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doc: extend README mentioning shorthand syntax with options
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SGSSGene committed Mar 26, 2024
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See the [add_subdirectory ](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/command/add_subdirectory.html?highlight=add_subdirectory)
and [SYSTEM](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/prop_tgt/SYSTEM.html#prop_tgt:SYSTEM) target property for details.

A single-argument compact syntax is also supported:
A shorthand syntax is also supported:

```cmake
# A git package from a given uri with a version
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CPMAddPackage("https://example.com/my-package.zip@1.2.3")
```

Additionally, the shorthand syntax can be combined with the other options from above:
```cmake
CPMAddPackage("gh:nlohmann/json@3.9.1"
OPTIONS "JSON_BuildTests OFF"
)
```

After calling `CPMAddPackage`, the following variables are defined in the local scope, where `<dependency>` is the name of the dependency.

- `<dependency>_SOURCE_DIR` is the path to the source of the dependency.
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