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diff --git a/Source/cmInstallCommand.h b/Source/cmInstallCommand.h
index d31fef5..e74d3b9 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmInstallCommand.h
@@ -88,22 +88,26 @@ public:
"when a single file is installed by the command. "
"\n"
"The TARGETS signature:\n"
- " INSTALL(TARGETS targets... [[LIBRARY|RUNTIME]\n"
+ " INSTALL(TARGETS targets... [[ARCHIVE|LIBRARY|RUNTIME]\n"
" [DESTINATION <dir>]\n"
" [PERMISSIONS permissions...]\n"
" ] [...])\n"
"The TARGETS form specifies rules for installing targets from a "
- "project. There are two kinds of target files that may be "
- "installed: library and runtime. Static libraries and modules "
- "are always treated as library targets. Executables are always "
- "treated as runtime targets. For non-DLL platforms, shared libraries "
- "are treated as library targets. For DLL platforms, the DLL part of "
- "a shared library is treated as a runtime target and the corresponding "
- "import library is treated as a library target. All Windows-based "
- "systems including Cygwin are DLL platforms. The LIBRARY and RUNTIME "
- "arguments change the type of target to which the following properties "
- "apply. If neither is given the installation properties apply to "
- "both target types. If only one is given then only targets of that "
+ "project. There are three kinds of target files that may be "
+ "installed: archive, library, and runtime. "
+
+ "Executables are always treated as runtime targets. "
+ "Static libraries are always treated as archive targets. "
+ "Module libraries are always treated as library targets. "
+ "For non-DLL platforms shared libraries are treated as library targets. "
+ "For DLL platforms the DLL part of a shared library is treated as "
+ "a runtime target and the corresponding import library is treated as "
+ "an archive target. "
+ "All Windows-based systems including Cygwin are DLL platforms. "
+ "The ARCHIVE, LIBRARY, and RUNTIME "
+ "arguments change the type of target to which the subsequent properties "
+ "apply. If none is given the installation properties apply to "
+ "all target types. If only one is given then only targets of that "
"type will be installed (which can be used to install just a DLL or "
"just an import library)."
"\n"
@@ -113,14 +117,16 @@ public:
"targets \"myExe\", \"mySharedLib\", and \"myStaticLib\". The code\n"
" INSTALL(TARGETS myExe mySharedLib myStaticLib\n"
" RUNTIME DESTINATION bin\n"
- " LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)\n"
+ " LIBRARY DESTINATION lib\n"
+ " ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/static)\n"
" INSTALL(TARGETS mySharedLib DESTINATION /some/full/path)\n"
- "will install myExe to <prefix>/bin and myStaticLib to <prefix>/lib. "
+ "will install myExe to <prefix>/bin and myStaticLib to "
+ "<prefix>/lib/static. "
"On non-DLL platforms mySharedLib will be installed to <prefix>/lib and "
"/some/full/path. On DLL platforms the mySharedLib DLL will be "
"installed to <prefix>/bin and /some/full/path and its import library "
- "will be installed to <prefix>/lib and /some/full/path. On non-DLL "
- "platforms mySharedLib will be installed to <prefix>/lib and "
+ "will be installed to <prefix>/lib/static and /some/full/path. "
+ "On non-DLL platforms mySharedLib will be installed to <prefix>/lib and "
"/some/full/path."
"\n"
"The FILES signature:\n"