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<PROJECT-NAME>_IS_TOP_LEVEL
New in version 3.21.
A boolean variable indicating whether the named project was called in a top level CMakeLists.txt file.
To obtain the value from the most recent call to project() in the current directory scope or above, see the PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL variable.
The variable value will be true in:
- the top-level directory of the project
 - the top-level directory of an external project added by 
ExternalProject 
The variable value will be false in:
- a directory added by 
add_subdirectory() - a directory added by 
FetchContent 
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