# CMAKE_ERROR_DEPRECATED

Deprecated since version 4.4.

Whether to issue errors for deprecated functionality.

This is a deprecated mechanism for interacting with the `CMD_DEPRECATED` `diagnostic`. If policy `CMP0218` is set to `NEW`, this variable is ignored.

If policy `CMP0218` is not set to `NEW`, the `message()` command's `DEPRECATION` message type will use `CMAKE_WARN_DEPRECATED` and `CMAKE_ERROR_DEPRECATED` to determine the severity of a deprecation diagnostic. The severity will be:

- `IGNORE`, if `CMAKE_WARN_DEPRECATED` is `OFF` and `CMAKE_ERROR_DEPRECATED` is unset or `OFF`.

- `WARN`, if `CMAKE_WARN_DEPRECATED` is unset or `ON` and `CMAKE_ERROR_DEPRECATED` is unset or `OFF`.

- `FATAL_ERROR` if `CMAKE_ERROR_DEPRECATED` is `ON`.

Setting `CMAKE_ERROR_DEPRECATED` in the cache will alter the default state of the `CMD_DEPRECATED` `diagnostic`; however, the `-W[no-][error=]deprecated` option, and `warnings.deprecated` and/or `errors.deprecated` preset fields, will take precedence. CMake will also update the cached value of `CMAKE_ERROR_DEPRECATED` to reflect the actual state of the diagnostic as of the start of script execution.