CMake/Help/cpack_gen/nuget.rst
Kyle Edwards 2a2829cc75 Help: Add new section for CPack generators
The documentation for CPack generators previously lived in their
respective internal CMake modules. This setup was misleading,
because it implied that you should include the modules in your own
code, which is not the case. Moving the documentation into a
separate section does a better job of hiding the internal modules,
which are just an implementation detail. The generator documentation
has also been modified to remove any references to the module name.

The CPackIFW module is a special exception: since it has user-facing
macros, the documentation for these macros has been kept in the module
page, while all other documentation related to the IFW generator has
been moved into the new section.

To make it easier to find the new documentation, the old help pages
for the CPack*.cmake modules have not been deleted, but have been
replaced with a link to their respective help page in the new
documentation section.
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CPack NuGet Generator
---------------------
When build a NuGet package there is no direct way to control an output
filename due a lack of the corresponding CLI option of NuGet, so there
is no ``CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_FILENAME`` variable. To form the output filename
NuGet uses the package name and the version according to its built-in rules.
Also, be aware that including a top level directory
(``CPACK_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY``) is ignored by this generator.
Variables specific to CPack NuGet generator
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The CPack NuGet generator may be used to create NuGet packages using
:module:`CPack`. The CPack NuGet generator is a :module:`CPack` generator thus
it uses the ``CPACK_XXX`` variables used by :module:`CPack`.
The CPack NuGet generator has specific features which are controlled by the
specifics :code:`CPACK_NUGET_XXX` variables. In the "one per group" mode
(see :variable:`CPACK_COMPONENTS_GROUPING`), ``<compName>`` placeholder
in the variables below would contain a group name (uppercased and turned into
a "C" identifier).
List of CPack NuGet generator specific variables:
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_COMPONENT_INSTALL
Enable component packaging for CPack NuGet generator
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : OFF
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_NAME
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_NAME
The NUGET package name.
* Mandatory : YES
* Default : :variable:`CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME`
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_VERSION
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_VERSION
The NuGet package version.
* Mandatory : YES
* Default : :variable:`CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION`
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION
A long description of the package for UI display.
* Mandatory : YES
* Default :
- :variable:`CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_DESCRIPTION`,
- ``CPACK_COMPONENT_GROUP_<groupName>_DESCRIPTION``,
- :variable:`CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION`
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_AUTHORS
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_AUTHORS
A comma-separated list of packages authors, matching the profile names
on nuget.org_. These are displayed in the NuGet Gallery on
nuget.org_ and are used to cross-reference packages by the same
authors.
* Mandatory : YES
* Default : :variable:`CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR`
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_TITLE
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_TITLE
A human-friendly title of the package, typically used in UI displays
as on nuget.org_ and the Package Manager in Visual Studio. If not
specified, the package ID is used.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default :
- :variable:`CPACK_COMPONENT_<compName>_DISPLAY_NAME`,
- ``CPACK_COMPONENT_GROUP_<groupName>_DISPLAY_NAME``
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_OWNERS
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_OWNERS
A comma-separated list of the package creators using profile names
on nuget.org_. This is often the same list as in authors,
and is ignored when uploading the package to nuget.org_.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL
A URL for the package's home page, often shown in UI displays as well
as nuget.org_.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : :variable:`CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL`
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_LICENSEURL
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_LICENSEURL
A URL for the package's license, often shown in UI displays as well
as nuget.org_.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_ICONURL
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_ICONURL
A URL for a 64x64 image with transparency background to use as the
icon for the package in UI display.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY
A short description of the package for UI display. If omitted, a
truncated version of description is used.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : :variable:`CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY`
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_RELEASE_NOTES
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_RELEASE_NOTES
A description of the changes made in this release of the package,
often used in UI like the Updates tab of the Visual Studio Package
Manager in place of the package description.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_COPYRIGHT
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_COPYRIGHT
Copyright details for the package.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_TAGS
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_TAGS
A space-delimited list of tags and keywords that describe the
package and aid discoverability of packages through search and
filtering.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES
A list of package dependencies.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES_<dependency>_VERSION
CPACK_NUGET_<compName>_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES_<dependency>_VERSION
A `version specification`_ for the particular dependency, where
``<dependency>`` is an item of the dependency list (see above)
transformed with ``MAKE_C_IDENTIFIER`` function of :command:`string`
command.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : -
.. variable:: CPACK_NUGET_PACKAGE_DEBUG
Enable debug messages while executing CPack NuGet generator.
* Mandatory : NO
* Default : OFF
.. _nuget.org: http://nuget.org
.. _version specification: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/reference/package-versioning#version-ranges-and-wildcards
.. NuGet spec docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/reference/nuspec