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Diffstat (limited to 'Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt b/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt index dde4dbbbc..42bf52b08 100644 --- a/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt +++ b/Help/command/FIND_XXX.txt @@ -79,17 +79,19 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: |prefix_XXX_SUBDIR| for each ``<prefix>`` in :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH` -1. If called from within a find module loaded by +1. If called from within a find module or any other script loaded by a call to :command:`find_package(<PackageName>)`, search prefixes unique to the - current package being found. Specifically look in the + current package being found. Specifically, look in the :variable:`<PackageName>_ROOT` CMake variable and the :envvar:`<PackageName>_ROOT` environment variable. - The package root variables are maintained as a stack so if called from - nested find modules, root paths from the parent's find module will be - searched after paths from the current module, - i.e. ``<CurrentPackage>_ROOT``, ``ENV{<CurrentPackage>_ROOT}``, + The package root variables are maintained as a stack, so if called from + nested find modules or config packages, root paths from the parent's find + module or config package will be searched after paths from the current + module or package. In other words, the search order would be + ``<CurrentPackage>_ROOT``, ``ENV{<CurrentPackage>_ROOT}``, ``<ParentPackage>_ROOT``, ``ENV{<ParentPackage>_ROOT}``, etc. - This can be skipped if ``NO_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH`` is passed. + This can be skipped if ``NO_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH`` is passed or by setting + the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_ROOT_PATH` to ``FALSE``. See policy :policy:`CMP0074`. * |FIND_PACKAGE_ROOT_PREFIX_PATH_XXX| @@ -97,7 +99,8 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: 2. Search paths specified in cmake-specific cache variables. These are intended to be used on the command line with a ``-DVAR=value``. The values are interpreted as :ref:`semicolon-separated lists <CMake Language Lists>`. - This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_PATH`` is passed. + This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_PATH`` is passed or by setting the + :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_PATH` to ``FALSE``. * |CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_XXX| * |CMAKE_XXX_PATH| @@ -107,7 +110,8 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: These are intended to be set in the user's shell configuration, and therefore use the host's native path separator (``;`` on Windows and ``:`` on UNIX). - This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH`` is passed. + This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH`` is passed or + by setting the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_ENVIRONMENT_PATH` to ``FALSE``. * |CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH_XXX| * |CMAKE_XXX_PATH| @@ -119,13 +123,16 @@ If ``NO_DEFAULT_PATH`` is not specified, the search process is as follows: Hard-coded guesses should be specified with the ``PATHS`` option. 5. Search the standard system environment variables. - This can be skipped if ``NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH`` is an argument. + This can be skipped if ``NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH`` is passed or by + setting the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_USE_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH` to ``FALSE``. * |SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH_XXX| + * |SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH_WINDOWS_XXX| 6. Search cmake variables defined in the Platform files for the current system. This can be skipped if ``NO_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH`` - is passed. + is passed or by setting the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH` + to ``FALSE``. * |CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH_XXX| * |CMAKE_SYSTEM_XXX_PATH| |