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Diffstat (limited to 'Modules/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake')
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diff --git a/Modules/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake b/Modules/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake index f56d365..3c7a828 100644 --- a/Modules/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake +++ b/Modules/CheckLinkerFlag.cmake @@ -19,15 +19,12 @@ Check that the link ``<flag>`` is accepted by the ``<lang>`` compiler without a diagnostic. Stores the result in an internal cache entry named ``<var>``. This command temporarily sets the ``CMAKE_REQUIRED_LINK_OPTIONS`` variable -and calls the ``check_<lang>_source_compiles`` macro from the -``Check<lang>SourceCompiles`` module (:module:`CheckCSourceCompiles`, -:module:`CheckCSourceCompiles`, :module:`CheckCXXSourceCompiles`, -:module:`CheckOBJCSourceCompiles`, :module:`CheckOBJCXXSourceCompiles` or -:module:`CheckFortranSourceCompiles`). See documentation of these -modules for a listing of variables that can otherwise modify the build. - -The underlying implementation rely on :prop_tgt:`LINK_OPTIONS` property to -check the specified flag. The ``LINKER:`` prefix, as described in +and calls the :command:`check_source_compiles` command from the +:module:`CheckSourceCompiles` module. See that module's documentation +for a listing of variables that can otherwise modify the build. + +The underlying implementation relies on the :prop_tgt:`LINK_OPTIONS` property +to check the specified flag. The ``LINKER:`` prefix, as described in the :command:`target_link_options` command, can be used as well. A positive result from this check indicates only that the compiler did not |