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20 changes: 10 additions & 10 deletions tutorial/consuming_packages/use_tools_as_conan_packages.rst
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Expand Up @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The structure of the project is the same as the one of the previous example:

The main difference is the addition of the :ref:`reference_config_files_profiles_tool_requires` section in the
**conanfile.txt** file. In this section, we declare that we want to build our application
using CMake **v3.22.6**.
using CMake **v3.27.9**.

.. code-block:: ini
:caption: **conanfile.txt**
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target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ZLIB::ZLIB)

Now, as in the previous example, we will use Conan to install **Zlib** and **CMake
3.22.6** and generate the files to find both of them. We will generate those
3.27.9** and generate the files to find both of them. We will generate those
files in the folder *build*. To do that, just run:

.. code-block:: bash
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file called ``conanbuild.sh/bat``. This is the result of automatically invoking a
``VirtualBuildEnv`` generator when we declared the ``tool_requires`` in the
**conanfile.txt**. This file sets some environment variables like a new ``PATH`` that
we can use to inject the location of CMake v3.22.6 into our environment.
we can use to inject the location of CMake v3.27.9 into our environment.

Activate the virtual environment, and run ``cmake --version`` to check that you
have installed the new CMake version in the path.
Expand All @@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ Run ``cmake`` and check the version:
.. code-block:: bash

$ cmake --version
cmake version 3.22.6
cmake version 3.27.9
...

As you can see, after activating the environment, the CMake v3.22.6 binary folder was
As you can see, after activating the environment, the CMake v3.27.9 binary folder was
added to the path and is the currently active version now. Now you can build your project as
you previously did, but this time Conan will use CMake 3.22.6 to build it:
you previously did, but this time Conan will use CMake 3.27.9 to build it:

.. code-block:: bash
:caption: Windows
Expand All @@ -182,27 +182,27 @@ you previously did, but this time Conan will use CMake 3.22.6 to build it:
$ cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=conan_toolchain.cmake
$ cmake --build . --config Release
...
Building with CMake version: 3.22.6
Building with CMake version: 3.27.9
...
[100%] Built target compressor
$ Release\compressor.exe
Uncompressed size is: 233
Compressed size is: 147
ZLIB VERSION: 1.2.11
ZLIB VERSION: 1.3.1

.. code-block:: bash
:caption: Linux, macOS

$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=conan_toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
$ cmake --build .
...
Building with CMake version: 3.22.6
Building with CMake version: 3.27.9
...
[100%] Built target compressor
$ ./compressor
Uncompressed size is: 233
Compressed size is: 147
ZLIB VERSION: 1.2.11
ZLIB VERSION: 1.3.1


Note that when we activated the environment, a new file named
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