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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_USE_LINKER.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_USE_LINKER.rst index e1b37a5..1867ad8 100644 --- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_USE_LINKER.rst +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_USE_LINKER.rst @@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ variable with value ``FALSE``, you can deactivate this feature. This feature is also deactivated if the :prop_tgt:`LINK_DEPENDS_NO_SHARED` target property is true. + +.. note:: + + CMake version |release| defaults this variable to ``FALSE`` because + GNU binutils linkers (``ld``, ``ld.bfd``, ``ld.gold``) generate spurious + dependencies on temporary files when LTO is enabled. See `GNU bug 30568`_. + +.. _`GNU bug 30568`: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30568 |