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Add a warning about cmake in main directory
Add a note to warn that using cmake in the main project directory will overwrite version controlled files and this could be annoying.
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to generate IDE projects by supplying the `-G` flag. Run `cmake -G` for a
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comprehensive list of supported back-ends.
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Note that if you do not specify the `build` directory the current directory
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will be the build target. This will modify many version controlled files
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and be messy to fix.
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On macOS >10.14, the build will fail unless you explicitly specify
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the full path to the compiler. This issue is being tracked
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[here](https://github.com/diffblue/cbmc/issues/4956). The invocation thus

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