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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2010-12-15 17:18:59 (GMT)
committerBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2010-12-15 17:18:59 (GMT)
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Document target_link_libraries target scope (#11058)
The target_link_libraries command requires its first argument to be a target in the current directory. Document this and update the error message to be more specific. While at it, format the error message with a call stack.
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@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public:
" target_link_libraries(<target> [item1 [item2 [...]]]\n"
" [[debug|optimized|general] <item>] ...)\n"
"Specify libraries or flags to use when linking a given target. "
+ "The named <target> must have been created in the current directory "
+ "by a command such as add_executable or add_library. "
+ "The remaining arguments specify library names or flags."
+ "\n"
"If a library name matches that of another target in the project "
"a dependency will automatically be added in the build system to make "
"sure the library being linked is up-to-date before the target links. "