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@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ Add an executable to the project using the specified source files.
add_executable(<name> [WIN32] [MACOSX_BUNDLE]
[EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL]
- source1 [source2 ...])
+ [source1] [source2 ...])
Adds an executable target called ``<name>`` to be built from the source
-files listed in the command invocation. The ``<name>`` corresponds to the
-logical target name and must be globally unique within a project. The
-actual file name of the executable built is constructed based on
-conventions of the native platform (such as ``<name>.exe`` or just
-``<name>``).
+files listed in the command invocation. (The source files can be omitted
+here if they are added later using :command:`target_sources`.) The
+``<name>`` corresponds to the logical target name and must be globally
+unique within a project. The actual file name of the executable built is
+constructed based on conventions of the native platform (such as
+``<name>.exe`` or just ``<name>``).
By default the executable file will be created in the build tree
directory corresponding to the source tree directory in which the