Help: Clarify default TLS_VERIFY behavior for git download method
diff --git a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
index bac126c..e9e98a0 100644
--- a/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
+++ b/Modules/ExternalProject.cmake
@@ -232,7 +232,12 @@
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.. versionchanged:: 3.6
- This option also applies to ``git clone`` invocations.
+ This option also applies to ``git clone`` invocations, although the
+ default behavior is different. If ``TLS_VERIFY`` is not given and
+ :variable:`CMAKE_TLS_VERIFY` is not set, the behavior will be
+ determined by git's defaults. Normally, the ``sslVerify`` git
+ config setting defaults to true, but the user may have overridden
+ this at a global level.
``TLS_CAINFO <file>``
Specify a custom certificate authority file to use if ``TLS_VERIFY``
