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@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME
Name of the OS CMake is running on.
-The same as CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME but for the host system instead of the
-target system when cross compiling.
+On systems that have the uname command, this variable is set to the
+output of uname -s. ``Linux``, ``Windows``, and ``Darwin`` for Mac OS X
+are the values found on the big three operating systems.