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authorDylan Baker <dylan@pnwbakers.com>2018-09-28 14:39:58 -0700
committerNirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek.chauhan@gmail.com>2018-09-28 14:39:58 -0700
commitc354a2b1cf0a55aa479569576ca3cb547f5dc80b (patch)
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docs/Builtin-options: Clarify -Dc_args for cross compilation (#4289) [skip ci]
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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md b/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md
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@@ -119,4 +119,8 @@ compiler being used:
The default values of `c_winlibs` and `cpp_winlibs` are in compiler-specific
argument forms, but the libraries are: kernel32, user32, gdi32, winspool,
-shell32, ole32, oleaut32, uuid, comdlg32, advapi32
+shell32, ole32, oleaut32, uuid, comdlg32, advapi32.
+
+c_args, cpp_args, c_link_args, and cpp_link_args only affect native builds,
+when cross compiling they will not be applied to binaries or libraries
+targeting the host system, only those being run on the build system.