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CMake 4.1 Release Notes
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Changes made since CMake 4.0 include the following.
New Features
============
File-Based API
--------------
* The :manual:`cmake-file-api(7)` :ref:`v1 <file-api v1>` now writes
partial replies when buildsystem generation fails with an error.
See the :ref:`v1 Reply Error Index <file-api reply error index>`.
Generators
----------
* :ref:`Makefile Generators` and :ref:`Ninja Generators` gained support
for adding a linker launcher with ``Fortran``, ``CUDA``, and ``HIP``.
See the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINKER_LAUNCHER` variable
and :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_LINKER_LAUNCHER` target property for details.
Command-Line
------------
* The :ref:`cmake --build <Build Tool Mode>` command-line tool, when used
with the :generator:`Xcode` generator, now detects when a third-party
tool has wrapped the generated ``.xcodeproj`` in a ``.xcworkspace``,
and drives the build through the workspace instead.
Configure Log
-------------
* The :manual:`cmake-configure-log(7)` now reports events from
:command:`find_package` (in ``CONFIG`` mode), :command:`find_path`,
:command:`find_file`, :command:`find_library`, and :command:`find_program`
commands when first invoked, when their results transition between
"not found" and "found", or when enabled explicitly by the
:option:`--debug-find <cmake --debug-find>` command-line option.
See :ref:`find configure-log event` and
:ref:`find_package configure-log event`. Logging may also be controlled
by the :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE` and
:variable:`CMAKE_FIND_DEBUG_MODE_NO_IMPLICIT_CONFIGURE_LOG` variables.
Compilers
---------
* `Diab compilers from Wind River Systems`_, versions 5.9.x+, are now
supported with :variable:`compiler id <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` ``Diab``
for languages ``ASM``, ``C``, and ``CXX``.
.. _`Diab compilers from Wind River Systems`: https://www.windriver.com/resource/wind-river-diab-compiler-product-overview
* `Renesas Compilers`_ are now supported with
:variable:`compiler id <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` ``Renesas`` for
languages ``ASM`` and ``C``.
.. _Renesas Compilers: https://www.renesas.com
Commands
--------
* The :command:`add_dependencies` command may be called with no dependencies.
* The :command:`cmake_pkg_config` command now supports the ``IMPORT`` and
``POPULATE`` subcommands for interfacing CMake targets with pkg-config based
dependencies.
* The :command:`install(DIRECTORY)` command gained a new
``EXCLUDE_EMPTY_DIRECTORIES`` option to skip installation
of empty directories.
* The :command:`project` command now has experimental support for the
``COMPAT_VERSION`` keyword, gated by
``CMAKE_EXPERIMENTAL_EXPORT_PACKAGE_INFO``.
Variables
---------
* The :variable:`CMAKE_FIND_REQUIRED` variable was added to tell
:command:`find_package`, :command:`find_path`, :command:`find_file`,
:command:`find_library`, and :command:`find_program` to be ``REQUIRED``
by default. The commands also gained an ``OPTIONAL`` keyword to ignore
the variable for a specific call.
* The :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID` variable is now
populated for most compilers, and documented for public use.
* The :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_ICSTAT` variable and corresponding
:prop_tgt:`<LANG>_ICSTAT` target property were added to tell
the :ref:`Makefile Generators` and the :ref:`Ninja Generators`
to run the IAR ``icstat`` tool along with the compiler for
``C`` and ``CXX`` languages.
Environment Variables
---------------------
* The :envvar:`CMAKE_<LANG>_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES_EXCLUDE` environment
variable was added to optionally exclude specific libraries from the
detected set of :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES`.
Properties
----------
* The :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES` target property and associated
:variable:`CMAKE_AUTOMOC_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES` variable were added to
override the automatic discovery of moc includes from a target's transitive
include directories.
* The :prop_sf:`MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION` source file property now
works when set on a source directory, and copies its entire tree
into the bundle.
* The :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME` and :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_PDB_NAME` target properties
now support :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.
Modules
-------
* The :module:`FindASPELL` module now provides a version variable, imported
targets, and components to optionally select the Aspell library and
executable separately.
* The :module:`FindBLAS` and :module:`FindLAPACK` modules now support the
NVIDIA Performance Libraries (NVPL).
* The :module:`FindProtobuf` module's :command:`protobuf_generate(DEPENDENCIES)`
command argument now accepts multiple values.
* The :module:`FindProtobuf` module's :command:`protobuf_generate_cpp` and
:command:`protobuf_generate_python` commands, together with their
``Protobuf_IMPORT_DIRS`` and ``PROTOBUF_GENERATE_CPP_APPEND_PATH`` hint
variables, are now deprecated in favor of the :command:`protobuf_generate`
command.
Regular Expressions
-------------------
* The :command:`string(REGEX MATCHALL)`, :command:`string(REGEX REPLACE)`, and
:command:`list(TRANSFORM REPLACE)` commands now match the regular expression
``^`` anchor at most once in repeated searches, at the start of the input.
See policy :policy:`CMP0186`.
* The :command:`string(REGEX REPLACE)` command now allows references to
unmatched groups. They are replaced with empty strings.
* The :command:`string(REGEX MATCH)`, :command:`string(REGEX MATCHALL)`, and
:command:`string(REGEX REPLACE)` commands now allow zero-length matches.
CTest
-----
* :manual:`ctest(1)` gained a
:option:`--schedule-random-seed <ctest --schedule-random-seed>`
option to specify a numeric random seed to make
:option:`ctest --schedule-random` deterministic for reproduction.
CPack
-----
* The :cpack_gen:`CPack NuGet Generator` gained option
:variable:`CPACK_NUGET_SYMBOL_PACKAGE` to generate NuGet
symbol packages containing PDB files.
* The :cpack_gen:`CPack RPM Generator` gained
:variable:`CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_ENHANCES`,
:variable:`CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RECOMMENDS`, and
:variable:`CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_SUPPLEMENTS`
variables to specify the corresponding RPM spec fields.
Deprecated and Removed Features
===============================
* The :module:`FindGTest` module's result variables ``GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS``,
``GTEST_LIBRARIES``, ``GTEST_MAIN_LIBRARIES``, and ``GTEST_BOTH_LIBRARIES``
are now deprecated in favor of using ``GTest::gtest`` and
``GTest::gtest_main`` imported targets.
* The :module:`FindGCCXML` module has been deprecated via policy
:policy:`CMP0188`. Port projects to CastXML instead.
* The :module:`FindCABLE` module has been deprecated via policy
:policy:`CMP0191`.
* The :module:`CMakeDetermineVSServicePack` module has been deprecated
via policy :policy:`CMP0196`. Port projects to the
:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION` variable instead.
Other Changes
=============
* The :module:`ExternalProject` module no longer checks the ``URL`` archive
file extension. Any archive type that :option:`cmake -E tar <cmake-E tar>`
can extract is now allowed.
* Modules :module:`FindPython3`, :module:`FindPython2` and
:module:`FindPython` now enforce consistency of artifacts in
cross-compiling mode. This prevents mixing host and target artifacts.
See policy :policy:`CMP0190`.
* The :module:`GNUInstallDirs` module now prefers to default
``SYSCONFDIR``, ``LOCALSTATEDIR``, and ``RUNSTATEDIR`` to
absolute paths when installing to special prefixes.
See policy :policy:`CMP0192`.
* The :module:`GNUInstallDirs` module now caches ``CMAKE_INSTALL_*``
variables with their leading ``usr/`` for install prefix ``/``.
See policy :policy:`CMP0193`.
* The :command:`install(TARGETS)` command no longer ignores file sets which
haven't been defined at the point it is called. The ordering of
:command:`target_sources(FILE_SET)` and ``install(TARGETS)`` is no longer
semantically relevant.
* Enabling ``ASM`` no longer accidentally succeeds using ``MSVC``'s ``cl``
C compiler as an assembler. See policy :policy:`CMP0194`.
* The MSVC link ``-machine:`` flag is no longer added to the
``CMAKE_*_LINKER_FLAGS`` variables. See policy :policy:`CMP0197`.
* The :genex:`TARGET_PROPERTY` generator expression now evaluates the
:prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES` and :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`
target properties transitively. See policy :policy:`CMP0189`.