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-rw-r--r--Help/command/add_link_options.rst2
-rw-r--r--Help/prop_dir/LINK_OPTIONS.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst4
-rw-r--r--Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst4
-rw-r--r--Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS.rst10
-rw-r--r--Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst4
6 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/add_link_options.rst b/Help/command/add_link_options.rst
index 821198d..551d440 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_link_options.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_link_options.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
add_link_options
----------------
-Adds options to the link of targets.
+Adds options to the link of shared library, module and executable targets.
::
diff --git a/Help/prop_dir/LINK_OPTIONS.rst b/Help/prop_dir/LINK_OPTIONS.rst
index 04b9e08..15c555f 100644
--- a/Help/prop_dir/LINK_OPTIONS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_dir/LINK_OPTIONS.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
LINK_OPTIONS
------------
-List of options to use for the link step.
+List of options to use for the link step of shared library, module
+and executable targets.
This property holds a :ref:`;-list <CMake Language Lists>` of options
given so far to the :command:`add_link_options` command.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst
index e0b72b5..3a344e6 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
LINK_FLAGS
----------
-Additional flags to use when linking this target.
+Additional flags to use when linking this target if it is a shared library,
+module library, or an executable. Static libraries need to use
+:prop_tgt:`STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS`.
The LINK_FLAGS property, managed as a string, can be used to add extra flags
to the link step of a target. :prop_tgt:`LINK_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` will add to the
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
index 1f2910b..c30ecf1 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
LINK_FLAGS_<CONFIG>
-------------------
-Per-configuration linker flags for a target.
+Per-configuration linker flags for a shared library, module or executable target.
-This is the configuration-specific version of LINK_FLAGS.
+This is the configuration-specific version of :prop_tgt:`LINK_FLAGS`.
.. note::
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS.rst
index d3b2cd4..c91b1ae 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS
--------------------
-Extra flags to use when linking static libraries.
+Archiver (or MSVC librarian) flags for a static library target.
+Targets that are shared libraries, modules, or executables can use
+the :prop_tgt:`LINK_OPTIONS` or :prop_tgt:`LINK_FLAGS` target property.
-Extra flags to use when linking a static library.
+The STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS property, managed as a string, can be used to add
+extra flags to the link step of a static library target.
+:prop_tgt:`STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_<CONFIG>` will add to the configuration
+``<CONFIG>``, for example, ``DEBUG``, ``RELEASE``, ``MINSIZEREL``,
+``RELWITHDEBINFO``, ...
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
index cca353d..b867ac4 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_CONFIG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_<CONFIG>
-----------------------------
-Per-configuration flags for creating a static library.
+Per-configuration archiver (or MSVC librarian) flags for a static library target.
-This is the configuration-specific version of STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS.
+This is the configuration-specific version of :prop_tgt:`STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS`.