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| author | Robert Maynard <robert.maynard@kitware.com> | 2017-01-23 19:13:49 (GMT) |
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| committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2017-04-18 15:36:09 (GMT) |
| commit | 93c89bc75ceee599ba7c08b8fe1ac5104942054f (patch) | |
| tree | fc956fd1c58cd967309e78b9dd0f2384505b8807 /Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst | |
| parent | ac0cf7ff4f5a846381593cf28ebbc9cfaf107149 (diff) | |
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Genex: Allow TARGET_OBJECTS to be used everywhere
Previously the `TARGET_OBJECTS` generator expression was limited
only to use in a buildsystem context so that Xcode's placeholders
in object file paths can be evaluated. Lift this restriction so
that the expression can at least be used in most settings.
Co-Author: Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com>
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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst index 2e6a803..65d87bf 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst @@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ indirectly by using an :ref:`Interface Library <Interface Libraries>` whose :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_SOURCES` target property is set to name ``$<TARGET_OBJECTS:objlib>``. +Although object libraries may not be used as the ``TARGET`` +in a use of the :command:`add_custom_command(TARGET)` command signature, +the list of objects can be used by :command:`add_custom_command(OUTPUT)` or +:command:`file(GENERATE)` by using ``$<TARGET_OBJECTS:objlib>``. + + Build Specification and Usage Requirements ========================================== |