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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst index a88d122..4a034e8 100644 --- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LANG_FLAGS_INIT.rst @@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ Value used to initialize the :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS` cache entry the first time a build tree is configured for language ``<LANG>``. This variable is meant to be set by a :variable:`toolchain file <CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE>`. CMake may prepend or append content to -the value based on the environment and target platform. +the value based on the environment and target platform. For example, +the contents of a ``xxxFLAGS`` environment variable will be prepended, +where ``xxx`` will be language-specific but not necessarily the same as +``<LANG>`` (e.g. :envvar:`CXXFLAGS` for ``CXX``, :envvar:`FFLAGS` for +``Fortran``, and so on). See also the configuration-specific :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS_<CONFIG>_INIT` variable. |