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@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ Adds -D define flags to the compilation of source files.
add_definitions(-DFOO -DBAR ...)
-Adds definitions to the compiler command line for sources in the current
-directory and below. This command can be used to add any flags, but
-it is intended to add preprocessor definitions. Flags
-beginning in -D or /D that look like preprocessor definitions are
+Adds definitions to the compiler command line for targets in the current
+directory and below (whether added before or after this command is invoked).
+This command can be used to add any flags, but it is intended to add
+preprocessor definitions (see the :command:`add_compile_options` command
+to add other flags).
+Flags beginning in -D or /D that look like preprocessor definitions are
automatically added to the :prop_dir:`COMPILE_DEFINITIONS` directory
property for the current directory. Definitions with non-trivial values
may be left in the set of flags instead of being converted for reasons of