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authorCraig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com>2018-12-23 22:22:59 (GMT)
committerKitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com>2018-12-23 22:23:11 (GMT)
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Merge topic 'link-options'
f255280fd9 PIE link options: Update strategy to fix performance regression Acked-by: Kitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com> Merge-request: !2739
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@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ link-option-PIE
---------------
* Required link options to manage Position Independent Executable are now
- added when :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` is set. These flags are
- controlled by policy :policy:`CMP0083`.
+ added when :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` is set. The project is
+ responsible for using the :module:`CheckPIESupported` module to check for
+ ``PIE`` support to ensure that the :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE`
+ target property will be honored at link time for executables. This behavior
+ is controlled by policy :policy:`CMP0083`.