1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index ccfe2b1e13..eeb9c7200e 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "cmInstallGenerator.h"
 #include "cmTestGenerator.h"
 #include "cmDefinitions.h"
+#include "cmAlgorithms.h"
 #include "cmake.h"
 #include <stdlib.h> // required for atoi
 
@@ -985,6 +986,33 @@ cmMakefile::AddCustomCommandToOutput(const std::vector<std::string>& outputs,
         }
       else
         {
+        std::ostringstream e;
+        cmake::MessageType messageType = cmake::AUTHOR_WARNING;
+        bool issueMessage = false;
+
+        switch(this->GetPolicyStatus(cmPolicies::CMP0057))
+          {
+          case cmPolicies::WARN:
+            e << (this->GetPolicies()->
+              GetPolicyWarning(cmPolicies::CMP0057)) << "\n";
+            issueMessage = true;
+          case cmPolicies::OLD:
+            break;
+          case cmPolicies::NEW:
+          case cmPolicies::REQUIRED_IF_USED:
+          case cmPolicies::REQUIRED_ALWAYS:
+            issueMessage = true;
+            messageType = cmake::FATAL_ERROR;
+            break;
+          }
+
+        if(issueMessage)
+          {
+          e << "\"" << main_dependency << "\" can only be specified as a "
+            "custom command MAIN_DEPENDENCY once.";
+          IssueMessage(messageType, e.str());
+          }
+
         // The existing custom command is different.  We need to
         // generate a rule file for this new command.
         file = 0;