diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx index c70ddeaac..4466a0f2d 100644 --- a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx +++ b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx @@ -814,13 +814,20 @@ void cmDocumentVariables::DefineVariables(cmake* cm) "Variables that Control the Build"); cm->DefineProperty ("EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH", cmProperty::VARIABLE, - "Location for all executables in a project.", + "Old executable location variable.", + "This variable should no longer be used as of CMake 2.6. " + "Use the RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY target property instead. " + "It will override this variable if it is set.\n" "If set, this is the directory where all executables " "built during the build process will be placed.",false, "Variables that Control the Build"); cm->DefineProperty ("LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH", cmProperty::VARIABLE, - "Location for all libraries in a project.", + "Old library location variable.", + "This variable should no longer be used as of CMake 2.6. " + "Use the ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH, and " + "RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY target properties instead. " + "They will override this variable if they are set.\n" "If set, this is the directory where all the libraries " "built during the build process will be placed.",false, "Variables that Control the Build");