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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2019-07-18 18:20:18 (GMT)
committerBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2019-07-19 15:17:32 (GMT)
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MSVC: Document behavior when MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY is not set
By default `CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` is not set. Document the default runtime library selection in that case. We already test it.
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@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ CMake 3.15 and above prefer to leave the MSVC runtime library selection flags
out of the default :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` values and instead
offer a first-class abstraction. The :variable:`CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY`
variable and :prop_tgt:`MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY` target property may be set to
-select the MSVC runtime library.
+select the MSVC runtime library. If they are not set then CMake uses the
+default value ``MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>DLL`` which is
+equivalent to the original flags.
This policy provides compatibility with projects that have not been updated
to be aware of the abstraction. The policy setting takes effect as of the