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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2010-11-05 08:08:37 -0400
committerBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2010-11-05 08:08:37 -0400
commit80edcc6a86d7b5e00073c5cd2584383f971b7645 (patch)
treef4956f0df3cdc5415db7fc45232b5db81c0cf7e5 /Source
parent947de96030723fa231ed1ddc9d94d755f3d68d0b (diff)
downloadcmake-80edcc6a86d7b5e00073c5cd2584383f971b7645.tar.gz
Document custom command behavior without DEPENDS (#11407)
The behavior of add_custom_command when no DEPENDS option is specified matches that of standard Make behavior, but it does not hurt to describe it explicitly.
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diff --git a/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h b/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h
index c67caa545c..6c5e1afb03 100644
--- a/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ public:
"If any dependency is an OUTPUT of another custom command in the "
"same directory (CMakeLists.txt file) CMake automatically brings the "
"other custom command into the target in which this command is built. "
+ "If DEPENDS is not specified the command will run whenever the OUTPUT "
+ "is missing; if the command does not actually create the OUTPUT then "
+ "the rule will always run. "
"If DEPENDS specifies any target (created by an ADD_* command) "
"a target-level dependency is created to make sure the target is "
"built before any target using this custom command. Additionally, "