CMake/Help/variable/CMAKE_LIST_FILE_NAME.rst

CMAKE_LIST_FILE_NAME
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 .. versionadded:: 3.32

The name of the CMake project files. This determines the top-level file
processed when CMake is configured, and the file processed by
:command:`add_subdirectory`.

By default, this is ``CMakeLists.txt``. If set to anything else,
``CMakeLists.txt`` will be used as a fallback whenever the specified file
cannot be found within a project subdirectory.

This variable reports the value set via the :option:`cmake --project-file`
option. The value of this variable should never be set directly by projects or
users.

.. warning::

  The use of alternate project file names is intended for temporary use by
  developers during an incremental transition and not for publication of a final
  product. CMake will always emit a warning when the project file is anything
  other than ``CMakeLists.txt``.