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@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ Should the target be processed with autouic (for Qt projects).
``AUTOUIC`` is a boolean specifying whether CMake will handle
the Qt ``uic`` code generator automatically, i.e. without having to use
-the :module:`QT4_WRAP_UI() <FindQt4>` or QT5_WRAP_UI() macro. Currently Qt4
-and Qt5 are supported.
+the :module:`QT4_WRAP_UI() <FindQt4>` or ``QT5_WRAP_UI()`` macro. Currently
+Qt4 and Qt5 are supported.
-When this property is set to ``TRUE``, CMake will scan the source files
-at build time and invoke ``uic`` accordingly.
-If an ``#include`` statement like ``#include "ui_foo.h"`` is found in
-``foo.cpp``, a ``foo.ui`` file is expected next to ``foo.cpp``, and ``uic`` is
-run on the ``foo.ui`` file.
+When this property is ``ON``, CMake will scan the source files at build time
+and invoke ``uic`` accordingly. If an ``#include`` statement like
+``#include "ui_foo.h"`` is found in ``foo.cpp``, a ``foo.ui`` file is
+expected next to ``foo.cpp``, and ``uic`` is run on the ``foo.ui`` file.
This property is initialized by the value of the :variable:`CMAKE_AUTOUIC`
variable if it is set when a target is created.
-Additional command line options for uic can be set via the
+Additional command line options for ``uic`` can be set via the
:prop_sf:`AUTOUIC_OPTIONS` source file property on the ``foo.ui`` file.
The global property :prop_gbl:`AUTOGEN_TARGETS_FOLDER` can be used to group the
autouic targets together in an IDE, e.g. in MSVS.
+
+See the :manual:`cmake-qt(7)` manual for more information on using CMake
+with Qt.