CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION ------------------------- The description of the top level project. This variable holds the description of the project as specified in the top level CMakeLists.txt file by a :command:`project` command. In the event that the top level CMakeLists.txt contains multiple :command:`project` calls, the most recently called one from that top level CMakeLists.txt will determine the value that ``CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION`` contains. For example, consider the following top level CMakeLists.txt: .. code-block:: cmake cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0) project(First DESCRIPTION "I am First") project(Second DESCRIPTION "I am Second") add_subdirectory(sub) project(Third DESCRIPTION "I am Third") And ``sub/CMakeLists.txt`` with the following contents: .. code-block:: cmake project(SubProj DESCRIPTION "I am SubProj") message("CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION = ${CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION}") The most recently seen :command:`project` command from the top level CMakeLists.txt would be ``project(Second ...)``, so this will print:: CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION = I am Second To obtain the description from the most recent call to :command:`project` in the current directory scope or above, see the :variable:`PROJECT_DESCRIPTION` variable.