CMake/Help/envvar/CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS.rst

CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS
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.. versionadded:: 3.17

.. include:: include/ENV_VAR.rst

The default value for :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS` when there
is no explicit configuration given on the first run while creating a new
build tree.  On later runs in an existing build tree the value persists in
the cache as :variable:`CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS`.