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+The final set of compile or link options used for a target is constructed by
+accumulating options from the current target and the usage requirements of
+its dependencies. The set of options is de-duplicated to avoid repetition.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.12
+ While beneficial for individual options, the de-duplication step can break
+ up option groups. For example, ``-D A -D B`` becomes ``-D A B``. One may
+ specify a group of options using shell-like quoting along with a ``SHELL:``
+ prefix. The ``SHELL:`` prefix is dropped, and the rest of the option string
+ is parsed using the :command:`separate_arguments` ``UNIX_COMMAND`` mode.
+ For example, ``"SHELL:-D A" "SHELL:-D B"`` becomes ``-D A -D B``.