Merge topic 'use-generator-target'

879fd35 Revert "Move GenerateTargetManifest to cmGeneratorTarget."
6674583 Fix compiler warning with initialization order.
5285458 Add convenience for getting a cmGeneratorTarget to use.
c31f3d9 Add a wrapper for accessing config-specific compile-definitions.
d1446ca Append the COMPILE_DEFINITIONS from the Makefile to all targets.
290e92a Move GetIncludeDirectories to cmGeneratorTarget.
f9146f6 Port cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags to cmGeneratorTarget.
9facfd1 Move GetCreateRuleVariable to cmGeneratorTarget.
78bfee3 Make cmLocalGenerator::AddArchitectureFlags take a cmGeneratorTarget.
4f5384e Move GetLinkInformation to cmGeneratorTarget
987e12e Move GenerateTargetManifest to cmGeneratorTarget.
14bf778 Store cmGeneratorTargets with the makefile.
f428ca2 Add more forwarding API to cmGeneratorTarget.

26 files changed, 378 insertions, 262 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
index ad4ab76..b1bbd90 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
@@ -636,9 +636,11 @@ void cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::AppendTarget(cmGeneratedFileStream& fout,
       // the include directories for this target
       std::set<std::string> uniqIncludeDirs;
 
+      cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GlobalGenerator
+                                    ->GetGeneratorTarget(target);
       std::vector<std::string> includes;
       target->GetMakefile()->GetLocalGenerator()->
-        GetIncludeDirectories(includes, target);
+        GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gtgt);
       for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator dirIt=includes.begin();
           dirIt != includes.end();
           ++dirIt)
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
index 1f976f7..f1d9c31 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
@@ -884,11 +884,13 @@ void cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator::CreateCProjectFile() const
        it != this->GlobalGenerator->GetLocalGenerators().end();
        ++it)
     {
-    cmTargets & targets = (*it)->GetMakefile()->GetTargets();
-    for (cmTargets::iterator l = targets.begin(); l != targets.end(); ++l)
+    cmGeneratorTargetsType targets = (*it)->GetMakefile()
+                                        ->GetGeneratorTargets();
+    for (cmGeneratorTargetsType::iterator l = targets.begin();
+         l != targets.end(); ++l)
       {
       std::vector<std::string> includeDirs;
-      (*it)->GetIncludeDirectories(includeDirs, &l->second);
+      (*it)->GetIncludeDirectories(includeDirs, l->second);
       this->AppendIncludeDirectories(fout, includeDirs, emmited);
       }
     }
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 6e2e23d..91f16d1 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
 #include "cmTarget.h"
 #include "cmMakefile.h"
 #include "cmLocalGenerator.h"
+#include "cmComputeLinkInformation.h"
 #include "cmGlobalGenerator.h"
 #include "cmSourceFile.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cmGeneratorTarget::cmGeneratorTarget(cmTarget* t): Target(t)
 {
@@ -27,6 +30,45 @@ cmGeneratorTarget::cmGeneratorTarget(cmTarget* t): Target(t)
   this->LookupObjectLibraries();
 }
 
+cmGeneratorTarget::~cmGeneratorTarget()
+{
+  for(std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*>::iterator i
+                  = LinkInformation.begin(); i != LinkInformation.end(); ++i)
+    {
+    delete i->second;
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int cmGeneratorTarget::GetType() const
+{
+  return this->Target->GetType();
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const char *cmGeneratorTarget::GetName() const
+{
+  return this->Target->GetName();
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const char *cmGeneratorTarget::GetProperty(const char *prop)
+{
+  return this->Target->GetProperty(prop);
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmGeneratorTarget::GetPropertyAsBool(const char *prop)
+{
+  return this->Target->GetPropertyAsBool(prop);
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::vector<cmSourceFile*> const& cmGeneratorTarget::GetSourceFiles()
+{
+  return this->Target->GetSourceFiles();
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGeneratorTarget::ClassifySources()
 {
@@ -175,3 +217,107 @@ void cmGeneratorTarget::UseObjectLibraries(std::vector<std::string>& objs)
       }
     }
 }
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cmComputeLinkInformation*
+cmGeneratorTarget::GetLinkInformation(const char* config)
+{
+  // Lookup any existing information for this configuration.
+  std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*>::iterator
+    i = this->LinkInformation.find(config?config:"");
+  if(i == this->LinkInformation.end())
+    {
+    // Compute information for this configuration.
+    cmComputeLinkInformation* info =
+      new cmComputeLinkInformation(this->Target, config);
+    if(!info || !info->Compute())
+      {
+      delete info;
+      info = 0;
+      }
+
+    // Store the information for this configuration.
+    std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*>::value_type
+      entry(config?config:"", info);
+    i = this->LinkInformation.insert(entry).first;
+    }
+  return i->second;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmGeneratorTarget::GetAppleArchs(const char* config,
+                             std::vector<std::string>& archVec)
+{
+  const char* archs = 0;
+  if(config && *config)
+    {
+    std::string defVarName = "OSX_ARCHITECTURES_";
+    defVarName += cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
+    archs = this->Target->GetProperty(defVarName.c_str());
+    }
+  if(!archs)
+    {
+    archs = this->Target->GetProperty("OSX_ARCHITECTURES");
+    }
+  if(archs)
+    {
+    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(std::string(archs), archVec);
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const char* cmGeneratorTarget::GetCreateRuleVariable()
+{
+  switch(this->GetType())
+    {
+    case cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY:
+      return "_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY";
+    case cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY:
+      return "_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY";
+    case cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY:
+      return "_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE";
+    case cmTarget::EXECUTABLE:
+      return "_LINK_EXECUTABLE";
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  return "";
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::vector<std::string> cmGeneratorTarget::GetIncludeDirectories()
+{
+  std::vector<std::string> includes;
+  const char *prop = this->Target->GetProperty("INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES");
+  if(prop)
+    {
+    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(prop, includes);
+    }
+
+  std::set<std::string> uniqueIncludes;
+  std::vector<std::string> orderedAndUniqueIncludes;
+  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator
+      li = includes.begin(); li != includes.end(); ++li)
+    {
+    if(uniqueIncludes.insert(*li).second)
+      {
+      orderedAndUniqueIncludes.push_back(*li);
+      }
+    }
+
+  return orderedAndUniqueIncludes;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const char *cmGeneratorTarget::GetCompileDefinitions(const char *config)
+{
+  if (!config)
+    {
+    return this->Target->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS");
+    }
+  std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
+  defPropName +=
+    cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
+
+  return this->Target->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str());
+}
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
index 5c7578d..4487c11 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "cmStandardIncludes.h"
 
+class cmComputeLinkInformation;
 class cmCustomCommand;
 class cmGlobalGenerator;
 class cmLocalGenerator;
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@ class cmGeneratorTarget
 {
 public:
   cmGeneratorTarget(cmTarget*);
+  ~cmGeneratorTarget();
+
+  int GetType() const;
+  const char *GetName() const;
+  const char *GetProperty(const char *prop);
+  bool GetPropertyAsBool(const char *prop);
+  std::vector<cmSourceFile*> const& GetSourceFiles();
 
   cmTarget* Target;
   cmMakefile* Makefile;
@@ -52,6 +60,22 @@ public:
 
   void UseObjectLibraries(std::vector<std::string>& objs);
 
+  std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*> LinkInformation;
+
+  cmComputeLinkInformation* GetLinkInformation(const char* config);
+
+  void GetAppleArchs(const char* config,
+                     std::vector<std::string>& archVec);
+
+  ///! Return the rule variable used to create this type of target,
+  //  need to add CMAKE_(LANG) for full name.
+  const char* GetCreateRuleVariable();
+
+  /** Get the include directories for this target.  */
+  std::vector<std::string> GetIncludeDirectories();
+
+  const char *GetCompileDefinitions(const char *config = 0);
+
 private:
   void ClassifySources();
   void LookupObjectLibraries();
@@ -60,4 +84,6 @@ private:
   void operator=(cmGeneratorTarget const&);
 };
 
+typedef std::map<cmTarget*, cmGeneratorTarget*> cmGeneratorTargetsType;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index 578fa9e..ac75933 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1075,23 +1075,46 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::CreateGeneratorTargets()
   // Construct per-target generator information.
   for(unsigned int i=0; i < this->LocalGenerators.size(); ++i)
     {
-    cmTargets& targets =
-      this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetMakefile()->GetTargets();
+    cmGeneratorTargetsType generatorTargets;
+
+    cmMakefile *mf = this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetMakefile();
+    const char *noconfig_compile_definitions =
+                                      mf->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS");
+
+    std::vector<std::string> configs;
+    mf->GetConfigurations(configs);
+
+    cmTargets& targets = mf->GetTargets();
     for(cmTargets::iterator ti = targets.begin();
         ti != targets.end(); ++ti)
       {
       cmTarget* t = &ti->second;
+
+      {
+      t->AppendProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS", noconfig_compile_definitions);
+      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator ci = configs.begin();
+          ci != configs.end(); ++ci)
+        {
+        std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
+        defPropName += cmSystemTools::UpperCase(*ci);
+        t->AppendProperty(defPropName.c_str(),
+                          mf->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
+        }
+      }
+
       cmGeneratorTarget* gt = new cmGeneratorTarget(t);
       this->GeneratorTargets[t] = gt;
       this->ComputeTargetObjects(gt);
+      generatorTargets[t] = gt;
       }
+    mf->SetGeneratorTargets(generatorTargets);
     }
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalGenerator::ClearGeneratorTargets()
 {
-  for(GeneratorTargetsType::iterator i = this->GeneratorTargets.begin();
+  for(cmGeneratorTargetsType::iterator i = this->GeneratorTargets.begin();
       i != this->GeneratorTargets.end(); ++i)
     {
     delete i->second;
@@ -1102,7 +1125,7 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::ClearGeneratorTargets()
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cmGeneratorTarget* cmGlobalGenerator::GetGeneratorTarget(cmTarget* t) const
 {
-  GeneratorTargetsType::const_iterator ti = this->GeneratorTargets.find(t);
+  cmGeneratorTargetsType::const_iterator ti = this->GeneratorTargets.find(t);
   if(ti == this->GeneratorTargets.end())
     {
     this->CMakeInstance->IssueMessage(
@@ -1129,13 +1152,13 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::CheckLocalGenerators()
     {
     manager = this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetMakefile()->GetCacheManager();
     this->LocalGenerators[i]->ConfigureFinalPass();
-    cmTargets & targets =
-      this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetMakefile()->GetTargets();
-    for (cmTargets::iterator l = targets.begin();
+    cmGeneratorTargetsType targets =
+      this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetMakefile()->GetGeneratorTargets();
+    for (cmGeneratorTargetsType::iterator l = targets.begin();
          l != targets.end(); l++)
       {
       const cmTarget::LinkLibraryVectorType& libs =
-        l->second.GetOriginalLinkLibraries();
+        l->second->Target->GetOriginalLinkLibraries();
       for(cmTarget::LinkLibraryVectorType::const_iterator lib = libs.begin();
           lib != libs.end(); ++lib)
         {
@@ -1151,14 +1174,14 @@ void cmGlobalGenerator::CheckLocalGenerators()
             }
           std::string text = notFoundMap[varName];
           text += "\n    linked by target \"";
-          text += l->second.GetName();
+          text += l->second->GetName();
           text += "\" in directory ";
           text+=this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetMakefile()->GetCurrentDirectory();
           notFoundMap[varName] = text;
           }
         }
       std::vector<std::string> incs;
-      this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetIncludeDirectories(incs, &l->second);
+      this->LocalGenerators[i]->GetIncludeDirectories(incs, l->second);
 
       for( std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator incDir = incs.begin();
             incDir != incs.end(); ++incDir)
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index ce91793..2f4ebc3 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "cmTarget.h" // For cmTargets
 #include "cmTargetDepend.h" // For cmTargetDependSet
 #include "cmSystemTools.h" // for cmSystemTools::OutputOption
+#include "cmGeneratorTarget.h"
 class cmake;
 class cmGeneratorTarget;
 class cmMakefile;
@@ -383,8 +384,7 @@ private:
   TargetDependMap TargetDependencies;
 
   // Per-target generator information.
-  typedef std::map<cmTarget*, cmGeneratorTarget*> GeneratorTargetsType;
-  GeneratorTargetsType GeneratorTargets;
+  cmGeneratorTargetsType GeneratorTargets;
   void CreateGeneratorTargets();
   void ClearGeneratorTargets();
   virtual void ComputeTargetObjects(cmGeneratorTarget* gt) const;
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 5fdfcf8..39b0ffe 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -1713,7 +1713,10 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateBuildSettings(cmTarget& target,
 
   // Set target-specific architectures.
   std::vector<std::string> archs;
-  target.GetAppleArchs(configName, archs);
+  {
+  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
+  gtgt->GetAppleArchs(configName, archs);
+  }
   if(!archs.empty())
     {
     // Enable ARCHS attribute.
@@ -1950,7 +1953,8 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateBuildSettings(cmTarget& target,
   BuildObjectListOrString dirs(this, this->XcodeVersion >= 30);
   BuildObjectListOrString fdirs(this, this->XcodeVersion >= 30);
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  this->CurrentLocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, &target);
+  cmGeneratorTarget *gtgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
+  this->CurrentLocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gtgt);
   std::set<cmStdString> emitted;
   emitted.insert("/System/Library/Frameworks");
   for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = includes.begin();
@@ -2625,7 +2629,8 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
       }
 
     // Compute the link library and directory information.
-    cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = cmtarget->GetLinkInformation(configName);
+    cmGeneratorTarget* gtgt = this->GetGeneratorTarget(cmtarget);
+    cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = gtgt->GetLinkInformation(configName);
     if(!pcli)
       {
       continue;
diff --git a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
index 5f9b658..347ad3e 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "cmLocalGenerator.h"
 #include "cmMakefile.h"
 #include "cmake.h"
+#include "cmGeneratorTarget.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator
                            std::vector<std::string> const& configurations,
                            const char* component, bool optional):
   cmInstallGenerator(dest, configurations, component), Target(&t),
-  ImportLibrary(implib), FilePermissions(file_permissions), Optional(optional)
+  ImportLibrary(implib), FilePermissions(file_permissions),
+  Optional(optional), GeneratorTarget(0)
 {
   this->ActionsPerConfig = true;
   this->NamelinkMode = NamelinkModeNone;
@@ -484,6 +486,17 @@ void cmInstallTargetGenerator::PostReplacementTweaks(std::ostream& os,
   this->AddStripRule(os, indent, file);
 }
 
+void cmInstallTargetGenerator::CreateGeneratorTarget()
+{
+  if (!this->GeneratorTarget)
+    {
+    this->GeneratorTarget = this->Target->GetMakefile()
+                                        ->GetLocalGenerator()
+                                        ->GetGlobalGenerator()
+                                        ->GetGeneratorTarget(this->Target);
+    }
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void
 cmInstallTargetGenerator
@@ -507,10 +520,13 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator
     return;
     }
 
+  this->CreateGeneratorTarget();
+
   // Build a map of build-tree install_name to install-tree install_name for
   // shared libraries linked to this target.
   std::map<cmStdString, cmStdString> install_name_remap;
-  if(cmComputeLinkInformation* cli = this->Target->GetLinkInformation(config))
+  if(cmComputeLinkInformation* cli =
+                            this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(config))
     {
     std::set<cmTarget*> const& sharedLibs = cli->GetSharedLibrariesLinked();
     for(std::set<cmTarget*>::const_iterator j = sharedLibs.begin();
@@ -608,9 +624,12 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator
     return;
     }
 
+  this->CreateGeneratorTarget();
+
   // Get the link information for this target.
   // It can provide the RPATH.
-  cmComputeLinkInformation* cli = this->Target->GetLinkInformation(config);
+  cmComputeLinkInformation* cli =
+                            this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(config);
   if(!cli)
     {
     return;
@@ -639,9 +658,12 @@ cmInstallTargetGenerator
     return;
     }
 
+  this->CreateGeneratorTarget();
+
   // Get the link information for this target.
   // It can provide the RPATH.
-  cmComputeLinkInformation* cli = this->Target->GetLinkInformation(config);
+  cmComputeLinkInformation* cli =
+                            this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(config);
   if(!cli)
     {
     return;
diff --git a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h
index 5d158b8..cab3e90 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmInstallTargetGenerator.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "cmInstallGenerator.h"
 #include "cmTarget.h"
 
+class cmGeneratorTarget;
+
 /** \class cmInstallTargetGenerator
  * \brief Generate target installation rules.
  */
@@ -92,11 +94,14 @@ protected:
   void AddRanlibRule(std::ostream& os, Indent const& indent,
                      const std::string& toDestDirPath);
 
+  void CreateGeneratorTarget();
+
   cmTarget* Target;
   bool ImportLibrary;
   std::string FilePermissions;
   bool Optional;
   NamelinkModeType NamelinkMode;
+  cmGeneratorTarget* GeneratorTarget;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index f2bced4..d452658 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -554,9 +554,9 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GenerateTargetManifest()
 }
 
 void cmLocalGenerator::AddCustomCommandToCreateObject(const char* ofname,
-                                                      const char* lang,
-                                                      cmSourceFile& source,
-                                                      cmTarget& target)
+                                                    const char* lang,
+                                                    cmSourceFile& source,
+                                                    cmGeneratorTarget& target)
 {
   std::string objectDir = cmSystemTools::GetFilenamePath(std::string(ofname));
   objectDir = this->Convert(objectDir.c_str(),START_OUTPUT,SHELL);
@@ -635,7 +635,8 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddCustomCommandToCreateObject(const char* ofname,
     );
 }
 
-void cmLocalGenerator::AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmTarget& target)
+void cmLocalGenerator::AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang,
+                                          cmGeneratorTarget& target)
 {
   cmStdString objs;
   std::vector<std::string> objVector;
@@ -669,7 +670,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmTarget& target)
   std::string createRule = "CMAKE_";
   createRule += llang;
   createRule += target.GetCreateRuleVariable();
-  std::string targetName = target.GetFullName();
+  std::string targetName = target.Target->GetFullName();
   // Executable :
   // Shared Library:
   // Static Library:
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmTarget& target)
   std::string linkLibs; // should be set
   std::string flags; // should be set
   std::string linkFlags; // should be set
-  this->GetTargetFlags(linkLibs, flags, linkFlags, target);
+  this->GetTargetFlags(linkLibs, flags, linkFlags, &target);
   cmLocalGenerator::RuleVariables vars;
   vars.Language = llang;
   vars.Objects = objs.c_str();
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmTarget& target)
     // Store this command line.
     commandLines.push_back(commandLine);
     }
-  std::string targetFullPath = target.GetFullPath();
+  std::string targetFullPath = target.Target->GetFullPath();
   // Generate a meaningful comment for the command.
   std::string comment = "Linking ";
   comment += llang;
@@ -728,7 +729,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmTarget& target)
     comment.c_str(),
     this->Makefile->GetStartOutputDirectory()
     );
-  target.AddSourceFile
+  target.Target->AddSourceFile
     (this->Makefile->GetSource(targetFullPath.c_str()));
 }
 
@@ -736,11 +737,11 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmTarget& target)
 void cmLocalGenerator
 ::CreateCustomTargetsAndCommands(std::set<cmStdString> const& lang)
 {
-  cmTargets &tgts = this->Makefile->GetTargets();
-  for(cmTargets::iterator l = tgts.begin();
+  cmGeneratorTargetsType tgts = this->Makefile->GetGeneratorTargets();
+  for(cmGeneratorTargetsType::iterator l = tgts.begin();
       l != tgts.end(); l++)
     {
-    cmTarget& target = l->second;
+    cmGeneratorTarget& target = *l->second;
     switch(target.GetType())
       {
       case cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY:
@@ -748,12 +749,12 @@ void cmLocalGenerator
       case cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY:
       case cmTarget::EXECUTABLE:
         {
-        const char* llang = target.GetLinkerLanguage();
+        const char* llang = target.Target->GetLinkerLanguage();
         if(!llang)
           {
           cmSystemTools::Error
             ("CMake can not determine linker language for target:",
-             target.GetName());
+             target.Target->GetName());
           return;
           }
         // if the language is not in the set lang then create custom
@@ -1318,7 +1319,7 @@ std::string cmLocalGenerator::GetIncludeFlags(
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmLocalGenerator::GetIncludeDirectories(std::vector<std::string>& dirs,
-                                             cmTarget* target,
+                                             cmGeneratorTarget* target,
                                              const char* lang)
 {
   // Need to decide whether to automatically include the source and
@@ -1449,7 +1450,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetIncludeDirectories(std::vector<std::string>& dirs,
 void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
                                  std::string& flags,
                                  std::string& linkFlags,
-                                 cmTarget& target)
+                                 cmGeneratorTarget* target)
 {
   std::string buildType =
     this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE");
@@ -1457,12 +1458,12 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
   const char* libraryLinkVariable =
     "CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS"; // default to shared library
 
-  switch(target.GetType())
+  switch(target->GetType())
     {
     case cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY:
       {
       const char* targetLinkFlags =
-        target.GetProperty("STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS");
+        target->GetProperty("STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS");
       if(targetLinkFlags)
         {
         linkFlags += targetLinkFlags;
@@ -1472,7 +1473,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
         {
         std::string build = "STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS_";
         build += buildType;
-        targetLinkFlags = target.GetProperty(build.c_str());
+        targetLinkFlags = target->GetProperty(build.c_str());
         if(targetLinkFlags)
           {
           linkFlags += targetLinkFlags;
@@ -1498,7 +1499,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
       if(this->Makefile->IsOn("WIN32") &&
          !(this->Makefile->IsOn("CYGWIN") || this->Makefile->IsOn("MINGW")))
         {
-        const std::vector<cmSourceFile*>& sources = target.GetSourceFiles();
+        const std::vector<cmSourceFile*>& sources = target->GetSourceFiles();
         for(std::vector<cmSourceFile*>::const_iterator i = sources.begin();
             i != sources.end(); ++i)
           {
@@ -1513,7 +1514,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
             }
           }
         }
-      const char* targetLinkFlags = target.GetProperty("LINK_FLAGS");
+      const char* targetLinkFlags = target->GetProperty("LINK_FLAGS");
       if(targetLinkFlags)
         {
         linkFlags += targetLinkFlags;
@@ -1523,7 +1524,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
         {
         std::string configLinkFlags = "LINK_FLAGS_";
         configLinkFlags += buildType;
-        targetLinkFlags = target.GetProperty(configLinkFlags.c_str());
+        targetLinkFlags = target->GetProperty(configLinkFlags.c_str());
         if(targetLinkFlags)
           {
           linkFlags += targetLinkFlags;
@@ -1531,7 +1532,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
           }
         }
       cmOStringStream linklibsStr;
-      this->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibsStr, target, false);
+      this->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibsStr, *target, false);
       linkLibs = linklibsStr.str();
       }
       break;
@@ -1547,17 +1548,17 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
         linkFlags += this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(build.c_str());
         linkFlags += " ";
         }
-      const char* linkLanguage = target.GetLinkerLanguage();
+      const char* linkLanguage = target->Target->GetLinkerLanguage();
       if(!linkLanguage)
         {
         cmSystemTools::Error
           ("CMake can not determine linker language for target:",
-           target.GetName());
+           target->Target->GetName());
         return;
         }
       this->AddLanguageFlags(flags, linkLanguage, buildType.c_str());
       cmOStringStream linklibs;
-      this->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, target, false);
+      this->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, *target, false);
       linkLibs = linklibs.str();
       if(cmSystemTools::IsOn
          (this->Makefile->GetDefinition("BUILD_SHARED_LIBS")))
@@ -1567,7 +1568,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
         linkFlags += this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(sFlagVar.c_str());
         linkFlags += " ";
         }
-      if ( target.GetPropertyAsBool("WIN32_EXECUTABLE") )
+      if ( target->GetPropertyAsBool("WIN32_EXECUTABLE") )
         {
         linkFlags +=
           this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_CREATE_WIN32_EXE");
@@ -1579,7 +1580,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
           this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_CREATE_CONSOLE_EXE");
         linkFlags += " ";
         }
-      if (target.IsExecutableWithExports())
+      if (target->Target->IsExecutableWithExports())
         {
         std::string exportFlagVar = "CMAKE_EXE_EXPORTS_";
         exportFlagVar += linkLanguage;
@@ -1589,7 +1590,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
           this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(exportFlagVar.c_str());
         linkFlags += " ";
         }
-      const char* targetLinkFlags = target.GetProperty("LINK_FLAGS");
+      const char* targetLinkFlags = target->GetProperty("LINK_FLAGS");
       if(targetLinkFlags)
         {
         linkFlags += targetLinkFlags;
@@ -1599,7 +1600,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
         {
         std::string configLinkFlags = "LINK_FLAGS_";
         configLinkFlags += buildType;
-        targetLinkFlags = target.GetProperty(configLinkFlags.c_str());
+        targetLinkFlags = target->GetProperty(configLinkFlags.c_str());
         if(targetLinkFlags)
           {
           linkFlags += targetLinkFlags;
@@ -1651,7 +1652,7 @@ std::string cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToLinkReference(std::string const& lib)
  * to the name of the library.  This will not link a library against itself.
  */
 void cmLocalGenerator::OutputLinkLibraries(std::ostream& fout,
-                                           cmTarget& tgt,
+                                           cmGeneratorTarget& tgt,
                                            bool relink)
 {
   const char* config = this->Makefile->GetDefinition("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE");
@@ -1778,7 +1779,7 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::OutputLinkLibraries(std::ostream& fout,
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmLocalGenerator::AddArchitectureFlags(std::string& flags,
-                                            cmTarget* target,
+                                            cmGeneratorTarget* target,
                                             const char *lang,
                                             const char* config)
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index b3396e3..0916d44 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 class cmMakefile;
 class cmGlobalGenerator;
+class cmGeneratorTarget;
 class cmTarget;
 class cmTargetManifest;
 class cmSourceFile;
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ public:
   std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*>& GetChildren() { return this->Children; };
 
 
-  void AddArchitectureFlags(std::string& flags, cmTarget* target,
+  void AddArchitectureFlags(std::string& flags, cmGeneratorTarget* target,
                             const char *lang, const char* config);
 
   void AddLanguageFlags(std::string& flags, const char* lang,
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ public:
 
   /** Get the include flags for the current makefile and language.  */
   void GetIncludeDirectories(std::vector<std::string>& dirs,
-                             cmTarget* target,
+                             cmGeneratorTarget* target,
                              const char* lang = "C");
 
   /** Compute the language used to compile the given source file.  */
@@ -334,11 +335,12 @@ public:
   void GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
                       std::string& flags,
                       std::string& linkFlags,
-                      cmTarget&target);
+                      cmGeneratorTarget* target);
 
 protected:
   ///! put all the libraries for a target on into the given stream
-  virtual void OutputLinkLibraries(std::ostream&, cmTarget&, bool relink);
+  virtual void OutputLinkLibraries(std::ostream&, cmGeneratorTarget&,
+                                   bool relink);
 
   // Expand rule variables in CMake of the type found in language rules
   void ExpandRuleVariables(std::string& string,
@@ -354,12 +356,12 @@ protected:
 
   /** Convert a target to a utility target for unsupported
    *  languages of a generator */
-  void AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmTarget& target);
+  void AddBuildTargetRule(const char* llang, cmGeneratorTarget& target);
   ///! add a custom command to build a .o file that is part of a target
   void AddCustomCommandToCreateObject(const char* ofname,
                                       const char* lang,
                                       cmSourceFile& source,
-                                      cmTarget& target);
+                                      cmGeneratorTarget& target);
   // Create Custom Targets and commands for unsupported languages
   // The set passed in should contain the languages supported by the
   // generator directly.  Any targets containing files that are not
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
index 9f2a863..72b56e7 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
@@ -862,10 +862,13 @@ cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator::GetTargetIncludeOptions(cmTarget &target)
   // the length threatens this problem.
   unsigned int maxIncludeLength = 3000;
   bool useShortPath = false;
+
+  cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
+    this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
   for(int j=0; j < 2; ++j)
     {
     std::vector<std::string> includes;
-    this->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, &target);
+    this->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gt);
 
     std::vector<std::string>::iterator i;
     for(i = includes.begin(); i != includes.end(); ++i)
@@ -1676,37 +1679,25 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator
     std::set<std::string> minsizeDefinesSet;
     std::set<std::string> debugrelDefinesSet;
 
-    this->AppendDefines(
-      definesSet,
-      this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-    this->AppendDefines(
-      debugDefinesSet,
-      this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_DEBUG"));
-    this->AppendDefines(
-      releaseDefinesSet,
-      this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_RELEASE"));
-    this->AppendDefines(
-      minsizeDefinesSet,
-      this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_MINSIZEREL"));
-    this->AppendDefines(
-      debugrelDefinesSet,
-      this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_RELWITHDEBINFO"));
+
+    cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
+      this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
 
     this->AppendDefines(
       definesSet,
-      target.GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
+      gt->GetCompileDefinitions());
     this->AppendDefines(
       debugDefinesSet,
-      target.GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_DEBUG"));
+      gt->GetCompileDefinitions("DEBUG"));
     this->AppendDefines(
       releaseDefinesSet,
-      target.GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_RELEASE"));
+      gt->GetCompileDefinitions("RELEASE"));
     this->AppendDefines(
       minsizeDefinesSet,
-      target.GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_MINSIZEREL"));
+      gt->GetCompileDefinitions("MINSIZEREL"));
     this->AppendDefines(
       debugrelDefinesSet,
-      target.GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_RELWITHDEBINFO"));
+      gt->GetCompileDefinitions("RELWITHDEBINFO"));
 
     std::string defines = " ";
     std::string debugDefines = " ";
@@ -1776,8 +1767,10 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator
                      const std::string extraOptions,
                      std::string& options)
 {
+  cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
+    this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
   // Compute the link information for this configuration.
-  cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = target.GetLinkInformation(configName);
+  cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = gt->GetLinkInformation(configName);
   if(!pcli)
     {
     return;
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 2dfca02..2ededfe 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -819,7 +819,9 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteConfiguration(std::ostream& fout,
   targetOptions.OutputAdditionalOptions(fout, "\t\t\t\t", "\n");
   fout << "\t\t\t\tAdditionalIncludeDirectories=\"";
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  this->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, &target);
+  cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
+    this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
+  this->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, gt);
   std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = includes.begin();
   for(;i != includes.end(); ++i)
     {
@@ -1079,7 +1081,9 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputBuildTool(std::ostream& fout,
                            targetNameImport, targetNamePDB, configName);
 
     // Compute the link library and directory information.
-    cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = target.GetLinkInformation(configName);
+    cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
+      this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
+    cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = gt->GetLinkInformation(configName);
     if(!pcli)
       {
       return;
@@ -1164,7 +1168,9 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::OutputBuildTool(std::ostream& fout,
                               targetNameImport, targetNamePDB, configName);
 
     // Compute the link library and directory information.
-    cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = target.GetLinkInformation(configName);
+    cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
+      this->GlobalGenerator->GetGeneratorTarget(&target);
+    cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli = gt->GetLinkInformation(configName);
     if(!pcli)
       {
       return;
diff --git a/Source/cmMakeDepend.cxx b/Source/cmMakeDepend.cxx
index a68b57c..75a76a4 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakeDepend.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakeDepend.cxx
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ void cmMakeDepend::SetMakefile(cmMakefile* makefile)
   // Now extract any include paths from the targets
   std::set<std::string> uniqueIncludes;
   std::vector<std::string> orderedAndUniqueIncludes;
-  cmTargets & targets = this->Makefile->GetTargets();
-  for (cmTargets::iterator l = targets.begin(); l != targets.end(); ++l)
+  cmGeneratorTargetsType targets = this->Makefile->GetGeneratorTargets();
+  for (cmGeneratorTargetsType::iterator l = targets.begin();
+       l != targets.end(); ++l)
     {
     const std::vector<std::string>& includes =
-      l->second.GetIncludeDirectories();
+      l->second->GetIncludeDirectories();
     for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator j = includes.begin();
         j != includes.end(); ++j)
       {
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 9a9c1c8..f067da4 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -3984,6 +3984,12 @@ cmTarget* cmMakefile::FindTargetToUse(const char* name)
   return this->LocalGenerator->GetGlobalGenerator()->FindTarget(0, name);
 }
 
+cmGeneratorTarget* cmMakefile::FindGeneratorTargetToUse(const char* name)
+{
+  cmTarget *t = this->FindTargetToUse(name);
+  return this->LocalGenerator->GetGlobalGenerator()->GetGeneratorTarget(t);
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmMakefile::EnforceUniqueName(std::string const& name, std::string& msg,
                                    bool isCustom)
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.h b/Source/cmMakefile.h
index 74c8039..80a50d6 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.h
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "cmSystemTools.h"
 #include "cmTarget.h"
 #include "cmNewLineStyle.h"
+#include "cmGeneratorTarget.h"
 #include "cmake.h"
 
 #if defined(CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_CMAKE)
@@ -519,11 +520,22 @@ public:
    */
   const cmTargets &GetTargets() const { return this->Targets; }
 
+  const cmGeneratorTargetsType &GetGeneratorTargets() const
+    {
+      return this->GeneratorTargets;
+    }
+
+  void SetGeneratorTargets(const cmGeneratorTargetsType &targets)
+    {
+      this->GeneratorTargets = targets;
+    }
+
   cmTarget* FindTarget(const char* name);
 
   /** Find a target to use in place of the given name.  The target
       returned may be imported or built within the project.  */
   cmTarget* FindTargetToUse(const char* name);
+  cmGeneratorTarget* FindGeneratorTargetToUse(const char* name);
 
   /**
    * Mark include directories as system directories.
@@ -865,6 +877,7 @@ protected:
 
   // libraries, classes, and executables
   cmTargets Targets;
+  cmGeneratorTargetsType GeneratorTargets;
   std::vector<cmSourceFile*> SourceFiles;
 
   // Tests
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
index ab5150a..ca5f26a 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
   // Add language feature flags.
   this->AddFeatureFlags(flags, linkLanguage);
 
-  this->LocalGenerator->AddArchitectureFlags(flags, this->Target,
+  this->LocalGenerator->AddArchitectureFlags(flags, this->GeneratorTarget,
                                              linkLanguage, this->ConfigName);
 
   // Add target-specific linker flags.
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ void cmMakefileExecutableTargetGenerator::WriteExecutableRule(bool relink)
 
   // Collect up flags to link in needed libraries.
   cmOStringStream linklibs;
-  this->LocalGenerator->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, *this->Target, relink);
+  this->LocalGenerator->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, *this->GeneratorTarget,
+                                            relink);
 
   // Construct object file lists that may be needed to expand the
   // rule.
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
index 577e5fd..368d6fc 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
   if(this->Target->GetType() != cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY)
     {
     this->LocalGenerator
-      ->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, *this->Target, relink);
+      ->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, *this->GeneratorTarget, relink);
     }
 
   // Construct object file lists that may be needed to expand the
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ void cmMakefileLibraryTargetGenerator::WriteLibraryRules
   std::string langFlags;
   this->AddFeatureFlags(langFlags, linkLanguage);
 
-  this->LocalGenerator->AddArchitectureFlags(langFlags, this->Target,
+  this->LocalGenerator->AddArchitectureFlags(langFlags, this->GeneratorTarget,
                                              linkLanguage, this->ConfigName);
 
   // remove any language flags that might not work with the
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index 95738c4..9560c10 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ std::string cmMakefileTargetGenerator::GetFlags(const std::string &l)
     // Add language feature flags.
     this->AddFeatureFlags(flags, lang);
 
-    this->LocalGenerator->AddArchitectureFlags(flags, this->Target,
+    this->LocalGenerator->AddArchitectureFlags(flags, this->GeneratorTarget,
                                                lang, this->ConfigName);
 
     // Fortran-specific flags computed for this target.
@@ -302,16 +302,11 @@ std::string cmMakefileTargetGenerator::GetDefines(const std::string &l)
 
     // Add preprocessor definitions for this target and configuration.
     this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
-      (defines, this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-    this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
-      (defines, this->Target->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-    std::string defPropName = "COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_";
-    defPropName +=
-      cmSystemTools::UpperCase(this->LocalGenerator->ConfigurationName);
-    this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
-      (defines, this->Makefile->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
+      (defines, this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompileDefinitions());
+
     this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
-      (defines, this->Target->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
+      (defines, this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompileDefinitions(
+                            this->LocalGenerator->ConfigurationName.c_str()));
 
     std::string definesString;
     this->LocalGenerator->JoinDefines(defines, definesString, lang);
@@ -1022,7 +1017,8 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::WriteTargetDependRules()
     << "SET(CMAKE_TARGET_LINKED_INFO_FILES\n";
   std::set<cmTarget const*> emitted;
   const char* cfg = this->LocalGenerator->ConfigurationName.c_str();
-  if(cmComputeLinkInformation* cli = this->Target->GetLinkInformation(cfg))
+  if(cmComputeLinkInformation* cli =
+                              this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(cfg))
     {
     cmComputeLinkInformation::ItemVector const& items = cli->GetItems();
     for(cmComputeLinkInformation::ItemVector::const_iterator
@@ -1061,7 +1057,8 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::WriteTargetDependRules()
   *this->InfoFileStream
     << "SET(CMAKE_C_TARGET_INCLUDE_PATH\n";
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, this->Target);
+  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes,
+                                              this->GeneratorTarget);
   for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = includes.begin();
       i != includes.end(); ++i)
     {
@@ -1546,7 +1543,8 @@ std::string cmMakefileTargetGenerator::GetFrameworkFlags()
   emitted.insert("/System/Library/Frameworks");
 #endif
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, this->Target);
+  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes,
+                                              this->GeneratorTarget);
   std::vector<std::string>::iterator i;
   // check all include directories for frameworks as this
   // will already have added a -F for the framework
@@ -1590,7 +1588,8 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator
 
   // Loop over all library dependencies.
   const char* cfg = this->LocalGenerator->ConfigurationName.c_str();
-  if(cmComputeLinkInformation* cli = this->Target->GetLinkInformation(cfg))
+  if(cmComputeLinkInformation* cli =
+                              this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(cfg))
     {
     std::vector<std::string> const& libDeps = cli->GetDepends();
     for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator j = libDeps.begin();
@@ -1850,7 +1849,8 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::AddIncludeFlags(std::string& flags,
 
 
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, this->Target, lang);
+  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes,
+                                              this->GeneratorTarget, lang);
 
   std::string includeFlags =
     this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeFlags(includes, lang, useResponseFile);
@@ -1953,7 +1953,8 @@ void cmMakefileTargetGenerator::AddFortranFlags(std::string& flags)
      this->Makefile->GetDefinition("CMAKE_Fortran_MODPATH_FLAG"))
     {
     std::vector<std::string> includes;
-    this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, this->Target);
+    this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes,
+                                                this->GeneratorTarget);
     for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator idi = includes.begin();
         idi != includes.end(); ++idi)
       {
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
index 9dc860e..6f991e2 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
   this->GetLocalGenerator()->GetTargetFlags(vars["LINK_LIBRARIES"],
                                             vars["FLAGS"],
                                             vars["LINK_FLAGS"],
-                                            *this->GetTarget());
+                                            this->GetGeneratorTarget());
 
   this->AddModuleDefinitionFlag(vars["LINK_FLAGS"]);
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
                                ? vars["FLAGS"]
                                : vars["ARCH_FLAGS"]);
   this->GetLocalGenerator()->AddArchitectureFlags(flags,
-                             this->GetTarget(),
+                             this->GetGeneratorTarget(),
                              this->TargetLinkLanguage,
                              this->GetConfigName());
   if (targetType == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE) {
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
index 385b4a0..57997ee 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator::ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile *source,
   this->AddFeatureFlags(flags, language.c_str());
 
   this->GetLocalGenerator()->AddArchitectureFlags(flags,
-                                                  this->GetTarget(),
+                                                  this->GeneratorTarget,
                                                   language.c_str(),
                                                   this->GetConfigName());
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator::ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile *source,
   // Add include directory flags.
   {
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, this->Target,
+  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, this->GeneratorTarget,
                                               language.c_str());
   std::string includeFlags =
     this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeFlags(includes, language.c_str(),
@@ -225,10 +225,7 @@ ComputeDefines(cmSourceFile *source, const std::string& language)
   // Add preprocessor definitions for this target and configuration.
   this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
     (defines,
-     this->Makefile->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
-  this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
-    (defines,
-     this->Target->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
+     this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompileDefinitions());
   this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
     (defines,
      source->GetProperty("COMPILE_DEFINITIONS"));
@@ -237,10 +234,7 @@ ComputeDefines(cmSourceFile *source, const std::string& language)
   defPropName += cmSystemTools::UpperCase(this->GetConfigName());
   this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
     (defines,
-     this->Makefile->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
-  this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
-    (defines,
-     this->Target->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
+     this->GeneratorTarget->GetCompileDefinitions(this->GetConfigName()));
   this->LocalGenerator->AppendDefines
     (defines,
      source->GetProperty(defPropName.c_str()));
@@ -261,7 +255,7 @@ cmNinjaDeps cmNinjaTargetGenerator::ComputeLinkDeps() const
     return cmNinjaDeps();
 
   cmComputeLinkInformation* cli =
-    this->Target->GetLinkInformation(this->GetConfigName());
+    this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(this->GetConfigName());
   if(!cli)
     return cmNinjaDeps();
 
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.h b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.h
index cd20694..cf06bfd 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ protected:
   cmTarget* GetTarget() const
   { return this->Target; }
 
+  cmGeneratorTarget* GetGeneratorTarget() const
+  { return this->GeneratorTarget; }
+
   cmLocalNinjaGenerator* GetLocalGenerator() const
   { return this->LocalGenerator; }
 
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index 9a3812c..532d482 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "cmSourceFile.h"
 #include "cmLocalGenerator.h"
 #include "cmGlobalGenerator.h"
-#include "cmComputeLinkInformation.h"
 #include "cmDocumentCompileDefinitions.h"
 #include "cmDocumentLocationUndefined.h"
 #include "cmListFileCache.h"
@@ -2954,25 +2953,6 @@ void cmTarget::ComputeLinkClosure(const char* config, LinkClosure& lc)
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const char* cmTarget::GetCreateRuleVariable()
-{
-  switch(this->GetType())
-    {
-    case cmTarget::STATIC_LIBRARY:
-      return "_CREATE_STATIC_LIBRARY";
-    case cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY:
-      return "_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY";
-    case cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY:
-      return "_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE";
-    case cmTarget::EXECUTABLE:
-      return "_LINK_EXECUTABLE";
-    default:
-      break;
-    }
-  return "";
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const char* cmTarget::GetSuffixVariableInternal(bool implib)
 {
   switch(this->GetType())
@@ -3980,27 +3960,6 @@ void cmTarget::GetLanguages(std::set<cmStdString>& languages) const
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmTarget::GetAppleArchs(const char* config,
-                             std::vector<std::string>& archVec)
-{
-  const char* archs = 0;
-  if(config && *config)
-    {
-    std::string defVarName = "OSX_ARCHITECTURES_";
-    defVarName += cmSystemTools::UpperCase(config);
-    archs = this->GetProperty(defVarName.c_str());
-    }
-  if(!archs)
-    {
-    archs = this->GetProperty("OSX_ARCHITECTURES");
-    }
-  if(archs)
-    {
-    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(std::string(archs), archVec);
-    }
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool cmTarget::IsChrpathUsed(const char* config)
 {
 #if defined(CMAKE_USE_ELF_PARSER)
@@ -4671,56 +4630,6 @@ std::string cmTarget::CheckCMP0004(std::string const& item)
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cmComputeLinkInformation*
-cmTarget::GetLinkInformation(const char* config)
-{
-  // Lookup any existing information for this configuration.
-  std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*>::iterator
-    i = this->LinkInformation.find(config?config:"");
-  if(i == this->LinkInformation.end())
-    {
-    // Compute information for this configuration.
-    cmComputeLinkInformation* info =
-      new cmComputeLinkInformation(this, config);
-    if(!info || !info->Compute())
-      {
-      delete info;
-      info = 0;
-      }
-
-    // Store the information for this configuration.
-    std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*>::value_type
-      entry(config?config:"", info);
-    i = this->LinkInformation.insert(entry).first;
-    }
-  return i->second;
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::vector<std::string> cmTarget::GetIncludeDirectories()
-{
-  std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  const char *prop = this->GetProperty("INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES");
-  if(prop)
-    {
-    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(prop, includes);
-    }
-
-  std::set<std::string> uniqueIncludes;
-  std::vector<std::string> orderedAndUniqueIncludes;
-  for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator
-      li = includes.begin(); li != includes.end(); ++li)
-    {
-    if(uniqueIncludes.insert(*li).second)
-      {
-      orderedAndUniqueIncludes.push_back(*li);
-      }
-    }
-
-  return orderedAndUniqueIncludes;
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string cmTarget::GetFrameworkDirectory(const char* config)
 {
   std::string fpath;
@@ -4778,29 +4687,6 @@ std::string cmTarget::GetMacContentDirectory(const char* config,
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cmTargetLinkInformationMap
-::cmTargetLinkInformationMap(cmTargetLinkInformationMap const& r): derived()
-{
-  // Ideally cmTarget instances should never be copied.  However until
-  // we can make a sweep to remove that, this copy constructor avoids
-  // allowing the resources (LinkInformation) from getting copied.  In
-  // the worst case this will lead to extra cmComputeLinkInformation
-  // instances.  We also enforce in debug mode that the map be emptied
-  // when copied.
-  static_cast<void>(r);
-  assert(r.empty());
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cmTargetLinkInformationMap::~cmTargetLinkInformationMap()
-{
-  for(derived::iterator i = this->begin(); i != this->end(); ++i)
-    {
-    delete i->second;
-    }
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cmTargetInternalPointer::cmTargetInternalPointer()
 {
   this->Pointer = new cmTargetInternals;
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.h b/Source/cmTarget.h
index 98eaeec..1f6bb46 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.h
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.h
@@ -22,18 +22,8 @@ class cmake;
 class cmMakefile;
 class cmSourceFile;
 class cmGlobalGenerator;
-class cmComputeLinkInformation;
 class cmListFileBacktrace;
 
-struct cmTargetLinkInformationMap:
-  public std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*>
-{
-  typedef std::map<cmStdString, cmComputeLinkInformation*> derived;
-  cmTargetLinkInformationMap() {}
-  cmTargetLinkInformationMap(cmTargetLinkInformationMap const& r);
-  ~cmTargetLinkInformationMap();
-};
-
 class cmTargetInternals;
 class cmTargetInternalPointer
 {
@@ -330,10 +320,6 @@ public:
   ///! Return the preferred linker language for this target
   const char* GetLinkerLanguage(const char* config = 0);
 
-  ///! Return the rule variable used to create this type of target,
-  //  need to add CMAKE_(LANG) for full name.
-  const char* GetCreateRuleVariable();
-
   /** Get the full name of the target according to the settings in its
       makefile.  */
   std::string GetFullName(const char* config=0, bool implib = false);
@@ -400,8 +386,6 @@ public:
   std::string GetInstallNameDirForInstallTree(const char* config,
                                               bool for_xcode = false);
 
-  cmComputeLinkInformation* GetLinkInformation(const char* config);
-
   // Get the properties
   cmPropertyMap &GetProperties() { return this->Properties; };
 
@@ -419,9 +403,6 @@ public:
   // until we have per-target object file properties.
   void GetLanguages(std::set<cmStdString>& languages) const;
 
-  /** Get the list of OS X target architectures to be built.  */
-  void GetAppleArchs(const char* config, std::vector<std::string>& archVec);
-
   /** Return whether this target is an executable with symbol exports
       enabled.  */
   bool IsExecutableWithExports();
@@ -459,9 +440,6 @@ public:
       directory.  */
   bool UsesDefaultOutputDir(const char* config, bool implib);
 
-  /** Get the include directories for this target.  */
-  std::vector<std::string> GetIncludeDirectories();
-
   /** Append to @a base the mac content directory and return it. */
   std::string BuildMacContentDirectory(const std::string& base,
                                        const char* config = 0,
@@ -599,8 +577,6 @@ private:
   ImportInfo const* GetImportInfo(const char* config);
   void ComputeImportInfo(std::string const& desired_config, ImportInfo& info);
 
-  cmTargetLinkInformationMap LinkInformation;
-
   bool ComputeLinkInterface(const char* config, LinkInterface& iface);
 
   void ComputeLinkImplementation(const char* config,
diff --git a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
index 3d2828d..fea117a 100644
--- a/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteLinkOptions(std::string const&
   // Replace spaces in libs with ;
   cmSystemTools::ReplaceString(libs, " ", ";");
   cmComputeLinkInformation* pcli =
-    this->Target->GetLinkInformation(config.c_str());
+    this->GeneratorTarget->GetLinkInformation(config.c_str());
   if(!pcli)
     {
     cmSystemTools::Error
@@ -1594,7 +1594,8 @@ void cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator::WriteItemDefinitionGroups()
     static_cast<cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator *>
     (this->GlobalGenerator)->GetConfigurations();
   std::vector<std::string> includes;
-  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes, this->Target);
+  this->LocalGenerator->GetIncludeDirectories(includes,
+                                              this->GeneratorTarget);
   for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator i = configs->begin();
       i != configs->end(); ++i)
     {
diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index 1750daa..6cb7aa4 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -630,7 +630,8 @@ bool cmake::FindPackage(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
     std::string linkLibs;
     std::string flags;
     std::string linkFlags;
-    lg->GetTargetFlags(linkLibs, flags, linkFlags, *tgt);
+    cmGeneratorTarget gtgt(tgt);
+    lg->GetTargetFlags(linkLibs, flags, linkFlags, &gtgt);
 
     printf("%s\n", linkLibs.c_str() );