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@@ -7,270 +7,246 @@ CMake 3.31 Release Notes
 
 Changes made since CMake 3.30 include the following.
 
-* On AIX, shared libraries may now be created as shared library archives.
-  See the :variable:`CMAKE_AIX_SHARED_LIBRARY_ARCHIVE` variable
-  and :prop_tgt:`AIX_SHARED_LIBRARY_ARCHIVE` target property.
+New Features
+============
 
-* The :prop_tgt:`MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_NAME <MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST>`
-  target property was added to set the ``CFBundleName`` key in an Apple
-  :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK`'s ``Info.plist`` file.
+Presets
+-------
 
-* The :variable:`CMAKE_HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX` variable was added to
-  provide suffix for executable names on the host platform.
+* :manual:`cmake-presets(7)` files may now include comments using the key
+  ``$comment`` at any level within the JSON object to provide documentation.
 
-* The :option:`cmake -LR[A][H]` option was added to list cache entries
-  whose names match a regular expression.
+* :manual:`cmake-presets(7)` files may now request graphviz output using
+  the ``graphviz`` key in a configure preset.
 
-* The :command:`cmake_pkg_config` command was added as an endpoint for using
-  CMake's native pkg-config format parser. The only supported option in this
-  release is ``EXTRACT``, which provides low-level access to the values
-  produced by parsing a pkg-config file. For most users, this is not yet a
-  suitable replacement for the :module:`FindPkgConfig` module.
-
-* When executing a CMake workflow preset, the ``--preset`` option can now be
-  omitted, allowing the simpler command line
-  :option:`cmake --workflow \<preset\> <cmake--workflow --preset>`.
+Generators
+----------
 
 * The :ref:`Ninja Generators` and :ref:`Makefile Generators` now produce
   a ``codegen`` build target.  See policy :policy:`CMP0171`.  It drives a
   subset of the build graph sufficient to run custom commands created with
   :command:`add_custom_command`'s new ``CODEGEN`` option.
 
-* The :command:`add_custom_command` command gained a ``CODEGEN`` option
-  to mark a custom commands outputs as dependencies of a ``codegen`` target.
-
-* The :cpack_gen:`CPack DEB Generator` gained a
-  :variable:`CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MULTIARCH` option
-  to support multi-arch packages.
-
-* The :cpack_gen:`CPack IFW Generator` gained the new
-  :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_PRODUCT_IMAGE_URLS` variable to
-  specify images associated with entries of
-  :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_PRODUCT_IMAGES`.
-  This feature is available for QtIFW 4.0 and newer.
-
-* The :cpack_gen:`CPack RPM Generator` gained support for ``zstd`` as a
-  :variable:`CPACK_RPM_COMPRESSION_TYPE` value.
-
-* The :module:`CPack` module enables per-machine installation by default
-  in the :cpack_gen:`CPack WIX Generator`.  See policy :policy:`CMP0172`
-  and the :variable:`CPACK_WIX_INSTALL_SCOPE` variable.
+Command-Line
+------------
 
-* The :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_HOST_COMPILER_ID` and
-  :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_HOST_COMPILER_VERSION` variables were added,
-  where ``<LANG>`` is either ``CUDA`` or ``HIP``.  They are populated
-  when :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` is ``NVIDIA`` to identify
-  NVCC's host compiler.
-
-* The :module:`FindCUDAToolkit` module now provides a ``CUDA::nvml_static``
-  target.
-
-* The :command:`file(DOWNLOAD)` and :command:`file(UPLOAD)` commands now
-  verify TLS server certificates for connections to ``https://`` URLs by
-  default.  See the :variable:`CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY` variable for details.
-  This change was made without a policy so that users are protected
-  even when building projects that have not been updated.
-  Users may set the :envvar:`CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY` environment
-  variable to ``0`` to restore the old default.
+* The :option:`cmake --workflow` mode now accepts a preset name as the first
+  argument, allowing the simpler command line
+  :option:`cmake --workflow \<preset\> <cmake--workflow --preset>`.
 
-* The :command:`ctest_submit` command and :option:`ctest -T Submit <ctest -T>`
-  step now verify TLS server certificates for connections to ``https://`` URLs
-  by default.  See the :variable:`CTEST_TLS_VERIFY` variable for details.
+* The :option:`cmake -LR[A][H]` option was added to list cache entries
+  whose names match a regular expression.
 
-* The :command:`file(DOWNLOAD)` and :command:`file(UPLOAD)` commands now
-  require TLS 1.2 or higher for connections to ``https://`` URLs by default.
-  See the :variable:`CMAKE_TLS_VERSION` variable for details.
+Compilers
+---------
 
-* The :command:`ctest_submit` command and :option:`ctest -T Submit <ctest -T>`
-  step now require TLS 1.2 or higher for connections to ``https://`` URLs by
-  default.  See the :variable:`CTEST_TLS_VERSION` variable for details.
+* The LFortran compiler is now supported with
+  :variable:`compiler id <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` ``LFortran``.
 
-* The :module:`CMakeFindFrameworks` module has been deprecated via
-  :policy:`CMP0173`. Projects should use :command:`find_library` instead.
+Commands
+--------
 
-* Compatibility with versions of CMake older than 3.10 is now deprecated
-  and will be removed from a future version.  Calls to
-  :command:`cmake_minimum_required` or :command:`cmake_policy` that set
-  the policy version to an older value now issue a deprecation diagnostic.
-
-* The :command:`file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES)` command was updated
-  to more closely match the dynamic loader's behavior on Linux.
+* The :command:`add_custom_command` command gained a ``CODEGEN`` option
+  to mark a custom command's outputs as dependencies of a ``codegen`` target.
+  See policy :policy:`CMP0171`.
 
-* The :command:`execute_process` command's ``ENCODING`` option,
-  meaningful on Windows, now defaults to ``UTF-8``.
-  See policy :policy:`CMP0176`.
+* The :command:`cmake_pkg_config` command was added as an endpoint for using
+  CMake's native pkg-config format parser. The only supported option in this
+  release is ``EXTRACT``, which provides low-level access to the values
+  produced by parsing a pkg-config file. For most users, this is not yet a
+  suitable replacement for the :module:`FindPkgConfig` module.
 
 * The :command:`file(ARCHIVE_CREATE)` command gained a ``WORKING_DIRECTORY``
   option to specify a working directory for the archiving process.
 
-* The :module:`FindOpenMP` module gained support for the ``CUDA`` language.
-
-* The :command:`gtest_discover_tests` command gained a new
-  ``DISCOVERY_EXTRA_ARGS`` keyword.  It allows extra arguments to be
-  appended to the command line when querying for the list of tests.
-
 * The :command:`install(FILES)` and :command:`install(DIRECTORY)` commands'
   ``TYPE`` argument gained support for a ``LIBEXEC`` type.
 
-* The :module:`CMakePackageConfigHelpers` module's
-  :command:`generate_apple_platform_selection_file` function
-  gained support iOS Mac Catalyst.
+Variables
+---------
 
-* The LFortran compiler is now supported with
-  :variable:`compiler id <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` ``LFortran``.
-
-* The :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARIES_STRATEGY` variable and
-  corresponding :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES_STRATEGY` target
-  property were added to optionally specify the strategy
-  CMake uses to generate link lines.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_AIX_SHARED_LIBRARY_ARCHIVE` variable and corresponding
+  :prop_tgt:`AIX_SHARED_LIBRARY_ARCHIVE` target property were added to
+  create shared libraries on AIX as shared library archives.
 
-* The :module:`CMakePushCheckState` module ``cmake_push_check_state``,
-  ``cmake_pop_check_state`` and ``cmake_reset_check_state`` macros
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_BUILD_DATABASE` variable, a corresponding
+  :envvar:`CMAKE_EXPORT_BUILD_DATABASE` environment variable, and an
+  :prop_tgt:`EXPORT_BUILD_DATABASE` target property, were added to
+  enable exporting C++ module compile commands.
+  This is only supported with :ref:`Ninja Generators`.
 
-* The :module:`CheckCCompilerFlag` module ``check_c_compiler_flag`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
-
-* The :module:`CheckCSourceCompiles` module ``check_c_source_compiles`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
-
-* The :module:`CheckCSourceRuns` module ``check_c_source_runs`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
-
-* The :module:`CheckCXXCompilerFlag` module ``check_cxx_compiler_flag`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX` variable was added to
+  provide the suffix for executable names on the host platform.
 
-* The :module:`CheckCXXSourceCompiles` module ``check_cxx_source_compiles`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_HOST_COMPILER_ID` and
+  :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_HOST_COMPILER_VERSION` variables were added,
+  where ``<LANG>`` is either ``CUDA`` or ``HIP``.  They are populated
+  when :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID` is ``NVIDIA`` to identify
+  NVCC's host compiler.
 
-* The :module:`CheckCXXSourceRuns` module ``check_cxx_source_runs`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_STANDARD_LINK_DIRECTORIES` variable was added.
+  Toolchain files can set this variable to control which link library directory
+  paths are always passed to the compiler for the specified language.
 
-* The :module:`CheckCXXSymbolExists` module ``check_cxx_symbol_exists`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARIES_STRATEGY` variable and
+  corresponding :prop_tgt:`LINK_LIBRARIES_STRATEGY` target
+  property were added to optionally specify the strategy
+  CMake uses to generate link lines.
 
-* The :module:`CheckCompilerFlag` module ``check_compiler_flag`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+Properties
+----------
 
-* The :module:`CheckFortranCompilerFlag` module ``check_fortran_compiler_flag`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :prop_tgt:`MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_NAME <MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_INFO_PLIST>`
+  target property was added to set the ``CFBundleName`` key in an Apple
+  :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK`'s ``Info.plist`` file.
 
-* The :module:`CheckFortranFunctionExists` module ``check_fortran_function_exists`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :prop_tgt:`UNITY_BUILD` target property now supports the
+  ``CUDA`` language.
 
-* The :module:`CheckFortranSourceCompiles` module ``check_fortran_source_compiles`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :prop_tgt:`VS_FRAMEWORK_REFERENCES` target property was added
+  to tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` to add framework references.
 
-* The :module:`CheckFortranSourceRuns` module ``check_fortran_source_runs`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+Modules
+-------
+
+* Check modules now support a ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+  The following modules gained this support:
+
+  * :module:`CMakePushCheckState`
+  * :module:`CheckCCompilerFlag`
+  * :module:`CheckCSourceCompiles`
+  * :module:`CheckCSourceRuns`
+  * :module:`CheckCXXCompilerFlag`
+  * :module:`CheckCXXSourceCompiles`
+  * :module:`CheckCXXSourceRuns`
+  * :module:`CheckCXXSymbolExists`
+  * :module:`CheckCompilerFlag`
+  * :module:`CheckFortranCompilerFlag`
+  * :module:`CheckFortranFunctionExists`
+  * :module:`CheckFortranSourceCompiles`
+  * :module:`CheckFortranSourceRuns`
+  * :module:`CheckFunctionExists`
+  * :module:`CheckIncludeFile`
+  * :module:`CheckIncludeFileCXX`
+  * :module:`CheckIncludeFiles`
+  * :module:`CheckOBJCCompilerFlag`
+  * :module:`CheckLibraryExists`
+  * :module:`CheckOBJCCompilerFlag`
+  * :module:`CheckOBJCSourceCompiles`
+  * :module:`CheckOBJCSourceRuns`
+  * :module:`CheckOBJCXXCompilerFlag`
+  * :module:`CheckOBJCXXSourceCompiles`
+  * :module:`CheckOBJCXXSourceRuns`
+  * :module:`CheckPrototypeDefinition`
+  * :module:`CheckSourceCompiles`
+  * :module:`CheckSourceRuns`
+  * :module:`CheckStructHasMember`
+  * :module:`CheckSymbolExists`
+  * :module:`CheckTypeSize`
+  * :module:`CheckVariableExists`
 
-* The :module:`CheckFunctionExists` module ``check_function_exists`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :module:`CMakePackageConfigHelpers` module's
+  :command:`generate_apple_platform_selection_file` function
+  gained support for iOS Mac Catalyst.
 
-* The :module:`CheckIncludeFile` module ``check_include_file`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :module:`GoogleTest` module :command:`gtest_discover_tests` command
+  gained a new ``DISCOVERY_EXTRA_ARGS`` keyword.  It allows extra arguments
+  to be appended to the command line when querying for the list of tests.
 
-* The :module:`CheckIncludeFileCXX` module ``check_include_file_cxx`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :module:`FindCUDAToolkit` module now provides a ``CUDA::nvml_static``
+  target.
 
-* The :module:`CheckIncludeFiles` module ``check_include_files`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :module:`FindOpenMP` module gained support for the ``CUDA`` language.
 
-* The :module:`CheckOBJCCompilerFlag` module ``check_objc_compiler_flag`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+CTest
+-----
 
-* The :module:`CheckLibraryExists` module ``check_library_exists`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :command:`ctest_submit` command and :option:`ctest -T Submit <ctest -T>`
+  step now verify TLS server certificates for connections to ``https://`` URLs
+  by default.  See the :variable:`CTEST_TLS_VERIFY` variable for details.
 
-* The :module:`CheckOBJCCompilerFlag` module ``check_objc_compiler_flag`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :command:`ctest_submit` command and :option:`ctest -T Submit <ctest -T>`
+  step now require TLS 1.2 or higher for connections to ``https://`` URLs by
+  default.  See the :variable:`CTEST_TLS_VERSION` variable for details.
 
-* The :module:`CheckOBJCSourceCompiles` module ``check_objc_source_compiles`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+CPack
+-----
 
-* The :module:`CheckOBJCSourceRuns` module ``check_objc_source_runs`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :cpack_gen:`CPack DEB Generator` gained a
+  :variable:`CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MULTIARCH` option
+  to support multi-arch packages.
 
-* The :module:`CheckOBJCXXCompilerFlag` module ``check_objcxx_compiler_flag`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :cpack_gen:`CPack IFW Generator` gained the new
+  :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_PRODUCT_IMAGE_URLS` variable to
+  specify images associated with entries of
+  :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_PRODUCT_IMAGES`.
+  This feature is available for QtIFW 4.0 and newer.
 
-* The :module:`CheckOBJCXXSourceCompiles` module ``check_objcxx_source_compiles`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :cpack_gen:`CPack RPM Generator` gained support for ``zstd`` as a
+  :variable:`CPACK_RPM_COMPRESSION_TYPE` value.
 
-* The :module:`CheckOBJCXXSourceRuns` module ``check_objcxx_source_runs`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :module:`CPack` module enables per-machine installation by default
+  in the :cpack_gen:`CPack WIX Generator`.  See policy :policy:`CMP0172`
+  and the :variable:`CPACK_WIX_INSTALL_SCOPE` variable.
 
-* The :module:`CheckPrototypeDefinition` module ``check_prototype_definition`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+Deprecated and Removed Features
+===============================
 
-* The :module:`CheckSourceCompiles` module ``check_source_compiles`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* Compatibility with versions of CMake older than 3.10 is now deprecated
+  and will be removed from a future version.  Calls to
+  :command:`cmake_minimum_required` or :command:`cmake_policy` that set
+  the policy version to an older value now issue a deprecation diagnostic.
 
-* The :module:`CheckSourceRuns` module ``check_source_runs`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :module:`CMakeFindFrameworks` module has been deprecated via
+  :policy:`CMP0173`. Projects should use :command:`find_library` instead.
 
-* The :module:`CheckStructHasMember` module ``check_struct_has_member`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* The :generator:`Visual Studio 12 2013` generator has been removed.
 
-* The :module:`CheckSymbolExists` module ``check_symbol_exists`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+Other Changes
+=============
 
-* The :module:`CheckTypeSize` module ``check_type_size`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* When static libraries on link lines are de-duplicated (by policy
+  :policy:`CMP0156`), the first occurrence is now kept on all platforms.
+  See policy :policy:`CMP0179`.
 
-* The :module:`CheckVariableExists` module ``check_variable_exists`` macro
-  learned to honor the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_DIRECTORIES`` variable.
+* Empty list elements in the :prop_tgt:`TEST_LAUNCHER` and
+  :prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` target properties are now preserved by:
 
-* Targets with C++ modules may now export their module compile commands using
-  the :prop_tgt:`EXPORT_BUILD_DATABASE` target property. This is initialized
-  with the :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_BUILD_DATABASE` variable which is itself
-  initialized using the :envvar:`CMAKE_EXPORT_BUILD_DATABASE` environment
-  variable. Only supported with the :ref:`Ninja Generators`.
+  * The :command:`add_test` command.
+  * The :command:`ExternalData_Add_Test` command from the
+    :module:`ExternalData` module.
+  * The :command:`gtest_add_tests` and :command:`gtest_discover_tests`
+    commands from the :module:`GoogleTest` module.
+    Empty list elements after the ``EXTRA_ARGS`` keyword of these
+    two commands are also now preserved.
 
-* All ``DESTINATION`` arguments in :command:`install` commands
-  are now :ref:`normalized <Normalization>`, with the exception
-  of ``INCLUDES DESTINATION`` arguments in the ``TARGETS`` form.
+  See policy :policy:`CMP0178`.
 
-* Empty list elements in the :prop_tgt:`TEST_LAUNCHER` and
-  :prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` target properties are now preserved
-  when the executable for a command given to :command:`add_test` is a CMake
-  target. See policy :policy:`CMP0178`.
+* The :command:`execute_process` command's ``ENCODING`` option,
+  meaningful on Windows, now defaults to ``UTF-8``.
+  See policy :policy:`CMP0176`.
 
-* Empty list elements in the :prop_tgt:`TEST_LAUNCHER` and
-  :prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` target properties are now preserved
-  for the test created by :command:`ExternalData_Add_Test` from the
-  :module:`ExternalData` module.  See policy :policy:`CMP0178`.
+* The :command:`file(DOWNLOAD)` and :command:`file(UPLOAD)` commands now
+  verify TLS server certificates for connections to ``https://`` URLs by
+  default.  See the :variable:`CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY` variable for details.
+  This change was made without a policy so that users are protected
+  even when building projects that have not been updated.
+  Users may set the :envvar:`CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY` environment
+  variable to ``0`` to restore the old default.
 
-* Empty list elements in the :prop_tgt:`TEST_LAUNCHER` and
-  :prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` target properties are now preserved
-  for tests created by :command:`gtest_add_tests` and
-  :command:`gtest_discover_tests` from the :module:`GoogleTest` module.
-  Empty list elements after the ``EXTRA_ARGS`` keyword of these two commands
-  are also now preserved.  See policy :policy:`CMP0178`.
+* The :command:`file(DOWNLOAD)` and :command:`file(UPLOAD)` commands now
+  require TLS 1.2 or higher for connections to ``https://`` URLs by default.
+  See the :variable:`CMAKE_TLS_VERSION` variable for details.
 
-* Preset files may now include comments using the key ``$comment``
-  at any level within the JSON object to provide documentation.
+* The :command:`file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES)` command was updated
+  to more closely match the dynamic loader's behavior on Linux.
 
-* Preset files may now request graphviz output using the ``graphviz`` key
-  in a configure preset.
+* The :command:`install` command's ``DESTINATION`` arguments are
+  now :ref:`normalized <Normalization>`, with the exception
+  of ``INCLUDES DESTINATION`` arguments in :command:`install(TARGETS)`.
+  See policy :policy:`CMP0177`.
 
 * The :command:`project` command now always sets
   :variable:`<PROJECT-NAME>_SOURCE_DIR`, :variable:`<PROJECT-NAME>_BINARY_DIR`,
   and :variable:`<PROJECT-NAME>_IS_TOP_LEVEL` as both normal variables and
   cache entries.  See policy :policy:`CMP0180`.
-
-* The :generator:`Visual Studio 12 2013` generator has been removed.
-
-* The :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_STANDARD_LINK_DIRECTORIES` variable was added.
-  Toolchain files can set this variable to control which link library directory
-  paths are always passed to the compiler for the specified language.
-
-* When static libraries on link lines are de-duplicated (by policy
-  :policy:`CMP0156`), the first occurrence is now kept on all platforms.
-  See policy :policy:`CMP0179`.
-
-* The :prop_tgt:`UNITY_BUILD` target property now supports the
-  CUDA (``CUDA``) language.
-
-* The :prop_tgt:`VS_FRAMEWORK_REFERENCES` target property was added
-  to tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` to add framework references.