Merge topic 'doc-get_cmake_property'

15cc50fb Help: Clarify get_cmake_property command documentation
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get_cmake_property
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Get a property of the CMake instance.
Get a global property of the CMake instance.
::
get_cmake_property(VAR property)
Get a property from the CMake instance. The value of the property is
Get a global property from the CMake instance. The value of the property is
stored in the variable ``VAR``. If the property is not found, ``VAR``
will be set to "NOTFOUND". See the :manual:`cmake-properties(7)` manual
for available properties.
See also the more general :command:`get_property` command.
See also the :command:`get_property` command ``GLOBAL`` option.
In addition to global properties, this command (for historical reasons)
also supports the :prop_dir:`VARIABLES` and :prop_dir:`MACROS` directory
properties. It also supports a special ``COMPONENTS`` global property that
lists the components given to the :command:`install` command.