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+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/AUTOMOC.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Should the target be processed with automoc (for Qt projects).
AUTOMOC is a boolean specifying whether CMake will handle the Qt ``moc``
preprocessor automatically, i.e. without having to use the
:module:`QT4_WRAP_CPP() <FindQt4>` or QT5_WRAP_CPP() macro. Currently Qt4 and Qt5 are
-supported. When this property is set to ``TRUE``, CMake will scan the
+supported. When this property is set ``ON``, CMake will scan the
source files at build time and invoke moc accordingly. If an ``#include``
statement like ``#include "moc_foo.cpp"`` is found, the ``Q_OBJECT`` class
declaration is expected in the header, and ``moc`` is run on the header
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@ for ``Q_OBJECT`` macros, and if found, ``moc`` is also executed on those files.
The resulting moc files, which are not included as shown above in any
of the source files are included in a generated
``<targetname>_automoc.cpp`` file, which is compiled as part of the
-target. This property is initialized by the value of the variable
-:variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC` if it is set when a target is created.
+target. This property is initialized by the value of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC` variable if it is set when a target is created.
Additional command line options for moc can be set via the
:prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC_MOC_OPTIONS` property.
-By setting the :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE` variable to ``TRUE`` the
+By enabling the :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE` variable the
rules for searching the files which will be processed by moc can be relaxed.
See the documentation for this variable for more details.
-The global property :prop_gbl:`AUTOMOC_TARGETS_FOLDER` can be used to group the
+The global property :prop_gbl:`AUTOGEN_TARGETS_FOLDER` can be used to group the
automoc targets together in an IDE, e.g. in MSVS.
+
+See the :manual:`cmake-qt(7)` manual for more information on using CMake
+with Qt.