Clarify auto-dereference cases in if() command (#11701)
Show "<variable|string>" explicitly in if() case documentation whenever auto-dereferencing occurs. Reference its presence from the explanation at the bottom.
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"Behavior is well-defined only for full paths.\n"
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"Behavior is well-defined only for full paths.\n"
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" if(IS_ABSOLUTE path)\n"
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" if(IS_ABSOLUTE path)\n"
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"True if the given path is an absolute path.\n"
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"True if the given path is an absolute path.\n"
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" if(variable MATCHES regex)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> MATCHES regex)\n"
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" if(string MATCHES regex)\n"
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"True if the given string or variable's value matches the given "
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"True if the given string or variable's value matches the given "
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"regular expression.\n"
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"regular expression.\n"
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" if(variable LESS number)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> LESS <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(string LESS number)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> GREATER <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(variable GREATER number)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> EQUAL <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(string GREATER number)\n"
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" if(variable EQUAL number)\n"
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" if(string EQUAL number)\n"
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"True if the given string or variable's value is a valid number and "
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"True if the given string or variable's value is a valid number and "
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"the inequality or equality is true.\n"
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"the inequality or equality is true.\n"
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" if(variable STRLESS string)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> STRLESS <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(string STRLESS string)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> STRGREATER <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(variable STRGREATER string)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> STREQUAL <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(string STRGREATER string)\n"
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" if(variable STREQUAL string)\n"
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" if(string STREQUAL string)\n"
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"True if the given string or variable's value is lexicographically "
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"True if the given string or variable's value is lexicographically "
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"less (or greater, or equal) than the string or variable on the right.\n"
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"less (or greater, or equal) than the string or variable on the right.\n"
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" if(version1 VERSION_LESS version2)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> VERSION_LESS <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(version1 VERSION_EQUAL version2)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> VERSION_EQUAL <variable|string>)\n"
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" if(version1 VERSION_GREATER version2)\n"
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" if(<variable|string> VERSION_GREATER <variable|string>)\n"
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"Component-wise integer version number comparison (version format is "
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"Component-wise integer version number comparison (version format is "
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"major[.minor[.patch[.tweak]]]).\n"
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"major[.minor[.patch[.tweak]]]).\n"
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" if(DEFINED variable)\n"
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" if(DEFINED <variable>)\n"
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"True if the given variable is defined. It does not matter if the "
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"True if the given variable is defined. It does not matter if the "
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"variable is true or false just if it has been set.\n"
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"variable is true or false just if it has been set.\n"
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" if((expression) AND (expression OR (expression)))\n"
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" if((expression) AND (expression OR (expression)))\n"
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"The if command was written very early in CMake's history, predating "
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"The if command was written very early in CMake's history, predating "
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"the ${} variable evaluation syntax, and for convenience evaluates "
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"the ${} variable evaluation syntax, and for convenience evaluates "
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"variables named by its arguments. "
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"variables named by its arguments as shown in the above signatures. "
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"Note that normal variable evaluation with ${} applies before the "
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"Note that normal variable evaluation with ${} applies before the "
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"if command even receives the arguments. "
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"if command even receives the arguments. "
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"Therefore code like\n"
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"Therefore code like\n"
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"which is true because var2 is defined to \"var1\" which is not "
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"which is true because var2 is defined to \"var1\" which is not "
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"a false constant."
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"a false constant."
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"\n"
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"Automatic evaluation applies in the other cases as follows:\n"
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"Automatic evaluation applies in the other cases whenever the "
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"above-documented signature accepts <variable|string>:\n"
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"1) The left hand argument to MATCHES is first checked to see "
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"1) The left hand argument to MATCHES is first checked to see "
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"if it is a defined variable, if so the variable's value is "
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"if it is a defined variable, if so the variable's value is "
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