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# CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME

Name of the OS CMake is building for.

This is the name of the OS on which CMake is targeting. This variable is the same as `CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME` if you build for the host system instead of the target system when cross compiling.

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