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| author | Kai Wolf <mail@kai-wolf.me> | 2018-03-11 09:06:29 +0100 |
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| committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2018-03-12 10:23:21 -0400 |
| commit | 78756429abe1d0c41596d48315fec96e72cc65f7 (patch) | |
| tree | 4905c0139b63378974d024c92b3af39945415f29 | |
| parent | c5541cf0da1093635fea7da5a40e64e481b5477e (diff) | |
| download | cmake-78756429abe1d0c41596d48315fec96e72cc65f7.tar.gz | |
Help: Adapt cmake-buildsystem(7) to new IMPORTED targets features
Since commit v3.11.0-rc1~433^2~2 (Teach target_* commands to set
INTERFACE properties of IMPORTED targets, 2017-09-18) it is now possible
to use the customary `target_*` commands for adjusting the settings of
an IMPORTED target. Update documentation accordingly.
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst | 11 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst index ae538edc2d..b672ea6497 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst @@ -831,12 +831,11 @@ Imported Targets An :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target represents a pre-existing dependency. Usually such targets are defined by an upstream package and should be treated as -immutable. It is not possible to use an :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target in the -left-hand-side of the :command:`target_compile_definitions`, -:command:`target_include_directories`, :command:`target_compile_options` or -:command:`target_link_libraries` commands, as that would be an attempt to -modify it. :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` targets are designed to be used only in the -right-hand-side of those commands. +immutable. After declaring an :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target one can adjust its +target properties by using the customary commands such as +:command:`target_compile_definitions`, :command:`target_include_directories`, +:command:`target_compile_options` or :command:`target_link_libraries` just like +with any other regular target. :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` targets may have the same usage requirement properties populated as binary targets, such as |