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| -rw-r--r-- | Help/command/cmake_minimum_required.rst | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/command/project.rst | 7 |
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diff --git a/Help/command/cmake_minimum_required.rst b/Help/command/cmake_minimum_required.rst index 1bdffa4..92e3001 100644 --- a/Help/command/cmake_minimum_required.rst +++ b/Help/command/cmake_minimum_required.rst @@ -28,3 +28,10 @@ which enables compatibility features for CMake 2.4 and lower. The FATAL_ERROR option is accepted but ignored by CMake 2.6 and higher. It should be specified so CMake versions 2.4 and lower fail with an error instead of just a warning. + +.. note:: + Call the ``cmake_minimum_required()`` command at the beginning of + the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file even before calling the + :command:`project` command. It is important to establish version + and policy settings before invoking other commands whose behavior + they may affect. See also policy :policy:`CMP0000`. diff --git a/Help/command/project.rst b/Help/command/project.rst index c601a01..6c5ace7 100644 --- a/Help/command/project.rst +++ b/Help/command/project.rst @@ -55,3 +55,10 @@ literal, direct call to the :command:`project` command; loading one through the :command:`include` command is not sufficient. If no such call exists CMake will implicitly add one to the top that enables the default languages (``C`` and ``CXX``). + +.. note:: + Call the :command:`cmake_minimum_required` command at the beginning + of the top-level ``CMakeLists.txt`` file even before calling the + ``project()`` command. It is important to establish version and + policy settings before invoking other commands whose behavior they + may affect. See also policy :policy:`CMP0000`. |