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diff --git a/Help/command/add_library.rst b/Help/command/add_library.rst index 2615db9..ed8447e 100644 --- a/Help/command/add_library.rst +++ b/Help/command/add_library.rst @@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ Interface Libraries add_library(<name> INTERFACE) -Creates an :ref:`Interface Library <Interface Libraries>`. An ``INTERFACE`` -library target does not directly create build output, though it may -have properties set on it and it may be installed, exported and -imported. Typically the ``INTERFACE_*`` properties are populated on -the interface target using the commands: +Creates an :ref:`Interface Library <Interface Libraries>`. +An ``INTERFACE`` library target does not compile sources and does +not produce a library artifact on disk. However, it may have +properties set on it and it may be installed and exported. +Typically, ``INTERFACE_*`` properties are populated on an interface +target using the commands: * :command:`set_property`, * :command:`target_link_libraries(INTERFACE)`, @@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ the interface target using the commands: and then it is used as an argument to :command:`target_link_libraries` like any other target. +An interface library has no source files itself and is not included +as a target in the generated buildsystem. + Imported Libraries ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |