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diff --git a/llvm/docs/CMake.rst b/llvm/docs/CMake.rst index 38199e5cc58..9ec6b0a2416 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/CMake.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/CMake.rst @@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ Quick start We use here the command-line, non-interactive CMake interface. #. `Download <http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html>`_ and install - CMake. Version 2.8.8 is the minimum required. + CMake. Version 2.8.8 is the minimum required, but if you're using the Ninja + backend, CMake v3.2 or newer is required to `get interactive output + <http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-commits/Week-of-Mon-20141117/244797.html>`_ + when running :doc:`Lit <CommandGuide/lit>`. #. Open a shell. Your development tools must be reachable from this shell through the PATH environment variable. diff --git a/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.rst b/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.rst index 2585ce135ba..6aba5003679 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/GettingStarted.rst @@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ Here's the short story for getting up and running quickly with LLVM: The usual build uses `CMake <CMake.html>`_. If you would rather use autotools, see `Building LLVM with autotools <BuildingLLVMWithAutotools.html>`_. + Although the build is known to work with CMake >= 2.8.8, we recommend CMake + >= v3.2, especially if you're generating Ninja build files. * ``cd where you want to build llvm`` * ``mkdir build`` |
