# CMake presets issue

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-presets-issue/12700
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-presets-issue/12700 "2024-10-07T09:08:26Z")
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### Author: ![craig.scott](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/craig.scott/32/20_2.png) [@craig.scott](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/craig.scott)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-presets-issue/12700/6 "2024-10-08T21:27:40Z")

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Macro expansion is only supported in the fields where the documentation explicitly says it is supported. If it is not mentioned in a particular field’s documentation, it is not supported.

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