Added note in documentation regarding make install (#1801)
* Added note regarding make install
diff --git a/docs/compiling.rst b/docs/compiling.rst
index bbd7a2c..c50c7d8 100644
--- a/docs/compiling.rst
+++ b/docs/compiling.rst
@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@
find_package(pybind11 REQUIRED)
pybind11_add_module(example example.cpp)
+Note that ``find_package(pybind11)`` will only work correctly if pybind11
+has been correctly installed on the system, e. g. after downloading or cloning
+the pybind11 repository :
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd pybind11
+ mkdir build
+ cd build
+ cmake ..
+ make install
+
Once detected, the aforementioned ``pybind11_add_module`` can be employed as
before. The function usage and configuration variables are identical no matter
if pybind11 is added as a subdirectory or found as an installed package. You