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authorCraig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com>2020-03-10 23:24:59 +1100
committerCraig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com>2020-03-10 23:24:59 +1100
commitd5e6fedd7b1e9792732246b2c1caa8db79dbc6e1 (patch)
tree6bcfce2409ecdba0b45324a1124606330450724b
parent6857aaaa062f3526fc54438472fe676bcda5842e (diff)
downloadcmake-d5e6fedd7b1e9792732246b2c1caa8db79dbc6e1.tar.gz
Help: Cleanup minor typos and grammar in 3.17 release notes
-rw-r--r--Help/release/3.17.rst26
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Help/release/3.17.rst b/Help/release/3.17.rst
index 23dec84174..c1c92acff4 100644
--- a/Help/release/3.17.rst
+++ b/Help/release/3.17.rst
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ Command-Line
------------
* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained a ``--debug-find`` command-line option to
- enable additional human-readable output on where find commands search.
+ enable additional human-readable output on where ``find_*`` commands search.
* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained a ``--trace-format`` command-line option that
can be used to set the ``--trace`` output format. Currently, the old
human readable and the new JSON format are supported. The new JSON format
- is easier to parse automatically, than the existing format.
+ is easier to parse automatically than the existing format.
* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained a ``-E rm`` command-line tool that can be
used to remove directories and files. This supersedes the existing
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Commands
``DEPENDS`` arguments that are specified relative to the current
binary directory.
-* The :command:`foreach` learned a new option ``ZIP_LISTS`` to iterate
+* The :command:`foreach` command learned a new ``ZIP_LISTS`` option to iterate
over multiple lists simultaneously.
* The :command:`load_cache(READ_WITH_PREFIX)` command mode is now allowed
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Commands
* The :command:`message` command gained new keywords ``CHECK_START``,
``CHECK_PASS`` and ``CHECK_FAIL``.
-* :command:`target_compile_options` command now honors the ``BEFORE``
+* The :command:`target_compile_options` command now honors the ``BEFORE``
keyword more consistently. See policy :policy:`CMP0101`.
Variables
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Variables
use CUDA.
* The :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE` variable was introduced to
- print extra find call information during the cmake run to standard
+ print extra ``find_*`` call information during the cmake run to standard
error. Output is designed for human consumption and not for parsing.
* The :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS` variable now takes its
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Properties
* The :prop_tgt:`AIX_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS` target property and associated
:variable:`CMAKE_AIX_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS` variable were created to
- optionally explicitly disbale automatic export of symbols from shared
+ optionally explicitly disable automatic export of symbols from shared
libraries on AIX.
* The :prop_tgt:`DEPRECATION` target property was added to mark
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ Modules
* The :module:`FindPython3` and :module:`FindPython` modules gained,
respectively, variable ``Python3_SOABI`` and ``Python_SOABI`` giving
the standard extension suffix for modules. Moreover, commands
- ``Python3_add_library`` and ``Python_add_library`` gained the option
+ ``Python3_add_library()`` and ``Python_add_library()`` gained the option
``WITH_SOABI`` to prefix the library suffix with the value of ``SOABI``.
* The :module:`FindLibXml2` module now provides an imported target for the
- ``xmllint`` executable
+ ``xmllint`` executable.
Autogen
-------
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ CTest
* The :variable:`CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE` variable is now set from the
command line when :manual:`ctest(1)` is invoked with ``-C <cfg>``.
-* The :manual:`ctest(1)` gained support for Dr. Memory to run
+* The :manual:`ctest(1)` tool gained support for Dr. Memory to run
memcheck runs.
* The :manual:`ctest(1)` tool gained a ``--no-tests=<[error|ignore]>`` option
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ CPack
:variable:`CPACK_NSIS_FINISH_TITLE_3LINES`.
These can be used to specify the finish page title and display it in 3 lines.
-* The :cpack_gen:`CPack productbuild Generator` gained option
- :variable:`CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND` to specify a background image
- for the macOS installer.
+* The :cpack_gen:`CPack productbuild Generator` gained support for a
+ :variable:`CPACK_PRODUCTBUILD_BACKGROUND` variable to specify a background
+ image for the macOS installer.
Other
-----
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Other Changes
See policy :policy:`CMP0099`.
* When using MinGW tools, the :command:`find_library` command no longer
- finds ``.dll`` files by default. Instead it expects ``.dll.a`` import
+ finds ``.dll`` files by default. Instead, it expects ``.dll.a`` import
libraries to be available.
* The :generator:`MinGW Makefiles` generator no longer issues an error if