deprecate SIMIX_process_{a,de}tach

[simgrid.git] / docs / source / Installing_SimGrid.rst

diff --git a/docs/source/Installing_SimGrid.rst b/docs/source/Installing_SimGrid.rst
index cb94bd1..44f4bb9 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/source/Installing_SimGrid.rst
+++ b/docs/source/Installing_SimGrid.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.. Copyright 2005-2018
+.. Copyright 2005-2019
 
 .. _install:
 
@@ -135,6 +135,19 @@ fall into two categories. **SimGrid-specific options** define which part
 of the framework to compile while **Generic options** are provided by
 cmake itself.
 
+.. warning::
+
+   Our build system often gets mixed up if you change something on
+   your machine after the build configuration.  For example, if
+   SimGrid fails to detect your fortran compiler, it is not enough to
+   install a fortran compiler. You also need to clean every Cmake
+   files, such as ``CMakeCache.txt``. Since Cmake also generates some
+   files in the tree, you may need to wipe out your complete tree and
+   start with a fresh one when you install new dependencies.
+   
+   Another (better) solution is to :ref:`build out of the source tree
+   <install_cmake_outsrc>`.
+
 Generic build-time options
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