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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst index 8073511..1e87ec6 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst @@ -282,3 +282,25 @@ versions specified for each: * ``Clang``: Clang compiler 5.0+. * ``NVIDIA``: NVIDIA nvcc compiler 7.5+. + +.. _`Language Standard Flags`: + +Language Standard Flags +======================= + +In order to satisfy requirements specified by the +:command:`target_compile_features` command or the +:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_STANDARD` variable, CMake may pass a +language standard flag to the compiler, such as ``-std=c++11``. + +For :ref:`Visual Studio Generators`, CMake cannot precisely control +the placement of the language standard flag on the compiler command line. +For :ref:`Ninja Generators`, :ref:`Makefile Generators`, and +:generator:`Xcode`, CMake places the language standard flag just after +the language-wide flags from :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS` +and :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>`. + +.. versionchanged:: 3.26 + The language standard flag is placed before flags specified by other + abstractions such as the :command:`target_compile_options` command. + Prior to CMake 3.26, the language standard flag was placed after them. |