cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14) project(ExplicitDirs NONE) add_custom_command( OUTPUT output.txt COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo CustomCommand > output.txt ) add_custom_target(CustomTarget ALL DEPENDS output.txt) add_custom_target(CustomTarget2 ALL DEPENDS output.txt) add_custom_target(CustomTarget3 ALL DEPENDS output.txt)