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diff --git a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
index 5baf9e0..f83f992 100644
--- a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
+++ b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@
#
# This module provides the function GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER().
#
-# The GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER function can be used to generate a file
+# The ``GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER`` function can be used to generate a file
# suitable for preprocessor inclusion which contains EXPORT macros to be
-# used in library classes.
-#
-# GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER( LIBRARY_TARGET
-#
-# ::
+# used in library classes::
#
+# GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER( LIBRARY_TARGET
# [BASE_NAME <base_name>]
# [EXPORT_MACRO_NAME <export_macro_name>]
# [EXPORT_FILE_NAME <export_file_name>]
@@ -23,20 +20,21 @@
# [NO_DEPRECATED_MACRO_NAME <no_deprecated_macro_name>]
# [DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED]
# [PREFIX_NAME <prefix_name>]
+# )
#
-# )
#
-# The target properties CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET and
-# VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN can be used to add the appropriate compile
-# flags for targets. See the documentation of those target properties,
-# and the convenience variables CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET and
-# CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN.
+# The target properties :prop_tgt:`CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET <<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET>`
+# and :prop_tgt:`VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN` can be used to add the appropriate
+# compile flags for targets. See the documentation of those target properties,
+# and the convenience variables
+# :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET <CMAKE_<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET>` and
+# :variable:`CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN`.
#
-# By default GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER() generates macro names in a file
+# By default ``GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER()`` generates macro names in a file
# name determined by the name of the library. This means that in the
-# simplest case, users of generate_export_header will be equivalent to:
+# simplest case, users of ``GenerateExportHeader`` will be equivalent to:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: cmake
#
# set(CMAKE_CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden)
# set(CMAKE_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN 1)
@@ -49,10 +47,9 @@
# )
#
#
-#
# And in the ABI header files:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: c++
#
# #include "somelib_export.h"
# class SOMELIB_EXPORT SomeClass {
@@ -60,17 +57,16 @@
# };
#
#
-#
# The CMake fragment will generate a file in the
-# ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} called somelib_export.h containing the
-# macros SOMELIB_EXPORT, SOMELIB_NO_EXPORT, SOMELIB_DEPRECATED,
-# SOMELIB_DEPRECATED_EXPORT and SOMELIB_DEPRECATED_NO_EXPORT. The
+# ``${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}`` called ``somelib_export.h`` containing the
+# macros ``SOMELIB_EXPORT``, ``SOMELIB_NO_EXPORT``, ``SOMELIB_DEPRECATED``,
+# ``SOMELIB_DEPRECATED_EXPORT`` and ``SOMELIB_DEPRECATED_NO_EXPORT``. The
# resulting file should be installed with other headers in the library.
#
-# The BASE_NAME argument can be used to override the file name and the
-# names used for the macros
+# The ``BASE_NAME`` argument can be used to override the file name and the
+# names used for the macros:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: cmake
#
# add_library(somelib someclass.cpp)
# generate_export_header(somelib
@@ -78,14 +74,14 @@
# )
#
#
+# Generates a file called ``other_name_export.h`` containing the macros
+# ``OTHER_NAME_EXPORT``, ``OTHER_NAME_NO_EXPORT`` and ``OTHER_NAME_DEPRECATED``
+# etc.
#
-# Generates a file called other_name_export.h containing the macros
-# OTHER_NAME_EXPORT, OTHER_NAME_NO_EXPORT and OTHER_NAME_DEPRECATED etc.
-#
-# The BASE_NAME may be overridden by specifiying other options in the
+# The ``BASE_NAME`` may be overridden by specifiying other options in the
# function. For example:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: cmake
#
# add_library(somelib someclass.cpp)
# generate_export_header(somelib
@@ -93,11 +89,10 @@
# )
#
#
+# creates the macro ``OTHER_NAME_EXPORT`` instead of ``SOMELIB_EXPORT``, but
+# other macros and the generated file name is as default:
#
-# creates the macro OTHER_NAME_EXPORT instead of SOMELIB_EXPORT, but
-# other macros and the generated file name is as default.
-#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: cmake
#
# add_library(somelib someclass.cpp)
# generate_export_header(somelib
@@ -105,17 +100,16 @@
# )
#
#
+# creates the macro ``KDE_DEPRECATED`` instead of ``SOMELIB_DEPRECATED``.
#
-# creates the macro KDE_DEPRECATED instead of SOMELIB_DEPRECATED.
-#
-# If LIBRARY_TARGET is a static library, macros are defined without
+# If ``LIBRARY_TARGET`` is a static library, macros are defined without
# values.
#
# If the same sources are used to create both a shared and a static
-# library, the uppercased symbol ${BASE_NAME}_STATIC_DEFINE should be
-# used when building the static library
+# library, the uppercased symbol ``${BASE_NAME}_STATIC_DEFINE`` should be
+# used when building the static library:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: cmake
#
# add_library(shared_variant SHARED ${lib_SRCS})
# add_library(static_variant ${lib_SRCS})
@@ -123,16 +117,14 @@
# set_target_properties(static_variant PROPERTIES
# COMPILE_FLAGS -DLIBSHARED_AND_STATIC_STATIC_DEFINE)
#
-#
-#
# This will cause the export macros to expand to nothing when building
# the static library.
#
-# If DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED is specified, then a macro
-# ${BASE_NAME}_NO_DEPRECATED will be defined This macro can be used to
-# remove deprecated code from preprocessor output.
+# If ``DEFINE_NO_DEPRECATED`` is specified, then a macro
+# ``${BASE_NAME}_NO_DEPRECATED`` will be defined This macro can be used to
+# remove deprecated code from preprocessor output:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: cmake
#
# option(EXCLUDE_DEPRECATED "Exclude deprecated parts of the library" FALSE)
# if (EXCLUDE_DEPRECATED)
@@ -141,10 +133,9 @@
# generate_export_header(somelib ${NO_BUILD_DEPRECATED})
#
#
-#
# And then in somelib:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: c++
#
# class SOMELIB_EXPORT SomeClass
# {
@@ -154,42 +145,38 @@
# #endif
# };
#
-#
-#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: c++
#
# #ifndef SOMELIB_NO_DEPRECATED
# void SomeClass::oldMethod() { }
# #endif
#
#
-#
-# If PREFIX_NAME is specified, the argument will be used as a prefix to
+# If ``PREFIX_NAME`` is specified, the argument will be used as a prefix to
# all generated macros.
#
# For example:
#
-# ::
+# .. code-block:: cmake
#
# generate_export_header(somelib PREFIX_NAME VTK_)
#
+# Generates the macros ``VTK_SOMELIB_EXPORT`` etc.
#
+# ::
#
-# Generates the macros VTK_SOMELIB_EXPORT etc.
-#
-#
-#
-# ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS( [<output_variable>] )
+# ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS( [<output_variable>] )
#
-# The ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS function adds -fvisibility=hidden to
-# CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS if supported, and is a no-op on Windows which does not
-# need extra compiler flags for exporting support. You may optionally
-# pass a single argument to ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS that will be
-# populated with the required CXX_FLAGS required to enable visibility
+# The ``ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS`` function adds ``-fvisibility=hidden`` to
+# :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS <CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS>` if supported, and is a no-op
+# on Windows which does not need extra compiler flags for exporting support.
+# You may optionally pass a single argument to ``ADD_COMPILER_EXPORT_FLAGS``
+# that will be populated with the ``CXX_FLAGS`` required to enable visibility
# support for the compiler/architecture in use.
#
# This function is deprecated. Set the target properties
-# CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET and VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN instead.
+# :prop_tgt:`CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET <<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET>` and
+# :prop_tgt:`VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN` instead.
#=============================================================================
# Copyright 2011 Stephen Kelly <steveire@gmail.com>