Documentation/4.8/Developers/Style Guide/CMake

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Naming

1. Macros/functions should be lower case and words separated with underscores

   include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Logic) not INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Logic)

   find_package(VTK REQUIRED) not FIND_PACKAGE(VTK REQUIRED) nor Find_Package(VTK REQUIRED)

2. Global variables are uppercase and words separated with underscores

   CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR not cmake_current_source_dir

3. Local variables are lowercase and words separated with underscores

   foreach(file ${FILES_TO_CONFIGURE})... not foreach(FILE ${FILES_TO_CONFIGURE})...