CMake 3.12.0+ honor <Package>_ROOT environment hints which are often set on HPC systems. Previously, it was only looking for <Package>_DIR paths in find_package calls.
This new policy is useful since HPC systems usually set _DIR, _ROOT or expand the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH. Therefore we want to use it as soon as it is available.
On systems where those env vars are set, e.g. Hypnos, this also throws a warning if the default (OLD) policy is used with CMake 3.12.4 or newer.
CMake 3.12.0+ honor
<Package>_ROOTenvironment hints which are often set on HPC systems. Previously, it was only looking for<Package>_DIRpaths infind_packagecalls.This new policy is useful since HPC systems usually set
_DIR,_ROOTor expand theCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH. Therefore we want to use it as soon as it is available.On systems where those env vars are set, e.g. Hypnos, this also throws a warning if the default (OLD) policy is used with CMake 3.12.4 or newer.
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