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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY.rst index ee109ba..768ed64 100644 --- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY.rst +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY.rst @@ -1,11 +1,16 @@ CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY -------------------------------- -Disable the :command:`export(PACKAGE)` command. +Disable the :command:`export(PACKAGE)` command when :policy:`CMP0090` +is not set to ``NEW``. In some cases, for example for packaging and for system wide installations, it is not desirable to write the user package registry. -If the :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY` variable is enabled, +If the ``CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`` variable is enabled, the :command:`export(PACKAGE)` command will do nothing. +If :policy:`CMP0090` is set to ``NEW`` this variable does nothing, and the +:variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_PACKAGE_REGISTRY` variable controls the behavior +instead. + See also :ref:`Disabling the Package Registry`. |