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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_VERSION.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_VERSION.rst index 6184f08..bbb1d91 100644 --- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_VERSION.rst +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_VERSION.rst @@ -1,24 +1,23 @@ CMAKE_VERSION ------------- -The CMake version string as up to four non-negative integer components +The CMake version string as three non-negative integer components separated by ``.`` and possibly followed by ``-`` and other information. -The first three components represent the feature level and the fourth +The first two components represent the feature level and the third component represents either a bug-fix level or development date. Release versions and release candidate versions of CMake use the format:: - <major>.<minor>.<patch>[.<tweak>][-rc<n>] + <major>.<minor>.<patch>[-rc<n>] -where the ``<tweak>`` component is less than ``20000000``. Development +where the ``<patch>`` component is less than ``20000000``. Development versions of CMake use the format:: - <major>.<minor>.<patch>.<date>[-<id>] + <major>.<minor>.<date>[-<id>] where the ``<date>`` component is of format ``CCYYMMDD`` and ``<id>`` may contain arbitrary text. This represents development as of a -particular date following the ``<major>.<minor>.<patch>`` feature -release. +particular date following the ``<major>.<minor>`` feature release. Individual component values are also available in variables: @@ -35,6 +34,12 @@ strings as floating-point numbers. .. note:: + CMake versions 2.8.2 through 2.8.12 used three components for the + feature level. Release versions represented the bug-fix level in a + fourth component, i.e. ``<major>.<minor>.<patch>[.<tweak>][-rc<n>]``. + Development versions represented the development date in the fourth + component, i.e. ``<major>.<minor>.<patch>.<date>[-<id>]``. + CMake versions prior to 2.8.2 used three components for the feature level and had no bug-fix component. Release versions used an even-valued second component, i.e. |