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@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ target property is true.
.. note::
- CMake version |release| defaults this variable to ``FALSE`` because
- GNU binutils linkers (``ld``, ``ld.bfd``, ``ld.gold``) generate spurious
+ CMake version |release| defaults this variable to ``FALSE`` if the linker is
+ one from the GNU binutils linkers (``ld`` and ``ld.bfd`` for version less
+ than 2.41 or ``ld.gold`` for any version) because it 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