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diff --git a/Help/command/execute_process.rst b/Help/command/execute_process.rst index af69f3f..478b30e 100644 --- a/Help/command/execute_process.rst +++ b/Help/command/execute_process.rst @@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ A single standard error pipe is used for all processes. Options: +COMMAND + A child process command line. + + CMake executes the child process using operating system APIs directly. + All arguments are passed VERBATIM to the child process. + No intermediate shell is used, so shell operators such as ``>`` + are treated as normal arguments. + (Use the ``INPUT_*``, ``OUTPUT_*``, and ``ERROR_*`` options to + redirect stdin, stdout, and stderr.) + WORKING_DIRECTORY The named directory will be set as the current working directory of the child processes. @@ -59,3 +69,7 @@ be shared with the corresponding pipes of the CMake process itself. The :command:`execute_process` command is a newer more powerful version of :command:`exec_program`, but the old command has been kept for compatibility. +Both commands run while CMake is processing the project prior to build +system generation. Use :command:`add_custom_target` and +:command:`add_custom_command` to create custom commands that run at +build time. |