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diff --git a/Help/command/try_compile.rst b/Help/command/try_compile.rst
index 66ea3d7..310ad11 100644
--- a/Help/command/try_compile.rst
+++ b/Help/command/try_compile.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Try building some code.
Try Compiling Whole Projects
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-::
+.. code-block:: cmake
try_compile(RESULT_VAR <bindir> <srcdir>
<projectName> [<targetName>] [CMAKE_FLAGS <flags>...]
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ below for the meaning of other options.
Try Compiling Source Files
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-::
+.. code-block:: cmake
try_compile(RESULT_VAR <bindir> <srcfile|SOURCES srcfile...>
[CMAKE_FLAGS <flags>...]
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ returned in ``RESULT_VAR``.
In this form the user need only supply one or more source files that include a
definition for ``main``. CMake will create a ``CMakeLists.txt`` file to build
-the source(s) as an executable that looks something like this::
+the source(s) as an executable that looks something like this:
+
+.. code-block:: cmake
add_definitions(<expanded COMPILE_DEFINITIONS from caller>)
include_directories(${INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
@@ -125,7 +127,8 @@ default values:
If :policy:`CMP0056` is set to ``NEW``, then
:variable:`CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS` is passed in as well.
-The current setting of :policy:`CMP0065` is set in the generated project.
+The current settings of :policy:`CMP0065` and :policy:`CMP0083` are set in the
+generated project.
Set the :variable:`CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_CONFIGURATION` variable to choose
a build configuration.