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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst index 658694a..a821189 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst @@ -90,21 +90,21 @@ Requiring Language Standards In projects that use a large number of commonly available features from a particular language standard (e.g. C++ 11) one may specify a meta-feature (e.g. ``cxx_std_11``) that requires use of a compiler mode -aware of that standard. This is simpler than specifying all the -features individually, but does not guarantee the existence of any -particular feature. Diagnosis of use of unsupported features will be -delayed until compile time. +that is at minimum aware of that standard, but could be greater. +This is simpler than specifying all the features individually, but does +not guarantee the existence of any particular feature. +Diagnosis of use of unsupported features will be delayed until compile time. For example, if C++ 11 features are used extensively in a project's -header files, then clients must use a compiler mode aware of C++ 11 -or above. This can be requested with the code: +header files, then clients must use a compiler mode that is no less +than C++ 11. This can be requested with the code: .. code-block:: cmake target_compile_features(mylib PUBLIC cxx_std_11) In this example, CMake will ensure the compiler is invoked in a mode -that is aware of C++ 11 (or above), adding flags such as +of at-least C++ 11 (or C++ 14, C++ 17, ...), adding flags such as ``-std=gnu++11`` if necessary. This applies to sources within ``mylib`` as well as any dependents (that may include headers from ``mylib``). @@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ and :prop_gbl:`compile features <CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES>` available from the following :variable:`compiler ids <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` as of the versions specified for each: -* ``AppleClang``: Apple Clang for Xcode versions 4.4 though 9.2. -* ``Clang``: Clang compiler versions 2.9 through 6.0. -* ``GNU``: GNU compiler versions 4.4 through 8.0. -* ``MSVC``: Microsoft Visual Studio versions 2010 through 2017. -* ``SunPro``: Oracle SolarisStudio versions 12.4 through 12.6. -* ``Intel``: Intel compiler versions 12.1 through 17.0. +* ``AppleClang``: Apple Clang for Xcode versions 4.4+. +* ``Clang``: Clang compiler versions 2.9+. +* ``GNU``: GNU compiler versions 4.4+. +* ``MSVC``: Microsoft Visual Studio versions 2010+. +* ``SunPro``: Oracle SolarisStudio versions 12.4+. +* ``Intel``: Intel compiler versions 12.1+. CMake is currently aware of the :prop_tgt:`C standards <C_STANDARD>` and :prop_gbl:`compile features <CMAKE_C_KNOWN_FEATURES>` available from @@ -344,16 +344,16 @@ the following :variable:`compiler ids <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` as of the versions specified for each: * all compilers and versions listed above for C++. -* ``GNU``: GNU compiler versions 3.4 through 8.0. +* ``GNU``: GNU compiler versions 3.4+ CMake is currently aware of the :prop_tgt:`C++ standards <CXX_STANDARD>` and their associated meta-features (e.g. ``cxx_std_11``) available from the following :variable:`compiler ids <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` as of the versions specified for each: -* ``Cray``: Cray Compiler Environment version 8.1 through 8.5.8. -* ``PGI``: PGI version 12.10 through 17.5. -* ``XL``: IBM XL version 10.1 through 13.1.5. +* ``Cray``: Cray Compiler Environment version 8.1+. +* ``PGI``: PGI version 12.10+. +* ``XL``: IBM XL version 10.1+. CMake is currently aware of the :prop_tgt:`C standards <C_STANDARD>` and their associated meta-features (e.g. ``c_std_99``) available from the @@ -367,4 +367,4 @@ CMake is currently aware of the :prop_tgt:`CUDA standards <CUDA_STANDARD>` from the following :variable:`compiler ids <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` as of the versions specified for each: -* ``NVIDIA``: NVIDIA nvcc compiler 7.5 though 9.1. +* ``NVIDIA``: NVIDIA nvcc compiler 7.5+. |