1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmFindPathCommand.cxx b/Source/cmFindPathCommand.cxx
index 05ac43c..486fb53 100644
--- a/Source/cmFindPathCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmFindPathCommand.cxx
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ bool cmFindPathCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& argsIn)
     }
   if(this->AlreadyInCache)
     {
+    // If the user specifies the entry on the command line without a
+    // type we should add the type and docstring but keep the original
+    // value.
+    if(this->AlreadyInCacheWithoutMetaInfo)
+      {
+      this->Makefile->AddCacheDefinition(
+        this->VariableName.c_str(), "",
+        this->VariableDocumentation.c_str(),
+        (this->IncludeFileInPath ?
+         cmCacheManager::FILEPATH :cmCacheManager::PATH)
+        );
+      }
     return true;
     }
   std::string ff = this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK");