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CMake 3.12 Release Notes
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.. only:: html
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.. contents::
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Changes made since CMake 3.11 include the following.
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New Features
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============
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Generators
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* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2017 learned to support a
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``version=14.##`` option in the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET`
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value (e.g. via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option) to specify a
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toolset version number.
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Command-Line
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------------
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* The :manual:`cmake(1)` :ref:`Build Tool Mode` (``cmake --build``) gained
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``--parallel [<jobs>]`` and ``-j [<jobs>]`` options to specify a parallel
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build level. They map to corresponding options of the native build tool.
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Commands
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--------
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* The :command:`add_compile_definitions` command was added to set preprocessor
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definitions at directory level. This supersedes :command:`add_definitions`.
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* The :command:`cmake_minimum_required` and :command:`cmake_policy(VERSION)`
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commands now accept a version range using the form ``<min>[...<max>]``.
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The ``<min>`` version is required but policies are set based on the
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older of the running CMake version and the version specified by
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``<max>``. This allows projects to specify a range of versions
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for which they have been updated and avoid explicit policy settings.
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* The :command:`file(GLOB)` and :command:`file(GLOB_RECURSE)` commands
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learned a new flag ``CONFIGURE_DEPENDS`` which enables expression of
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build system dependency on globbed directory's contents.
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* The :command:`file(TOUCH)` and :command:`file(TOUCH_NOCREATE)` commands
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were added to expose ``TOUCH`` functionality without having to use
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CMake's command-line tool mode with :command:`execute_process`.
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* The :command:`find_package` command now searches prefixes specified by
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the :variable:`<PackageName>_ROOT` CMake variable and the
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:envvar:`<PackageName>_ROOT` environment variable. Package roots are
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maintained as a stack so nested calls to all ``find_*`` commands inside
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find modules also search the roots as prefixes.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0074`.
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* The :command:`install` command learned an optional ``NAMELINK_COMPONENT``
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parameter, which allows you to change the component for a shared library's
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namelink. If none is specified, the value of ``COMPONENT`` is used by
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default.
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* The :command:`list` command learned a ``JOIN`` sub-command
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to concatenate list's elements separated by a glue string.
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* The :command:`list` command learned a ``SUBLIST`` sub-command
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to get a sublist of the list.
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* The :command:`list` command learned a ``TRANSFORM`` sub-command
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to apply various string transformation to list's elements.
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* The :command:`project` command learned an optional ``HOMEPAGE_URL``
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parameter which has the effect of setting variables like
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:variable:`PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL`, :variable:`<PROJECT-NAME>_HOMEPAGE_URL`
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and :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_HOMEPAGE_URL`.
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* The :command:`string` command learned a ``JOIN`` sub-command
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to concatenate input strings separated by a glue string.
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* :command:`target_compile_options` and :command:`add_compile_options`
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commands gained a ``SHELL:`` prefix to specify a group of related
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options using shell-like quoting.
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* The :command:`target_link_libraries` command now supports
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:ref:`Object Libraries`. Linking to an object library uses its object
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files in direct dependents and also propagates usage requirements.
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Variables
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---------
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_FOLDER` variable was added to initialize the
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:prop_tgt:`FOLDER` property on all targets.
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK_VERSION` variable
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was defined to initialize all
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:prop_tgt:`DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK_VERSION` target properties.
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* ``CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION*`` variables have been introduced:
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- :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_TWEAK`
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* The :variable:`CMAKE_SUPPRESS_REGENERATION` variable was extended to
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support the :generator:`Ninja` and :ref:`Makefile Generators`.
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It is also now documented.
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* ``CMAKE_VS_SDK_*_DIRECTORIES`` variables were defined to tell
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:ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above how to populate
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fields in ``.vcxproj`` files that specify SDK directories. The
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variables are:
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- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_SDK_EXCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_SDK_EXECUTABLE_DIRECTORIES`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_SDK_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_SDK_LIBRARY_DIRECTORIES`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_SDK_LIBRARY_WINRT_DIRECTORIES`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_SDK_REFERENCE_DIRECTORIES`
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- :variable:`CMAKE_VS_SDK_SOURCE_DIRECTORIES`
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* A :variable:`MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION` variable was added to provide the
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MSVC toolset version associated with the current MSVC compiler version
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in :variable:`MSVC_VERSION`.
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Properties
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----------
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* The :prop_tgt:`COMMON_LANGUAGE_RUNTIME` target property was introduced
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to configure the use of managed C++ for :ref:`Visual Studio Generators`
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for VS 2010 and above.
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A corresponding :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_COMMON_LANGUAGE_RUNTIME` target
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property was added to support ``C++/CLI`` for imported targets.
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* The :prop_tgt:`DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK_VERSION` target property
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was introduced as replacement for
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:prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_TARGET_FRAMEWORK_VERSION`, which is considered
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deprecated now.
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* An :prop_tgt:`EXPORT_PROPERTIES` target property was added to specify a
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custom list of target properties to include in targets exported by the
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:command:`install(EXPORT)` and :command:`export` commands.
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* The :prop_tgt:`PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` property learned to support
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:manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.
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* A :prop_dir:`TESTS` directory property was added to hold the list of
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tests defined by the :command:`add_test` command.
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* A :prop_tgt:`VS_DEBUGGER_COMMAND` target property was created to set the
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debugging command line with :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010
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and above.
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* HLSL source file properties :prop_sf:`VS_SHADER_DISABLE_OPTIMIZATIONS`
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and :prop_sf:`VS_SHADER_ENABLE_DEBUG` gained support for generator
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expressions.
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* HLSL source file property :prop_sf:`VS_SHADER_OBJECT_FILE_NAME` has been
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added to the :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above.
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The property specifies the file name of the compiled shader object.
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Modules
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-------
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* The :module:`FindALSA` module now provides imported targets.
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* The :module:`FindCURL` module now provides imported targets.
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* The :module:`FindJPEG` module now provides imported targets.
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* The :module:`FindLibXml2` module now provides imported targets.
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* The :module:`FindMatlab` module now supports the Matlab Runtime
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Compiler (MCR) for compiling and linking matlab extensions.
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* A :module:`FindODBC` module was added to find an Open Database Connectivity
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(ODBC) library.
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* The :module:`FindPkgConfig` module has learned to export the found
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libraries with full path for direct consumption with the
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:command:`target_link_libraries` command.
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* New :module:`FindPython3` and :module:`FindPython2` modules, as well as
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a new :module:`FindPython` module, have been added to provide a new way
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to locate python environments.
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* The :module:`UseSWIG` module gained a whole refresh and is now more
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consistent with standard CMake commands to generate libraries and is
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fully configurable through properties.
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* The :module:`UseSWIG` module learned to manage multiple behaviors through
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``UseSWIG_MODULE_VERSION`` variable to ensure legacy support as well as more
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robust handling of ``SWIG`` advanced features (like ``%template``).
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* The :module:`UseSWIG` module learned to support CSHARP variant
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wrapper files.
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* The :module:`WriteCompilerDetectionHeader` module gained a ``BARE_FEATURES``
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option to add a compatibility define for the exact keyword of a new language
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feature.
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Generator Expressions
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---------------------
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* A new ``$<GENEX_EVAL:...>`` and ``$<TARGET_GENEX_EVAL:target,...>``
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:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
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has been added to enable consumption of generator expressions whose
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evaluation results itself in generator expressions.
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* A new ``$<IN_LIST:...>``
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:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
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has been added.
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* A new ``$<TARGET_EXISTS:...>``
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:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
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has been added.
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* A new ``$<TARGET_NAME_IF_EXISTS:...>``
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:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
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has been added.
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CTest
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-----
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* The :command:`ctest_start` command has been reworked so that you can simply
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call ``ctest_start(APPEND)`` and it will read all the needed information from
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the TAG file. The argument parsing has also been relaxed so that the order of
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the arguments is less significant.
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* A :prop_test:`PROCESSOR_AFFINITY` test property was added to request
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that CTest run a test with CPU affinity for a set of processors
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disjoint from other concurrently running tests with the property set.
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CPack
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-----
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* The :module:`CPack` module now uses variables
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:variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR`,
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:variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR` and
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:variable:`CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH`
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to initialize corresponding CPack variables.
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* A :cpack_gen:`CPack NuGet Generator` was was added with basic
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support for `NuGet`_.
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.. _NuGet: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/what-is-nuget
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Other
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-----
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* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
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is now aware of C++ 20. No specific features are yet enumerated besides
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the ``cxx_std_20`` meta-feature.
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* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
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is now aware of the availability of C features in MSVC since VS 2010.
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* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
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is now aware of C language standards supported by Texas Instruments C
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compilers.
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Deprecated and Removed Features
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===============================
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* The :generator:`Visual Studio 8 2005` generator has been removed.
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* CMake no longer produces ``<tgt>_LIB_DEPENDS`` cache entries
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for library targets. See policy :policy:`CMP0073`.
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Other Changes
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=============
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* Include flags for directories marked as ``SYSTEM`` are now moved after
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non-system directories. The ``-isystem`` flag does this automatically,
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so moving them explicitly to the end makes the behavior consistent on
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compilers that do not have any ``-isystem`` flag.
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* Fortran dependency scanning now supports dependencies implied by
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`Fortran Submodules`_.
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* The existence and functionality of the file
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``${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_install.cmake`` has now been documented in the
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:command:`install` documentation so that external packaging software can take
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advantage of CPack-style component installs.
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* The :module:`CheckIncludeFile` module ``check_include_file`` macro
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learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES`` variable.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0075`.
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* The :module:`CheckIncludeFileCXX` module ``check_include_file_cxx`` macro
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learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES`` variable.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0075`.
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* The :module:`CheckIncludeFiles` module ``check_include_files`` macro
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learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES`` variable.
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See policy :policy:`CMP0075`.
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* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E copy_directory`` tool now fails when the
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source directory does not exist. Previously it succeeded by creating
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an empty destination directory.
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* The :module:`UseSWIG` module :command:`swig_add_library` command
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(and legacy ``swig_add_module`` command) now set the prefix of
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Java modules to ``""`` for MINGW, MSYS, and CYGWIN environments.
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.. _Fortran Submodules: https://fortranwiki.org/fortran/show/Submodules
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