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-rw-r--r--Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake8
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake b/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
index 3b43d28..1a217b3 100644
--- a/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CheckIncludeFiles.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
# -----------------
#
# Provides a macro to check if a list of one or more header files can
-# be included together in ``C``.
+# be included together.
#
# .. command:: CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES
#
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
# CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES("<includes>" <variable> [LANGUAGE <language>])
#
# Check if the given ``<includes>`` list may be included together
-# in a ``C`` source file and store the result in an internal cache
+# in a source file and store the result in an internal cache
# entry named ``<variable>``. Specify the ``<includes>`` argument
# as a :ref:`;-list <CMake Language Lists>` of header file names.
#
# If LANGUAGE is set, the specified compiler will be used to perform the
-# check. Acceptable values are C and CXX.
+# check. Acceptable values are ``C`` and ``CXX``. If not set, the C compiler
+# will be used if enabled. If the C compiler is not enabled, the C++
+# compiler will be used if enabled.
#
# The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify
# the way the check is run: