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@@ -720,7 +720,9 @@ by the :command:`find_package` command when invoked for ``<package>``.
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The primary task of a find module is to determine whether a package
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exists on the system, set the ``<package>_FOUND`` variable to reflect
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this and provide any variables, macros and imported targets required to
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-use the package.
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+use the package. A find module is useful in cases where an upstream
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+library does not provide a
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+:ref:`config file package <Config File Packages>`.
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The traditional approach is to use variables for everything, including
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libraries and executables: see the `Standard Variable Names`_ section
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