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cmake_minimum_required
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----------------------
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Set the minimum required version of cmake for a project and
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update `Policy Settings`_ to match the version given::
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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION major.minor[.patch[.tweak]]
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[FATAL_ERROR])
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If the current version of CMake is lower than that required it will
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stop processing the project and report an error.
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The ``FATAL_ERROR`` option is accepted but ignored by CMake 2.6 and
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higher. It should be specified so CMake versions 2.4 and lower fail
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with an error instead of just a warning.
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.. note::
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Call the ``cmake_minimum_required()`` command at the beginning of
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the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file even before calling the
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:command:`project` command. It is important to establish version
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and policy settings before invoking other commands whose behavior
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they may affect. See also policy :policy:`CMP0000`.
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Calling ``cmake_minimum_required()`` inside a :command:`function`
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limits some effects to the function scope when invoked. Such calls
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should not be made with the intention of having global effects.
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Policy Settings
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The ``cmake_minimum_required(VERSION)`` command implicitly invokes the
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:command:`cmake_policy(VERSION)` command to specify that the current
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project code is written for the given version of CMake.
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All policies introduced in the specified version or earlier will be
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set to use NEW behavior. All policies introduced after the specified
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version will be unset. This effectively requests behavior preferred
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as of a given CMake version and tells newer CMake versions to warn
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about their new policies.
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When a version higher than 2.4 is specified the command implicitly
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invokes::
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cmake_policy(VERSION major[.minor[.patch[.tweak]]])
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which sets the cmake policy version level to the version specified.
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When version 2.4 or lower is given the command implicitly invokes::
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cmake_policy(VERSION 2.4)
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which enables compatibility features for CMake 2.4 and lower.
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