1CMP0056
2-------
3
4.. versionadded:: 3.2
5
6Honor link flags in :command:`try_compile` source-file signature.
7
8The :command:`try_compile` command source-file signature generates a
9``CMakeLists.txt`` file to build the source file into an executable.
10In order to compile the source the same way as it might be compiled
11by the calling project, the generated project sets the value of the
12:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_FLAGS` variable to that in the calling project.
13The value of the :variable:`CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS` variable may be
14needed in some cases too, but CMake 3.1 and lower did not set it in
15the generated project.  CMake 3.2 and above prefer to set it so that
16linker flags are honored as well as compiler flags.  This policy
17provides compatibility with the pre-3.2 behavior.
18
19The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to not set the value of the
20:variable:`CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS` variable in the generated test
21project.  The ``NEW`` behavior for this policy is to set the value of
22the :variable:`CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS` variable in the test project
23to the same as it is in the calling project.
24
25If the project code does not set the policy explicitly, users may
26set it on the command line by defining the
27:variable:`CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0056 <CMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP<NNNN>>`
28variable in the cache.
29
30This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.2.  Unlike most policies,
31CMake version |release| does *not* warn by default when this policy
32is not set and simply uses ``OLD`` behavior.  See documentation of the
33:variable:`CMAKE_POLICY_WARNING_CMP0056 <CMAKE_POLICY_WARNING_CMP<NNNN>>`
34variable to control the warning.
35
36.. include:: DEPRECATED.txt
37