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  Language:  C++
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#ifndef cmFindPathCommand_h
#define cmFindPathCommand_h

#include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
#include "cmCommand.h"


/** \class cmFindPathCommand
 * \brief Define a command to search for a library.
 *
 * cmFindPathCommand is used to define a CMake variable
 * that specifies a library. The command searches for a given
 * file in a list of directories.
 */
class cmFindPathCommand : public cmCommand
{
public:
  /**
   * This is a virtual constructor for the command.
   */
  virtual cmCommand* Clone() 
    {
    return new cmFindPathCommand;
    }

  /**
   * This is called when the command is first encountered in
   * the CMakeLists.txt file.
   */
  virtual bool InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& args);

  /**
   * This determines if the command gets propagated down
   * to makefiles located in subdirectories.
   */
  virtual bool IsInherited() {return false;}

  /**
   * The name of the command as specified in CMakeList.txt.
   */
  virtual const char* GetName() {return "FIND_PATH";}

  /**
   * Succinct documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetTerseDocumentation() 
    {
    return "Find the directory containing a file.";
    }
  
  /**
   * More documentation.
   */
  virtual const char* GetFullDocumentation()
    {
    return
      "  FIND_PATH(VAR fileName path1 path2 ... [DOC docstring])\n"
      "If the file is found, then VAR is set to the path where it was found.  "
      "A cache entry named by VAR is created to "
      "store the result.  VAR-NOTFOUND is the value used if the file was "
      "not found.  CMake will continue to look as long as the value "
      "is not found.  If DOC is specified the next argument is the "
      "documentation string for the cache entry VAR.";
    }
  
  cmTypeMacro(cmFindPathCommand, cmCommand);
};



#endif
