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@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ The generator used to build the project. See :manual:`cmake-generators(7)`.
The name of the generator that is being used to generate the build
files. (e.g. ``Unix Makefiles``, ``Ninja``, etc.)
+
+The value of this variable should never be modified by project code.
+A generator may be selected via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-G`` option,
+interactively in :manual:`cmake-gui(1)`, or via the :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR`
+environment variable.