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authorRobert Maynard <robert.maynard@kitware.com>2020-12-07 14:50:39 (GMT)
committerRobert Maynard <robert.maynard@kitware.com>2020-12-07 14:50:39 (GMT)
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Document CMP0112 covers $<TARGET_FILE_NAME,tgt>
Fixes #21559
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-rw-r--r--Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/policy/CMP0112.rst1
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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst
index ff9d1bf..482b14e 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-generator-expressions.7.rst
@@ -648,6 +648,9 @@ which is just the string ``tgt``.
expression is evaluated on.
``$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:tgt>``
The ``tgt`` filename.
+
+ Note that ``tgt`` is not added as a dependency of the target this
+ expression is evaluated on (see policy :policy:`CMP0112`).
``$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:tgt>``
Directory of the ``tgt`` binary file.
diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0112.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0112.rst
index 78a9055..313a51e 100644
--- a/Help/policy/CMP0112.rst
+++ b/Help/policy/CMP0112.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Target file component generator expressions do not add target dependencies.
The following target-based generator expressions that query for directory or
file name components no longer add a dependency on the evaluated target.
+ - ``TARGET_FILE_NAME``
- ``TARGET_FILE_DIR``
- ``TARGET_LINKER_FILE_BASE_NAME``
- ``TARGET_LINKER_FILE_NAME``