with the others so that
+they are run in the order they are declared. This policy provides
+compatibility for projects that have not been updated to expect the
+new behavior.
The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to run the install rules from
:command:`add_subdirectory` after the other install rules. The ``NEW``