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| -rw-r--r-- | Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/policy/CMP0097.rst | 23 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/release/dev/external-project-support-no-git-submodules.rst | 6 |
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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst index 6bdabaf..44ea1a8 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Policies Introduced by CMake 3.16 .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 + CMP0097: ExternalProject_Add with GIT_SUBMODULES "" initializes no submodules. </policy/CMP0097> CMP0096: project() preserves leading zeros in version components. </policy/CMP0096> CMP0095: RPATH entries are properly escaped in the intermediary CMake install script. </policy/CMP0095> diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0097.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0097.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8a5ff88 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/policy/CMP0097.rst @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +CMP0097 +------- + +:command:`ExternalProject_Add` with ``GIT_SUBMODULES ""`` initializes no +submodules. + +The module provides a ``GIT_SUBMODULES`` option which controls what submodules +to initialize and update. Starting with CMake 3.16, explicitly setting +``GIT_SUBMODULES`` to an empty string means no submodules will be initialized +or updated. + +This policy provides compatibility for projects that have not been updated +to expect the new behavior. + +The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is for ``GIT_SUBMODULES`` when set to +an empty string to initialize and update all git submodules. +The ``New`` behavior for this policy is for ``GIT_SUBMODULES`` when set to +an empty string to initialize and update no git submodules. + +This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.16. Use the +:command:`cmake_policy` command to set it to ``OLD`` or ``NEW`` explicitly. +Unlike most policies, CMake version |release| does *not* warn +when this policy is not set and simply uses ``OLD`` behavior. diff --git a/Help/release/dev/external-project-support-no-git-submodules.rst b/Help/release/dev/external-project-support-no-git-submodules.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d4be66 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/release/dev/external-project-support-no-git-submodules.rst @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +external-project-support-no-git-submodules +------------------------------------------ + +* The :module:`ExternalProject` module's ``ExternalProject_Add`` command + has been updated so that ``GIT_SUBMODULES ""`` initializes no submodules. See + policy :policy:`CMP0097`. |