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-rw-r--r--Help/command/execute_process.rst15
-rw-r--r--Help/policy/CMP0082.rst8
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/execute_process.rst b/Help/command/execute_process.rst
index 3a56dce..2d71352 100644
--- a/Help/command/execute_process.rst
+++ b/Help/command/execute_process.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ Execute one or more child processes.
[ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE]
[ENCODING <name>])
-Runs the given sequence of one or more commands in parallel with the standard
+Runs the given sequence of one or more commands.
+
+Commands are executed concurrently as a pipeline, with the standard
output of each process piped to the standard input of the next.
A single standard error pipe is used for all processes.
@@ -46,8 +48,9 @@ Options:
the child processes.
``TIMEOUT``
- The child processes will be terminated if they do not finish in the
- specified number of seconds (fractions are allowed).
+ After the specified number of seconds (fractions allowed), all unfinished
+ child processes will be terminated, and the ``RESULT_VARIABLE`` will be
+ set to a string mentioning the "timeout".
``RESULT_VARIABLE``
The variable will be set to contain the result of last child process.
@@ -56,9 +59,9 @@ Options:
``RESULTS_VARIABLE <variable>``
The variable will be set to contain the result of all processes as a
- :ref:`semicolon-separated list <CMake Language Lists>`, in order of the given ``COMMAND``
- arguments. Each entry will be an integer return code from the
- corresponding child or a string describing an error condition.
+ :ref:`semicolon-separated list <CMake Language Lists>`, in order of the
+ given ``COMMAND`` arguments. Each entry will be an integer return code
+ from the corresponding child or a string describing an error condition.
``OUTPUT_VARIABLE``, ``ERROR_VARIABLE``
The variable named will be set with the contents of the standard output
diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0082.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0082.rst
index 7b2ef04..8256444 100644
--- a/Help/policy/CMP0082.rst
+++ b/Help/policy/CMP0082.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ those in caller.
CMake 3.13 and lower ran the install rules from :command:`add_subdirectory`
after all other install rules, even if :command:`add_subdirectory` was called
-before the other install rules. CMake 3.14 and later interleaves these
-:command:`add_subdirectory` install rules with the others so that they are
-run in the order they are declared.
+before the other install rules. CMake 3.14 and above prefer to interleave
+these :command:`add_subdirectory` install rules with the others so that
+they are run in the order they are declared. This policy provides
+compatibility for projects that have not been updated to expect the
+new behavior.
The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to run the install rules from
:command:`add_subdirectory` after the other install rules. The ``NEW``