Help: Document supported compilers in cmake-compile-features.7

Extend sentences in other documentation linking to this manual to
say that it has a list of supported compilers.

Co-Author: Brad King <[email protected]>

Help/command/target_compile_features.rst

@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ Arguments to ``target_compile_features`` may use "generator expressions"
 with the syntax ``$<...>``.
 See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for available
 expressions.  See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for
-information on compile features.
+information on compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/manual/cmake-compile-features.7.rst

@@ -295,3 +295,17 @@ the feature-appropriate include directory
 
   add_executable(consumer_no consumer_no.cpp)
   target_link_libraries(consumer_no foo)
+
+Supported Compilers
+===================
+
+CMake is currently aware of the :prop_tgt:`language standards <CXX_STANDARD>`
+and :prop_gbl:`compile features <CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES>` available from
+the following :variable:`compiler ids <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` as of the
+versions specified for each:
+
+* ``AppleClang``: Apple Clang for Xcode versions 4.4 though 6.2.
+* ``Clang``: Clang compiler versions 2.9 through 3.4.
+* ``GNU``: GNU compiler versions 4.4 through 5.0.
+* ``MSVC``: Microsoft Visual Studio versions 2010 through 2015.
+* ``SunPro``: Oracle SolarisStudio version 12.4.

Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Available logical expressions are:
   increases the required :prop_tgt:`C_STANDARD` or :prop_tgt:`CXX_STANDARD`
   for the 'head' target, an error is reported.  See the
   :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-  compile features.
+  compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 ``$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:lang>``
   ``1`` when the language used for compilation unit matches ``lang``,
   otherwise ``0``.  This expression used to specify compile options for

Help/prop_gbl/CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ be listed in the :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES` variable.
 
 The features listed here may be used with the :command:`target_compile_features`
 command.  See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 
 The features known to this version of CMake are:

Help/prop_gbl/CMAKE_C_KNOWN_FEATURES.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ be listed in the :variable:`CMAKE_C_COMPILE_FEATURES` variable.
 
 The features listed here may be used with the :command:`target_compile_features`
 command.  See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 The features known to this version of CMake are:
 

Help/prop_tgt/COMPILE_FEATURES.rst

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ in the :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES` variable.
 Contents of ``COMPILE_FEATURES`` may use "generator expressions" with the
 syntax ``$<...>``.  See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual for
 available expressions.  See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual
-for information on compile features.
+for information on compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/prop_tgt/CXX_EXTENSIONS.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ as ``-std=gnu++11`` instead of ``-std=c++11`` to the compile line.  This
 property is ``ON`` by default.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 This property is initialized by the value of
 the :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS` variable if it is set when a target

Help/prop_tgt/CXX_STANDARD.rst

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ flag will not result in an error or warning, but will instead add the
 with the :prop_tgt:`CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED` target property.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 This property is initialized by the value of
 the :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD` variable if it is set when a target

Help/prop_tgt/CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED.rst

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ not available.  For compilers that have no notion of a standard level, such as
 MSVC, this has no effect.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 This property is initialized by the value of
 the :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED` variable if it is set when a

Help/prop_tgt/C_EXTENSIONS.rst

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ as ``-std=gnu11`` instead of ``-std=c11`` to the compile line.  This
 property is ``ON`` by default.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 This property is initialized by the value of
 the :variable:`CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS` variable if it is set when a target

Help/prop_tgt/C_STANDARD.rst

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ flag will not result in an error or warning, but will instead add the
 be controlled with the :prop_tgt:`C_STANDARD_REQUIRED` target property.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 This property is initialized by the value of
 the :variable:`CMAKE_C_STANDARD` variable if it is set when a target

Help/prop_tgt/C_STANDARD_REQUIRED.rst

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ not available.  For compilers that have no notion of a standard level, such as
 MSVC, this has no effect.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.
 
 This property is initialized by the value of
 the :variable:`CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED` variable if it is set when a

Help/prop_tgt/INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES.rst

@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES
 .. include:: INTERFACE_BUILD_PROPERTY.txt
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on compile
-features.
+features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ list is a subset of the features listed in the :prop_gbl:`CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATUR
 global property.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ property on all targets.  See that target property for additional
 information.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ property on all targets.  See that target property for additional
 information.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ property on all targets.  See that target property for additional
 information.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_C_COMPILE_FEATURES.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ list is a subset of the features listed in the :prop_gbl:`CMAKE_C_KNOWN_FEATURES
 global property.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_C_EXTENSIONS.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ property on all targets.  See that target property for additional
 information.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_C_STANDARD.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ property on all targets.  See that target property for additional
 information.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.

Help/variable/CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED.rst

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ property on all targets.  See that target property for additional
 information.
 
 See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
-compile features.
+compile features and a list of supported compilers.