CMAKE_ERROR_ON_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_DESTINATION — CMake 4.4.20260621-gcc70e9e-dirty Documentation

# CMAKE_ERROR_ON_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_DESTINATION

Ask `cmake_install.cmake` script to error out as soon as a file with absolute `INSTALL DESTINATION` is encountered.

The fatal error is emitted before the installation of the offending file takes place. This variable is used by CMake-generated `cmake_install.cmake` scripts. If one sets this variable to `ON` while running the script, it may get fatal error messages from the script.

Added in version 4.4: The `CMD_INSTALL_ABSOLUTE_DESTINATION` diagnostic can be used to generate errors for absolute install destinations at generate time.

See also `CMAKE_WARN_ON_ABSOLUTE_INSTALL_DESTINATION`.