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CMake 3.15 Release Notes
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.. contents::
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Changes made since CMake 3.14 include the following.
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New Features
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============
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Generators
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* The :generator:`Xcode` generator now supports per-target schemes.
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See the :variable:`CMAKE_XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME` variable and
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:prop_tgt:`XCODE_GENERATE_SCHEME` target property.
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* The :generator:`Green Hills MULTI` generator has been updated:
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* It now supports the :command:`add_custom_command` and
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:command:`add_custom_target` commands.
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* It is now available on Linux.
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Languages
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* Preliminary support for the ``Swift`` language was added to the
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:generator:`Ninja` generator:
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* Use the :envvar:`SWIFTC` environment variable to specify a compiler.
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* The :prop_tgt:`Swift_DEPENDENCIES_FILE` target property and
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:prop_sf:`Swift_DEPENDENCIES_FILE` source file property were added
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to customize dependency files.
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* The :prop_tgt:`Swift_MODULE_NAME` target property was added to
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customize the Swift module name.
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* The :prop_sf:`Swift_DIAGNOSTICS_FILE` source property was added to
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indicate where to write the serialized Swift diagnostics.
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The Swift support is experimental, not considered stable, and may change
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in future releases of CMake.
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Compilers
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---------
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* The ``Clang`` compiler variant on Windows that targets the MSVC ABI
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but has a GNU-like command line is now supported.
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* Support for the Clang-based ARM compiler was added with compiler id
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``ARMClang``.
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* Support was added for the IAR compiler architectures Renesas RX,
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RL78, RH850 and Texas Instruments MSP430.
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* Support was added for the IAR compilers built for Linux (IAR BuildLx).
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Command-Line
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------------
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* The :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR` environment variable was added
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to specify a default generator to use when :manual:`cmake(1)` is
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run without a ``-G`` option. Additionally, environment variables
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:envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM`, :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET`,
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and :envvar:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE` were created to configure
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the generator.
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* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``--build`` tool ``--target`` parameter gained support
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for multiple targets, e.g. ``cmake --build . --target Library1 Library2``.
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It now also has a short form ``-t`` alias, e.g.
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``cmake --build . -t Library1 Library2``.
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* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command gained a new ``--install`` option.
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This may be used after building a project to run installation without
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using the generated build system or the native build tool.
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* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command learned a new CLI option ``--loglevel``.
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* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E remove_directory`` command-line tool learned
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to support removing multiple directories.
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* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` tool has been improved:
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* It now continues adding files to an archive even if some of the files
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are not readable. This behavior is more consistent with the
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classic ``tar`` tool.
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* It now parses all flags, and if an invalid flag was provided, a
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warning is issued.
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* It now displays an error if no action flag was specified, along with a
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list of possible actions: ``t`` (list), ``c`` (create) or ``x`` (extract).
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* It now supports extracting (``-x``) or listing (``-t``) only specific
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files or directories.
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* It now supports Zstandard compression with a ``--zstd`` option.
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Zstandard was designed to give a compression ratio comparable to that
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of the DEFLATE (zip) algorithm, but faster, especially for decompression.
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Commands
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--------
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* The :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target` commands
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gained a new ``JOB_POOL`` option that works with the :generator:`Ninja`
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generator to set the pool variable on the build statement.
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* The :command:`add_library` command ``ALIAS`` option learned to support
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import libraries of the ``UNKNOWN`` type.
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* The :command:`cmake_parse_arguments` command gained an additional
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``<prefix>_KEYWORDS_MISSING_VALUES`` output variable to report
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keyword arguments that were given by the caller with no values.
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* The :command:`execute_process` command gained a ``COMMAND_ECHO`` option
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and supporting :variable:`CMAKE_EXECUTE_PROCESS_COMMAND_ECHO` variable
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to enable echoing of the command-line string before execution.
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* The :command:`file(INSTALL)` command learned a new argument,
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``FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN``, which can be used to recursively resolve and
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install symlinks.
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* :command:`list` learned new sub-commands:
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``PREPEND``, ``POP_FRONT`` and ``POP_BACK``.
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* The :command:`message` command learned new types:
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``NOTICE``, ``VERBOSE``, ``DEBUG`` and ``TRACE``.
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* The :command:`string` learned a new sub-command ``REPEAT``.
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Variables
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---------
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` variable and corresponding
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:prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` target property learned to support
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arguments to the emulator.
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_PREFER_CONFIG` variable was added to tell
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:command:`find_package` calls to look for a package configuration
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file first even if a find module is available.
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_FRAMEWORK` variable was added to initialize the
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:prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` property on all targets.
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_VS_JUST_MY_CODE_DEBUGGING` variable and
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:prop_tgt:`VS_JUST_MY_CODE_DEBUGGING` target property were added to
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enable the Just My Code feature of the Visual Studio Debugger when
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compiling with MSVC cl 19.05 and higher.
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` variable and
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:prop_tgt:`MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` target property were introduced to
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select the runtime library used by compilers targeting the MSVC ABI.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0091`.
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE` and
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:variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_INCLUDE_BEFORE` variables were added to allow
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injection of custom code at the sites of :command:`project` calls
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without knowing the project name a priori.
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Properties
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----------
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* The :prop_tgt:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` target property and
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:prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` directory property were added.
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They allow to register additional files that should be removed during
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the clean stage.
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* The :prop_tgt:`PUBLIC_HEADER` and :prop_tgt:`PRIVATE_HEADER` properties
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may now be set on :ref:`Interface Libraries`. The headers specified by those
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properties can be installed using the :command:`install(TARGETS)` command by
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passing the ``PUBLIC_HEADER`` and ``PRIVATE_HEADER`` arguments respectively.
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* The :prop_tgt:`VS_PACKAGE_REFERENCES` target property was added to
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tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` to add references to ``nuget``
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packages.
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* The :prop_tgt:`VS_PROJECT_IMPORT` target property was added to allow
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managed Visual Studio project files to import external ``.props`` files.
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* The :prop_tgt:`VS_NO_SOLUTION_DEPLOY` target property was added to
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tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` whether to deploy an artifact
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to the WinCE or Windows Phone target device.
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Modules
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-------
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* The :module:`FindBoost` module was reworked to expose a more consistent
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user experience between its "Config" and "Module" modes and with other
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find modules in general.
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* A new imported target ``Boost::headers`` is now defined (same
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as ``Boost::boost``).
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* New output variables ``Boost_VERSION_MACRO``,
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``Boost_VERSION_MAJOR``, ``Boost_VERSION_MINOR``,
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``Boost_VERSION_PATCH``, and ``Boost_VERSION_COUNT``
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were added.
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* The ``QUIET`` argument passed to :command:`find_package` is no
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longer ignored in config mode. Note that the CMake package shipped with
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Boost ``1.70.0`` ignores the ``QUIET`` argument passed to
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:command:`find_package`. This is fixed in the next Boost release.
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* The input switch ``Boost_DETAILED_FAILURE_MSG`` was removed.
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* ``Boost_VERSION`` now reports the version in ``x.y.z``
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format in module mode. See policy :policy:`CMP0093`.
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* The :module:`FindCups` module now provides imported targets.
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* The :module:`FindEnvModules` module was added to use Lua- and TCL-based
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environment modules in :ref:`CTest Scripts <CTest Script>`.
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* The :module:`FindGLEW` module now provides an interface more consistent
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with what upstream GLEW provides in its own CMake package files.
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* The :module:`FindPkgConfig` now populates :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_OPTIONS`
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property of imported targets with other (non-library) linker flags.
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* The :module:`FindPostgreSQL` module learned to find debug and release
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variants separately.
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* Modules :module:`FindPython3`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython`
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gained additional lookup strategies and controls, and a new default.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0094`.
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* Modules :module:`FindPython`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython3`
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gain a new target (respectively ``Python::Module``, ``Python2::Module``
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and ``Python3::Module``) which can be used to develop Python modules.
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* Modules :module:`FindPython3`, :module:`FindPython2` and :module:`FindPython`
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gain capability to control how virtual environments are handled.
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* The :module:`UseSWIG` module learned to manage alternate library names
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by passing ``-interface <library_name>`` for ``python`` language or
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``-dllimport <library_name>`` for ``CSharp`` language to the ``SWIG``
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compiler.
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Generator Expressions
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---------------------
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* The generator expressions :genex:`$<C_COMPILER_ID>`,
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:genex:`$<CXX_COMPILER_ID>`, :genex:`$<CUDA_COMPILER_ID>`,
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:genex:`$<Fortran_COMPILER_ID>`, :genex:`$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE>`,
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:genex:`$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID>`, and :genex:`$<PLATFORM_ID>` learned to
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support matching one value from a comma-separated list.
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* The :genex:`$<CUDA_COMPILER_ID:...>` and :genex:`$<CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION:...>`
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generator expressions were added.
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* The :genex:`$<COMPILE_LANG_AND_ID:...>` generator expression was introduced to
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allow specification of compile options for target files based on the
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:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` and :prop_sf:`LANGUAGE` of
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each source file.
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* A :genex:`$<FILTER:list,INCLUDE|EXCLUDE,regex>` generator expression has
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been added.
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* A :genex:`$<REMOVE_DUPLICATES:list>` generator expression has been added.
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* The :genex:`$<SHELL_PATH:...>` generator expression gained support for a
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list of paths.
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* New ``$<TARGET_FILE*>`` :manual:`generator expressions
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<cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` were added to retrieve the prefix, base
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name, and suffix of the file names of various artifacts:
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* :genex:`$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:...>`
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* :genex:`$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>`
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* :genex:`$<TARGET_FILE_SUFFIX:...>`
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* :genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_PREFIX:...>`
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* :genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>`
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* :genex:`$<TARGET_LINKER_FILE_SUFFIX:...>`
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* :genex:`$<TARGET_PDB_FILE_BASE_NAME:...>`
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* The :genex:`$<TARGET_OBJECTS:...>` generator expression is now supported
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on ``SHARED``, ``STATIC``, ``MODULE`` libraries and executables.
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CTest
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-----
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* The :command:`ctest_submit` command learned a new option: ``BUILD_ID``.
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This can be used to store the ID assigned to this build by CDash to a
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variable.
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* The :command:`ctest_update` command learned to honor a new variable:
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:variable:`CTEST_UPDATE_VERSION_OVERRIDE`. This can be used to specify
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the current version of your source tree rather than using the update
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command to discover the current version that is checked out.
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CPack
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-----
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* The :cpack_gen:`CPack IFW Generator` gained a new
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:variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_STYLE_SHEET` variable to customize the
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installer stylesheet.
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Deprecated and Removed Features
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===============================
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* The :manual:`cmake-server(7)` mode has been deprecated and will be
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removed from a future version of CMake. Please port clients to use
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the :manual:`cmake-file-api(7)` instead.
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* The :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES` directory property is now
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deprecated. Use the :prop_dir:`ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES` directory property
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instead.
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* The variable :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE` is considered
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deprecated. Support still exists but will be removed in future versions.
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* The :command:`export(PACKAGE)` command now does nothing unless
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enabled via :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_PACKAGE_REGISTRY`.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0090`.
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* The :generator:`Xcode` generator now requires at least Xcode 5.
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* An explicit deprecation diagnostic was added for policy ``CMP0066``
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(``CMP0065`` and below were already deprecated).
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The :manual:`cmake-policies(7)` manual explains that the OLD behaviors
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of all policies are deprecated and that projects should port to the
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NEW behaviors.
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Other Changes
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=============
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* If a feature specified by :command:`target_compile_features` is available
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in the compiler's default standard level, CMake 3.14 and below incorrectly
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added unnecessary ``-std=`` flags that could lower the standard level.
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This bug has been fixed in CMake 3.15. This behavior change may expose
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bugs in existing projects that were relying on undocumented implementation
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details. Specifying compile features only ensures that the compiler runs
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in a mode that has those features, not that any specific standard level is
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used or explicit ``-std=`` flag passed.
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* CMake learned how to compile C++14 with the IBM AIX XL compiler
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and the SunPro compiler and to compile C++20 with the AppleClang compiler.
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* With MSVC-like compilers the value of :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS`
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no longer contains warning flags like ``/W3`` by default.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0092`.
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* IBM Clang-based XL compilers that define ``__ibmxl__`` now use the
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compiler id ``XLClang`` instead of ``XL``. See policy :policy:`CMP0089`.
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* The :command:`file(REMOVE)` and :command:`file(REMOVE_RECURSE)` commands
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were changed to ignore empty arguments with a warning instead of treating
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them as a relative path and removing the contents of the current directory.
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Updates
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=======
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Changes made since CMake 3.15.0 include the following.
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3.15.1
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* In CMake 3.15.0 support for the GNU-like ``Clang`` compiler targeting the
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MSVC ABI implemented :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD` values 98 and 11 using
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the corresponding ``-std=`` flags. However, these modes do not work with
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the MSVC standard library. Therefore CMake 3.15.1 passes C++14 standard
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flags even for C++98 and C++11. This is consistent with MSVC itself which
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always runs in a mode aware of C++14.
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* Preliminary Swift support added in 3.15.0 has been updated.
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3.15.2
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------
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* In CMake 3.15.0 and 3.15.1 the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_PREFER_CONFIG`
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variable caused the :command:`find_package` command to fail on a missing
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package even without the ``REQUIRED`` option. This has been fixed.
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3.15.3
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------
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* ``CrayPrgEnv`` compiler wrapper support has been updated for the 19.06
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release of the Cray Programming Environment for which the default linking
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mode on XC Cray systems is now dynamic instead of static.
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3.15.4
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------
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* In CMake 3.15.0 through 3.15.3, the :prop_dir:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL`
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directory property was regressed from pre-3.14 behavior and caused
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targets within the directory to be excluded even from its own "all".
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This has been fixed.
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The bug also existed in 3.14.0 through 3.14.6 and is fixed in 3.14.7.
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