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+-------------------
+
+* The :manual:`cmake <cmake(1)>` command gained the ``-S <source_dir>``
+  command line option to specify the location of the source directory.
+  This option can be used independently of ``-B``.
+
+* The :manual:`cmake <cmake(1)>` command gained the ``-B <build_dir>``
+  command line option to specify the location of the build directory.
+  This option can be used independently of ``-S``.