# Professional CMake: A Practical Guide 14th Edition

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**Created:** [January 4, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/professional-cmake-a-practical-guide-14th-edition/7194 "2023-01-04T13:01:14Z")
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#### Post date: [January 4, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/professional-cmake-a-practical-guide-14th-edition/7194/1 "2023-01-04T13:01:14Z")

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The 14th Edition of the book _Professional CMake: A Practical Guide_ is now available. It has been updated for the CMake 3.25 release. Main highlights of this edition include:

- A new compiler abstraction for MSVC debug information formats.
- Expanded support for system header search paths.
- Expanded scope control with a new `block()` command and new `return()` capabilities.
- Support for validators in most of the `find_...()` commands.
- New package and workflow preset types.

More detailed [release notes](https://crascit.com/professional-cmake/release-notes/14th-edition/) are available. As usual, the book is available exclusively from [https://crascit.com/professional-cmake/](https://crascit.com/professional-cmake/)

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