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| -rw-r--r-- | Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/policy/CMP0083.rst | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/release/dev/link-option-PIE.rst | 6 |
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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst index 0587429..98279ef 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Policies Introduced by CMake 3.14 .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 + CMP0083: Add PIE options when linking executable. </policy/CMP0083> CMP0082: Install rules from add_subdirectory() are interleaved with those in caller. </policy/CMP0082> Policies Introduced by CMake 3.13 diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0083.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0083.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b467b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/policy/CMP0083.rst @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +CMP0083 +------- + +To control generation of Position Independent Executable (``PIE``) or not, some +flags are required at link time. + +CMake 3.13 and lower did not add these link flags when +:prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` is set. + +The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to not manage ``PIE`` link flags. The +``NEW`` behavior is to add link flags if :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` +is set: + +* Set to ``TRUE``: flags to produce a position independent executable are + passed to the linker step. For example ``-pie`` for ``GCC``. +* Set to ``FALSE``: flags not to produce a position independent executable are + passed to the linker step. For example ``-no-pie`` for ``GCC``. +* Not set: no flags are passed to the linker step. + +This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.14. CMake version +|release| warns when the policy is not set and uses ``OLD`` behavior. Use +the :command:`cmake_policy` command to set it to ``OLD`` or ``NEW`` explicitly. + +.. include:: DEPRECATED.txt diff --git a/Help/release/dev/link-option-PIE.rst b/Help/release/dev/link-option-PIE.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..824ab2c --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/release/dev/link-option-PIE.rst @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +link-option-PIE +--------------- + +* Required link options to manage Position Independent Executable are now + added when :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` is set. These flags are + controlled by policy :policy:`CMP0083`. |