4 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
index aa901af1c8..5d4ceef2c9 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.h
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ public:
       check-build-system step.  */
   virtual void CheckMultipleOutputs(cmMakefile* mf, bool verbose);
 
-  /** Get the command to use for a non-symbolic target file that has
-      no rule.  This is used for multiple output dependencies.  */
-  std::string GetEmptyCommandHack() { return this->EmptyCommandsHack; }
+  /** Get the command to use for a target that has no rule.  This is
+      used for multiple output dependencies and for cmake_force.  */
+  std::string GetEmptyRuleHackCommand() { return this->EmptyRuleHackCommand; }
 
   /** Get the fake dependency to use when a rule has no real commands
       or dependencies.  */
@@ -175,11 +175,10 @@ protected:
   // that can be added.
   std::string EmptyRuleHackDepends;
 
-  // Some make programs (Watcom) do not like rules with no commands
-  // for non-symbolic targets.  If non-empty this variable holds a
-  // bogus command that may be put in the rule to satisfy the make
-  // program.
-  std::string EmptyCommandsHack;
+  // Some make programs (Watcom) do not like rules with no commands.
+  // If non-empty this variable holds a bogus command that may be put
+  // in the rule to satisfy the make program.
+  std::string EmptyRuleHackCommand;
 
   typedef std::map<cmStdString, cmStdString> MultipleOutputPairsType;
   MultipleOutputPairsType MultipleOutputPairs;
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
index 25053538e3..5505be732c 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator.cxx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator::cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator()
   this->ForceUnixPaths = false;
   this->ToolSupportsColor = true;
   this->NeedSymbolicMark = true;
-  this->EmptyCommandsHack = "@cd .";
+  this->EmptyRuleHackCommand = "@cd .";
 }
 
 void cmGlobalWatcomWMakeGenerator
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index 53707505e4..3d893662cb 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -714,6 +714,11 @@ cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3
     {
     no_depends.push_back(hack);
     }
+  std::string hack_cmd = gg->GetEmptyRuleHackCommand();
+  if(!hack_cmd.empty())
+    {
+    no_commands.push_back(hack_cmd);
+    }
 
   // Special symbolic target that never exists to force dependers to
   // run their rules.
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index 54d7835d8b..8eec8c2e69 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ cmMakefileTargetGenerator
   // to be created.
   std::vector<std::string> commands;
   std::vector<std::string> depends;
-  std::string emptyCommand = this->GlobalGenerator->GetEmptyCommandHack();
+  std::string emptyCommand = this->GlobalGenerator->GetEmptyRuleHackCommand();
   if(!emptyCommand.empty())
     {
     commands.push_back(emptyCommand);