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-rw-r--r--Help/command/get_filename_component.rst2
-rw-r--r--Help/dev/review.rst19
-rw-r--r--Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt7
-rw-r--r--Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/generator/Visual Studio 16 2019.rst4
-rw-r--r--Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst9
-rw-r--r--Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst1
-rw-r--r--Help/manual/cmake.1.rst5
-rw-r--r--Help/prop_dir/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst6
-rw-r--r--Help/prop_tgt/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst7
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/FindPython-NumPy-component.rst5
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/cmake-gui-s-b.rst5
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/compare_files-ignore-eol.rst6
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/get_filename_component_last_ext.rst6
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/max-recursion-depth.rst6
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/vs2019.rst5
-rw-r--r--Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst4
-rw-r--r--Help/variable/CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH.rst33
-rw-r--r--Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCHITECTURE.rst10
22 files changed, 133 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/get_filename_component.rst b/Help/command/get_filename_component.rst
index 3e3c9c3..f55499a 100644
--- a/Help/command/get_filename_component.rst
+++ b/Help/command/get_filename_component.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Sets ``<var>`` to a component of ``<FileName>``, where ``<mode>`` is one of:
NAME = File name without directory
EXT = File name longest extension (.b.c from d/a.b.c)
NAME_WE = File name without directory or longest extension
+ LAST_EXT = File name last extention (.c from d/a.b.c)
+ NAME_WLE = File name without directory or last extension
PATH = Legacy alias for DIRECTORY (use for CMake <= 2.8.11)
Paths are returned with forward slashes and have no trailing slashes.
diff --git a/Help/dev/review.rst b/Help/dev/review.rst
index 0c4eded..1d664c4 100644
--- a/Help/dev/review.rst
+++ b/Help/dev/review.rst
@@ -238,12 +238,10 @@ Referencing Commits in Commit Messages
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The preferred form for references to other commits is
-``commit <commit> (<subject>, <date>)``, where:
+``commit <shorthash> (<subject>, <date>)``, where:
-* ``<commit>``:
- If available, a tag-relative name of the commit produced by
- ``git describe --contains <commit-ish>``. Otherwise, the first
- 8-10 characters of the commit ``<hash>``.
+* ``<shorthash>``:
+ The abbreviated hash of the commit.
* ``<subject>``:
The first line of the commit message.
@@ -252,6 +250,17 @@ The preferred form for references to other commits is
The author date of the commit, in its original time zone, formatted as
``CCYY-MM-DD``. ``git-log(1)`` shows the original time zone by default.
+This may be generated with
+``git show -s --date=short --pretty="format:%h (%s, %ad)" <commit>``.
+
+If the commit is a fix for the mentioned commit, consider using a ``Fixes:``
+trailer in the commit message with the specified format. This trailer should
+not be word-wrapped. Note that if there is also an issue for what is being
+fixed, it is preferrable to link to the issue instead.
+
+If relevant, add the first release tag of CMake containing the commit after
+the ``<date>``, i.e., ``commit <shorthash> (<subject>, <date>, <tag>)``.
+
Alternatively, the full commit ``<hash>`` may be used.
Revising Commit Messages
diff --git a/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt b/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
index 5d13e77..4eb900f 100644
--- a/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
+++ b/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
For each toolset that comes with this version of Visual Studio, there are
variants that are themselves compiled for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) hosts
-(independent of the architecture they target). By default Visual Studio
-chooses the 32-bit variant even on a 64-bit host. One may request use of the
-64-bit host tools by adding a ``host=x64`` option to the toolset specification.
+(independent of the architecture they target).
+|VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH_DEFAULT|
+One may explicitly request use of either the 32-bit or 64-bit host tools
+by adding either ``host=x86`` or ``host=x64`` to the toolset specification.
See the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` variable for details.
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst
index d342c53..fb8e021 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst
@@ -42,4 +42,7 @@ The ``v120`` toolset that comes with Visual Studio 12 2013 is selected by
default. The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` option may be set, perhaps
via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option, to specify another toolset.
+.. |VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH_DEFAULT| replace::
+ By default this generator uses the 32-bit variant even on a 64-bit host.
+
.. include:: VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst
index 106b7c5..7383f7a 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ The ``v140`` toolset that comes with Visual Studio 14 2015 is selected by
default. The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` option may be set, perhaps
via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option, to specify another toolset.
+.. |VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH_DEFAULT| replace::
+ By default this generator uses the 32-bit variant even on a 64-bit host.
+
.. include:: VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst
index 52c1fa0..7e6f0fb 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst
@@ -56,4 +56,7 @@ The ``v141`` toolset that comes with Visual Studio 15 2017 is selected by
default. The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` option may be set, perhaps
via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option, to specify another toolset.
+.. |VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH_DEFAULT| replace::
+ By default this generator uses the 32-bit variant even on a 64-bit host.
+
.. include:: VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 16 2019.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 16 2019.rst
index 6f2bc56..b456554 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 16 2019.rst
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 16 2019.rst
@@ -46,4 +46,8 @@ The ``v142`` toolset that comes with Visual Studio 16 2019 is selected by
default. The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` option may be set, perhaps
via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option, to specify another toolset.
+.. |VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH_DEFAULT| replace::
+ By default this generator uses the 64-bit variant on x64 hosts and
+ the 32-bit variant otherwise.
+
.. include:: VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst
index 9322e33..856aa2f 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Synopsis
cmake-gui [<options>]
cmake-gui [<options>] {<path-to-source> | <path-to-existing-build>}
+ cmake-gui [<options>] -S <path-to-source> -B <path-to-build>
Description
===========
@@ -27,6 +28,14 @@ native tool on their platform.
Options
=======
+``-S <path-to-source>``
+ Path to root directory of the CMake project to build.
+
+``-B <path-to-build>``
+ Path to directory which CMake will use as the root of build directory.
+
+ If the directory doesn't already exist CMake will make it.
+
.. include:: OPTIONS_HELP.txt
See Also
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
index bd6a58f..de4ce3d 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ Variables that Change Behavior
/variable/CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH
/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DIRECTORIES_BEFORE
/variable/CMAKE_MFC_FLAG
+ /variable/CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH
/variable/CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
/variable/CMAKE_NOT_USING_CONFIG_FLAGS
/variable/CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMPNNNN
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
index 77178b8..f3b81ec 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
@@ -381,9 +381,10 @@ Available commands are:
``chdir <dir> <cmd> [<arg>...]``
Change the current working directory and run a command.
-``compare_files <file1> <file2>``
+``compare_files [--ignore-eol] <file1> <file2>``
Check if ``<file1>`` is same as ``<file2>``. If files are the same,
- then returns 0, if not it returns 1.
+ then returns 0, if not it returns 1. The ``--ignore-eol`` option
+ implies line-wise comparison and ignores LF/CRLF differences.
``copy <file>... <destination>``
Copy files to ``<destination>`` (either file or directory).
diff --git a/Help/prop_dir/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst b/Help/prop_dir/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
index 1aa24e4..9d3192c 100644
--- a/Help/prop_dir/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_dir/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ A property on a directory that indicates if its targets are excluded
from the default build target. If it is not, then with a Makefile for
example typing make will cause the targets to be built. The same
concept applies to the default build of other generators.
+
+Targets inherit the :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` property from the directory
+that they are created in. When a directory is excluded, all of its targets will
+have :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` set to ``TRUE``. After creating such a target
+you can change its :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` property to ``FALSE``. This
+will cause the target to be included in the default build target.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
index caa5741..e7457e1 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ the default build target. If it is not, then with a Makefile for
example typing make will cause this target to be built. The same
concept applies to the default build of other generators. Installing
a target with EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL set to true has undefined behavior.
+
+This property is enabled by default for targets that are created in
+directories that have :prop_dir:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` set to ``TRUE``.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst b/Help/release/dev/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..519ac42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+----------------
+
+* A target's :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` property can now override the
+ setting of its directory. A target will now be built as part of "all"
+ if its :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` property is set to ``OFF``, even if its
+ containing directory is marked as :prop_dir:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/FindPython-NumPy-component.rst b/Help/release/dev/FindPython-NumPy-component.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ea6cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/FindPython-NumPy-component.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FindPython-NumPy-component
+--------------------------
+
+* The :module:`FindPython`, :module:`FindPython2`, and :module:`FindPython3`
+ modules gained support for ``NumPy`` component.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/cmake-gui-s-b.rst b/Help/release/dev/cmake-gui-s-b.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9447eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/cmake-gui-s-b.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cmake-gui-s-b
+-------------
+
+* The :manual:`cmake-gui(1)` dialog gained new ``-S`` and ``-B`` arguments to
+ explicitly specify source and build directories.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/compare_files-ignore-eol.rst b/Help/release/dev/compare_files-ignore-eol.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc32921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/compare_files-ignore-eol.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+compare_files-ignore-eol
+------------------------
+
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E compare_files`` command learned a new
+ ``--ignore-eol`` option to specify that end-of-line differences (e.g. LF vs
+ CRLF) should be ignored when comparing files.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/get_filename_component_last_ext.rst b/Help/release/dev/get_filename_component_last_ext.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2487dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/get_filename_component_last_ext.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+get_filename_component_last_ext
+-------------------------------
+
+* The :command:`get_filename_component` command gained new
+ ``LAST_EXT`` and ``NAME_WLE`` variants to work with the
+ extension after the last ``.`` in the name.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/max-recursion-depth.rst b/Help/release/dev/max-recursion-depth.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d9c781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/max-recursion-depth.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+max-recursion-depth
+-------------------
+
+* CMake now imposes a maximum recursion limit to prevent a stack overflow on
+ scripts that recurse infinitely. The limit can be adjusted at runtime with
+ :variable:`CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH`.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/vs2019.rst b/Help/release/dev/vs2019.rst
index 1ffdeec..ee9a2f2 100644
--- a/Help/release/dev/vs2019.rst
+++ b/Help/release/dev/vs2019.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ vs2019
------
* The :generator:`Visual Studio 16 2019` generator was added. This is
- experimental and based on "Visual Studio 2019 Preview 1.1" because this
+ experimental and based on "Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2" because this
version of VS has not been released.
The VS 2019 generator differs from generators for earlier versions
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ vs2019
in the generator name. Instead :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM`
must be used, e.g. through the ``-A`` command-line option. Furthermore,
the default target platform (architecture) is now based on the *host*
- platform.
+ platform. The VS host toolset selection is now based on the host
+ architecture as well.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst
index e9bc28b..e77f211 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET.rst
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ Supported pairs are:
and above with the CUDA toolkit VS integration installed.
See the :variable:`CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_CUDA` variable.
-``host=x64``
- Request use of the native ``x64`` toolchain on ``x64`` hosts.
+``host=<arch>``
+ Specify the host tools architecture as ``x64`` or ``x86``.
Supported by VS 2013 and above.
See the :variable:`CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCHITECTURE`
variable.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7110b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH
+-----------------------------
+
+Maximum recursion depth for CMake scripts. It is intended to be set on the
+command line with ``-DCMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH=<x>``, or within
+``CMakeLists.txt`` by projects that require a large recursion depth. Projects
+that set this variable should provide the user with a way to override it. For
+example:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
+
+ # About to perform deeply recursive actions
+ if(NOT CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH)
+ set(CMAKE_MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH 2000)
+ endif()
+
+If it is not set, or is set to a non-integer value, a sensible default limit is
+used. If the recursion limit is reached, the script terminates immediately with
+a fatal error.
+
+Calling any of the following commands increases the recursion depth:
+
+* :command:`include`
+* :command:`find_package`
+* :command:`add_subdirectory`
+* :command:`try_compile`
+* :command:`ctest_read_custom_files`
+* :command:`ctest_run_script` (unless ``NEW_PROCESS`` is specified)
+* User-defined :command:`function`'s and :command:`macro`'s (note that
+ :command:`function` and :command:`macro` themselves don't increase recursion
+ depth)
+* Reading or writing variables that are being watched by a
+ :command:`variable_watch`
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCHITECTURE.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCHITECTURE.rst
index 9b59c52..99ac90d 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCHITECTURE.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCHITECTURE.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCHITECTURE
Visual Studio preferred tool architecture.
-The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2013 and above support optional
-selection of a 64-bit toolchain on 64-bit hosts by specifying a ``host=x64``
-value in the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` option. CMake provides
-the selected toolchain architecture preference in this variable (either
-``x64`` or empty).
+The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2013 and above support using
+either the 32-bit or 64-bit host toolchains by specifying a ``host=x86``
+or ``host=x64`` value in the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` option.
+CMake provides the selected toolchain architecture preference in this
+variable (``x86``, ``x64``, or empty).