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diff --git a/Help/dev/source.rst b/Help/dev/source.rst
index 65a6adf..0ccb8f4 100644
--- a/Help/dev/source.rst
+++ b/Help/dev/source.rst
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ It is allowed to pass raw pointers between objects to enable objects sharing.
A raw pointer **must** not be deleted. Only the object(s) owning the smart
pointer are allowed to delete dynamically allocated memory.
+Third Parties
+=============
+
+To build CMake, some third parties are needed. Under ``Utilities``
+directory, are versions of these third parties which can be used as an
+alternate to the ones provided by the system.
+
+To enable the selection of the third parties between the system and CMake ones,
+in CMake sources, third parties headers must be prefixed by ``cm3p/``
+(for example: ``<cm3p/json/reader.h>``). These wrappers are located under
+``Utilities/cm3p`` directory.
+
Source Tree Layout
==================
@@ -208,6 +220,9 @@ The CMake source tree is organized as follows.
* ``Utilities/std/cmext``:
Extensions to the C++ STL.
+ * ``Utilities/cm3p``:
+ Public headers for third parties needed to build CMake.
+
* ``Utilities/Sphinx/``:
Sphinx configuration to build CMake user documentation.
diff --git a/Help/guide/user-interaction/index.rst b/Help/guide/user-interaction/index.rst
index 3a1038f..c724b6f 100644
--- a/Help/guide/user-interaction/index.rst
+++ b/Help/guide/user-interaction/index.rst
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ populated. It is always advised to use different
directories for the source and the build.
.. image:: /guide/user-interaction/GUI-Source-Binary.png
+ :alt: Choosing source and binary directories
Generating a Buildsystem
========================
@@ -246,16 +247,19 @@ The "Configure" button triggers a new dialog to
select the CMake generator to use.
.. image:: /guide/user-interaction/GUI-Configure-Dialog.png
+ :alt: Configuring a generator
All generators available on the command line are also
available in :manual:`cmake-gui(1)`.
.. image:: /guide/user-interaction/GUI-Choose-Generator.png
+ :alt: Choosing a generator
When choosing a Visual Studio generator, further options
are available to set an architecture to generate for.
.. image:: /manual/VS-Choose-Arch.png
+ :alt: Choosing an architecture for Visual Studio generators
.. _`Setting Build Variables`:
@@ -356,6 +360,7 @@ button. This triggers a new dialog to set the value of
the variable.
.. image:: /guide/user-interaction/GUI-Add-Entry.png
+ :alt: Editing a cache entry
The main view of the :manual:`cmake-gui(1)` user interface
can be used to edit existing variables.