@cindex @option{-gnatep} (@command{gcc})
This switch indicates to the compiler the file name (without directory
information) of the preprocessor data file to use. The preprocessor data file
-should be found in the source directories.
+should be found in the source directories. Note that when the compiler is
+called by a builder (@command{gnatmake} or @command{gprbuild}) with a project
+file, if the object directory is not also a source directory, the builder needs
+to be called with @option{-x}.
@noindent
A preprocessing data file is a text file with significant lines indicating