1CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
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4When not cross-compiling, this variable has the same value as the
5:variable:`CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR` variable.  In many cases,
6this will correspond to the target architecture for the build, but
7this is not guaranteed.  (E.g. on Windows, the host may be ``AMD64``
8even when using a MSVC ``cl`` compiler with a 32-bit target.)
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10When cross-compiling, a :variable:`CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE` should set
11the ``CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR`` variable to match target architecture
12that it specifies (via :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER` and perhaps
13:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_TARGET`).
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