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@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ The options are:
The optional ``ARGS`` argument is for backward compatibility and
will be ignored.
- If ``COMMAND`` specifies an executable target (created by the
+ If ``COMMAND`` specifies an executable target name (created by the
:command:`add_executable` command) it will automatically be replaced
- by the location of the executable created at build time.
+ by the location of the executable created at build time. If set, the
+ :prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` executable target property will
+ also be prepended to the command to allow the executable to run on
+ the host.
(Use the ``TARGET_FILE``
:manual:`generator expression <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` to
reference an executable later in the command line.)