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@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ When adding the first supported feature to a particular CompilerId, it is
necessary to list support for all features known to cmake (See
:variable:`CMAKE_C_COMPILE_FEATURES` and
:variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES` as appropriate), where available for
-the compiler. Furthermore, set ``CMAKE_<LANG>_STANDARD_DEFAULT`` to the
-default language standard level the compiler uses, or to the empty string
-if the compiler has no notion of standard levels (such as ``MSVC``).
+the compiler. Ensure that the ``CMAKE_<LANG>_STANDARD_DEFAULT`` is set to
+the computed internal variable ``CMAKE_<LANG>_STANDARD_COMPUTED_DEFAULT``
+for compiler versions which should be supported.
It is sensible to record the features for the most recent version of a
particular CompilerId first, and then work backwards. It is sensible to