# Please mention ExternalProject in the "Using Dependencies Guide"
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/please-mention-externalproject-in-the-using-dependencies-guide/13261
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**Created:** [December 25, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/please-mention-externalproject-in-the-using-dependencies-guide/13261 "2024-12-25T08:52:56Z")
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### Author:  [@hexagon-recursion](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/hexagon-recursion)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/please-mention-externalproject-in-the-using-dependencies-guide/13261/1 "2024-12-25T08:52:56Z")
The [Using Dependencies Guide](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/guide/using-dependencies/index.html) currently only talks about `find_package` and `FetchContent`. It does not mention any available options to make cmake download and/or build non-cmake projects. I think the information about ExternalProject should be added to the guide.
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### Author:  [@brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/brad.king)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/please-mention-externalproject-in-the-using-dependencies-guide/13261/2 "2025-01-06T20:12:19Z")
@hexagon-recursion thanks. That guide is maintained as part of CMake’s own source, so please open [an issue](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues) for this. For completeness, please post a link to the new issue back here.
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### Author:  [@brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/brad.king)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/please-mention-externalproject-in-the-using-dependencies-guide/13261/3 "2025-01-09T15:53:49Z")
I see [CMake Issue 26595](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/26595), thanks!