1 diff --git a/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake b/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake
2 index 3e746a6..9ef38fd 100644
3 --- a/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake
4 +++ b/CMake/vtkModuleMacros.cmake
5 @@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ macro(vtk_module_third_party _pkg)
6 message(FATAL_ERROR "Cannot specify both LIBRARIES and NO_LIBRARIES")
9 - option(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper} "Use system-installed ${_pkg}" OFF)
10 + option(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper} "Use system-installed ${_pkg}" ${VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
11 mark_as_advanced(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper})
13 if(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_${_upper})
14 diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
15 index 0d1dda8..b3e1801 100644
18 @@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ set(VTK_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR_CM24 ${VTK_INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR})
19 set(VTK_INSTALL_DOXYGEN_DIR_CM24 ${VTK_INSTALL_DATA_DIR}/doxygen)
21 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
22 +# Do we try to use system libraries by default?
23 +OPTION(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES "Use the system's libraries by default." OFF)
24 +MARK_AS_ADVANCED(VTK_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES)
26 +#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
27 # The third party macros are still used in one or two third party builds.
28 include(vtkThirdParty)