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| author | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2023-03-31 15:10:36 (GMT) |
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| committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2023-03-31 15:30:51 (GMT) |
| commit | 561ae21f40d1416aee9a1b63be3b7bafa7b29231 (patch) | |
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Help: Clarify that {add,target}_compile_options are not used for linking
Link to alternatives that can be used for adding link options.
Issue: #24662
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diff --git a/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst b/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst index f3ac97b..7cfb24b 100644 --- a/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst +++ b/Help/command/target_compile_options.rst @@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ are used when compiling the given ``<target>``, which must have been created by a command such as :command:`add_executable` or :command:`add_library` and must not be an :ref:`ALIAS target <Alias Targets>`. +.. note:: + + These options are not used when linking the target. + See the :command:`target_link_options` command for that. + Arguments ^^^^^^^^^ @@ -60,3 +65,7 @@ See Also * :command:`target_link_options` * :command:`target_precompile_headers` * :command:`target_sources` + +* :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS` and :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` + add language-wide flags passed to all invocations of the compiler. + This includes invocations that drive compiling and those that drive linking. |