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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY.rst index fdc5d81..b03d956 100644 --- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY.rst +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY.rst @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY -------------------- -Path to top of source tree. +Path to top of source tree. Same as :variable:`CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR`. -This is the path to the top level of the source tree. +This is an internal cache entry used to locate the source directory +when loading a ``CMakeCache.txt`` from a build tree. It should not +be used in project code. The variable :variable:`CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR` +has the same value and should be preferred. |