# Conflicting docs on source package parameters

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/conflicting-docs-on-source-package-parameters/2968
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/conflicting-docs-on-source-package-parameters/2968 "2021-03-17T13:56:48Z")
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### Author: ![jwuttke](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jwuttke](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/jwuttke)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/conflicting-docs-on-source-package-parameters/2968/1 "2021-03-17T13:56:48Z")

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[CPack](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/CPack.html) has a section on »Variables for Source Package Generators«. These variables start with `CPACK_SOURCE_`.

[CPack Archive Generator](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/cpack_gen/archive.html) has a section on »Variables specific to CPack Archive generator«. These variables start with `CPACK_ARCHIVE_`.

What is the relation between these two sets of variables?

Could the doc sections be improved by some cross references?

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/conflicting-docs-on-source-package-parameters/2968/2 "2021-03-17T14:57:21Z")

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The Archive generators are intended for packaging install trees into standard archive formats such as `.zip` or the `.tar` family. The source generators package up the source code and don’t involve an installation step.