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+target-language-features
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+
+* New :prop_tgt:`CXX_STANDARD` and :prop_tgt:`CXX_EXTENSIONS` target
+ properties may specify values which CMake uses to compute required
+ compile options such as ``-std=c++11`` or ``-std=gnu++11``. The
+ :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD` and :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS`
+ variables may be set to initialize the target properties.
+
+* New :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_FEATURES` target property may contain a list
+ of features required to compile a target. CMake uses this
+ information to ensure that the compiler in use is capable of building
+ the target, and to add any necessary compile flags to support language
+ features.
+
+* New :command:`target_compile_features` command allows populating the
+ :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_FEATURES` target property, just like any other
+ build variable.