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diff --git a/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake b/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake index b112094..5c9079d 100644 --- a/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake +++ b/Modules/CheckCXXSymbolExists.cmake @@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ Check if a symbol exists as a function, variable, or macro in ``C++``. not be recognized: consider using the :module:`CheckTypeSize` or :module:`CheckCXXSourceCompiles` module instead. +.. note:: + + This command is unreliable when ``<symbol>`` is (potentially) an overloaded + function. Since there is no reliable way to predict whether a given function + in the system environment may be defined as an overloaded function or may be + an overloaded function on other systems or will become so in the future, it + is generally advised to use the :module:`CheckCXXSourceCompiles` module for + checking any function symbol (unless somehow you surely know the checked + function is not overloaded on other systems or will not be so in the + future). + The following variables may be set before calling this macro to modify the way the check is run: |