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@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ All the parameters affecting CMake can be found in 'macros.cmake'. This file als
 Variables controlling the CMake build process:
 
 INSTALL_DIR=<path>			Installation directory
-CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=[Debug|Release]	Type of the build, defaults to Release
+BUILD_TYPE=[Debug|Release]		Type of the build, defaults to Release
 INSTALL_SYSTEM_FILES=[Y|N]		Install startup scripts and ld configuration files
 EMBEDDED_LIB=<path>			Path to the embedded library, filename included
 MYSQL_DIR=<path>			Path to MySQL headers