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| author | Betsy McPhail <betsy.mcphail@kitware.com> | 2020-04-23 11:22:54 -0400 |
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| committer | Betsy McPhail <betsy.mcphail@kitware.com> | 2020-04-23 11:47:20 -0400 |
| commit | d0797f62d961c7fc8e9b654ed356833f1912dc59 (patch) | |
| tree | b1edd08ca429f717b159ad828d6df118ade0a9ce /Help/guide | |
| parent | 61ac8e6dfa06d82ff2ef3ae3f0076fb9aa65d542 (diff) | |
| download | cmake-d0797f62d961c7fc8e9b654ed356833f1912dc59.tar.gz | |
Tutorial: Clarify Step 5
Fixes: #20619
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| -rw-r--r-- | Help/guide/tutorial/index.rst | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Help/guide/tutorial/index.rst b/Help/guide/tutorial/index.rst index 4fbcd4c211..6e26de977e 100644 --- a/Help/guide/tutorial/index.rst +++ b/Help/guide/tutorial/index.rst @@ -380,8 +380,12 @@ tutorial assume that they are not common. If the platform has ``log`` and ``exp`` then we will use them to compute the square root in the ``mysqrt`` function. We first test for the availability of these functions using the :module:`CheckSymbolExists` module in the top-level -``CMakeLists.txt``. We're going to use the new defines in -``TutorialConfig.h.in``, so be sure to set them before that file is configured. +``CMakeLists.txt``. On some platforms, we will need to link to the m library. +If ``log`` and ``exp`` are not initially found, require the m library and try +again. + +We're going to use the new defines in ``TutorialConfig.h.in``, so be sure to +set them before that file is configured. .. literalinclude:: Step6/MathFunctions/CMakeLists.txt :language: cmake |