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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2016-06-28 19:10:18 (GMT)
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try_compile: Add policy CMP0066 to honor CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>
In the `try_compile` source file signature we propagate the caller's value of `CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS` into the test project. Extend this to propagate `CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` too instead of always using the default value in the test project. This will be useful, for example, to allow the MSVC runtime library to be changed (e.g. `-MDd` => `-MTd`). However, some projects may currently depend on this not being done, so we need to activate the behavior using a policy. This change was originally made by commit v3.6.0-rc1~160^2 (try_compile: Honor CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG> changes, 2016-04-11) but without the policy and so had to be reverted during the 3.6 release candidate cycle. Fixes #16174.
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+CMP0066
+-------
+
+Honor per-config flags in :command:`try_compile` source-file signature.
+
+The source file signature of the :command:`try_compile` command uses the value
+of the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS` variable in the test project so that the
+test compilation works as it would in the main project. However, CMake 3.6 and
+below do not also honor config-specific compiler flags such as those in the
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG` variable. CMake 3.7 and above prefer to
+honor config-specific compiler flags too. This policy provides compatibility
+for projects that do not expect config-specific compiler flags to be used.
+
+The ``OLD`` behavior of this policy is to ignore config-specific flag
+variables like :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG` and only use CMake's
+built-in defaults for the current compiler and platform.
+
+The ``NEW`` behavior of this policy is to honor config-specific flag
+variabldes like :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_DEBUG`.
+
+This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.7. Unlike most policies,
+CMake version |release| does *not* warn by default when this policy
+is not set and simply uses OLD behavior. See documentation of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_POLICY_WARNING_CMP0066 <CMAKE_POLICY_WARNING_CMP<NNNN>>`
+variable to control the warning.
+
+.. include:: DEPRECATED.txt