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-rw-r--r--Help/command/add_custom_command.rst36
-rw-r--r--Help/command/add_custom_target.rst123
-rw-r--r--Help/command/get_property.rst42
-rw-r--r--Help/command/set_property.rst49
-rw-r--r--Help/command/string.rst7
-rw-r--r--Help/command/target_include_directories.rst3
-rw-r--r--Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst3
7 files changed, 202 insertions, 61 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst b/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
index e8b7cc8..9fbad4b 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ The first signature is for adding a custom command to produce an output::
[COMMAND command2 [ARGS] [args2...] ...]
[MAIN_DEPENDENCY depend]
[DEPENDS [depends...]]
+ [BYPRODUCTS [files...]]
[IMPLICIT_DEPENDS <lang1> depend1
[<lang2> depend2] ...]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
- [COMMENT comment] [VERBATIM] [APPEND])
+ [COMMENT comment]
+ [VERBATIM] [APPEND] [USES_TERMINAL])
This defines a command to generate specified ``OUTPUT`` file(s).
A target created in the same directory (``CMakeLists.txt`` file)
@@ -43,6 +45,27 @@ The options are:
options are currently ignored when APPEND is given, but may be
used in the future.
+``BYPRODUCTS``
+ Specify the files the command is expected to produce but whose
+ modification time may or may not be newer than the dependencies.
+ If a byproduct name is a relative path it will be interpreted
+ relative to the build tree directory corresponding to the
+ current source directory.
+ Each byproduct file will be marked with the :prop_sf:`GENERATED`
+ source file property automatically.
+
+ Explicit specification of byproducts is supported by the
+ :generator:`Ninja` generator to tell the ``ninja`` build tool
+ how to regenerate byproducts when they are missing. It is
+ also useful when other build rules (e.g. custom commands)
+ depend on the byproducts. Ninja requires a build rule for any
+ generated file on which another rule depends even if there are
+ order-only dependencies to ensure the byproducts will be
+ available before their dependents build.
+
+ The ``BYPRODUCTS`` option is ignored on non-Ninja generators
+ except to mark byproducts ``GENERATED``.
+
``COMMAND``
Specify the command-line(s) to execute at build time.
If more than one ``COMMAND`` is specified they will be executed in order,
@@ -114,10 +137,17 @@ The options are:
If an output name is a relative path it will be interpreted
relative to the build tree directory corresponding to the
current source directory.
+ Each output file will be marked with the :prop_sf:`GENERATED`
+ source file property automatically.
If the output of the custom command is not actually created
as a file on disk it should be marked with the :prop_sf:`SYMBOLIC`
source file property.
+``USES_TERMINAL``
+ The command will be given direct access to the terminal if possible.
+ With the :generator:`Ninja` generator, this places the command in
+ the ``console`` pool.
+
``VERBATIM``
All arguments to the commands will be escaped properly for the
build tool so that the invoked command receives each argument
@@ -148,8 +178,10 @@ target is already built, the command will not execute.
PRE_BUILD | PRE_LINK | POST_BUILD
COMMAND command1 [ARGS] [args1...]
[COMMAND command2 [ARGS] [args2...] ...]
+ [BYPRODUCTS [files...]]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
- [COMMENT comment] [VERBATIM])
+ [COMMENT comment]
+ [VERBATIM] [USES_TERMINAL])
This defines a new command that will be associated with building the
specified target. When the command will happen is determined by which
diff --git a/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst b/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst
index 1bf70bf..996d08e 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst
@@ -8,38 +8,101 @@ Add a target with no output so it will always be built.
add_custom_target(Name [ALL] [command1 [args1...]]
[COMMAND command2 [args2...] ...]
[DEPENDS depend depend depend ... ]
+ [BYPRODUCTS [files...]]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
- [COMMENT comment] [VERBATIM]
+ [COMMENT comment]
+ [VERBATIM] [USES_TERMINAL]
[SOURCES src1 [src2...]])
Adds a target with the given name that executes the given commands.
-The target has no output file and is ALWAYS CONSIDERED OUT OF DATE
+The target has no output file and is *always considered out of date*
even if the commands try to create a file with the name of the target.
-Use ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND to generate a file with dependencies. By
-default nothing depends on the custom target. Use ADD_DEPENDENCIES to
-add dependencies to or from other targets. If the ALL option is
-specified it indicates that this target should be added to the default
-build target so that it will be run every time (the command cannot be
-called ALL). The command and arguments are optional and if not
-specified an empty target will be created. If WORKING_DIRECTORY is
-set, then the command will be run in that directory. If it is a
-relative path it will be interpreted relative to the build tree
-directory corresponding to the current source directory. If COMMENT
-is set, the value will be displayed as a message before the commands
-are executed at build time. Dependencies listed with the DEPENDS
-argument may reference files and outputs of custom commands created
-with add_custom_command() in the same directory (CMakeLists.txt file).
-
-If VERBATIM is given then all arguments to the commands will be
-escaped properly for the build tool so that the invoked command
-receives each argument unchanged. Note that one level of escapes is
-still used by the CMake language processor before add_custom_target
-even sees the arguments. Use of VERBATIM is recommended as it enables
-correct behavior. When VERBATIM is not given the behavior is platform
-specific because there is no protection of tool-specific special
-characters.
-
-The SOURCES option specifies additional source files to be included in
-the custom target. Specified source files will be added to IDE
-project files for convenience in editing even if they have not build
-rules.
+Use the :command:`add_custom_command` command to generate a file with
+dependencies. By default nothing depends on the custom target. Use
+the :command:`add_dependencies` command to add dependencies to or
+from other targets.
+
+The options are:
+
+``ALL``
+ Indicate that this target should be added to the default build
+ target so that it will be run every time (the command cannot be
+ called ``ALL``).
+
+``BYPRODUCTS``
+ Specify the files the command is expected to produce but whose
+ modification time may or may not be updated on subsequent builds.
+ If a byproduct name is a relative path it will be interpreted
+ relative to the build tree directory corresponding to the
+ current source directory.
+ Each byproduct file will be marked with the :prop_sf:`GENERATED`
+ source file property automatically.
+
+ Explicit specification of byproducts is supported by the
+ :generator:`Ninja` generator to tell the ``ninja`` build tool
+ how to regenerate byproducts when they are missing. It is
+ also useful when other build rules (e.g. custom commands)
+ depend on the byproducts. Ninja requires a build rule for any
+ generated file on which another rule depends even if there are
+ order-only dependencies to ensure the byproducts will be
+ available before their dependents build.
+
+ The ``BYPRODUCTS`` option is ignored on non-Ninja generators
+ except to mark byproducts ``GENERATED``.
+
+``COMMAND``
+ Specify the command-line(s) to execute at build time.
+ If more than one ``COMMAND`` is specified they will be executed in order,
+ but *not* necessarily composed into a stateful shell or batch script.
+ (To run a full script, use the :command:`configure_file` command or the
+ :command:`file(GENERATE)` command to create it, and then specify
+ a ``COMMAND`` to launch it.)
+
+ If ``COMMAND`` specifies an executable target (created by the
+ :command:`add_executable` command) it will automatically be replaced
+ by the location of the executable created at build time.
+ Additionally a target-level dependency will be added so that the
+ executable target will be built before this custom target.
+
+ Arguments to ``COMMAND`` may use
+ :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.
+ References to target names in generator expressions imply target-level
+ dependencies.
+
+ The command and arguments are optional and if not specified an empty
+ target will be created.
+
+``COMMENT``
+ Display the given message before the commands are executed at
+ build time.
+
+``DEPENDS``
+ Reference files and outputs of custom commands created with
+ :command:`add_custom_command` command calls in the same directory
+ (``CMakeLists.txt`` file). They will be brought up to date when
+ the target is built.
+
+``SOURCES``
+ Specify additional source files to be included in the custom target.
+ Specified source files will be added to IDE project files for
+ convenience in editing even if they have no build rules.
+
+``VERBATIM``
+ All arguments to the commands will be escaped properly for the
+ build tool so that the invoked command receives each argument
+ unchanged. Note that one level of escapes is still used by the
+ CMake language processor before ``add_custom_target`` even sees
+ the arguments. Use of ``VERBATIM`` is recommended as it enables
+ correct behavior. When ``VERBATIM`` is not given the behavior
+ is platform specific because there is no protection of
+ tool-specific special characters.
+
+``USES_TERMINAL``
+ The command will be given direct access to the terminal if possible.
+ With the :generator:`Ninja` generator, this places the command in
+ the ``console`` pool.
+
+``WORKING_DIRECTORY``
+ Execute the command with the given current working directory.
+ If it is a relative path it will be interpreted relative to the
+ build tree directory corresponding to the current source directory.
diff --git a/Help/command/get_property.rst b/Help/command/get_property.rst
index c2937be..632ece6 100644
--- a/Help/command/get_property.rst
+++ b/Help/command/get_property.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Get a property.
DIRECTORY [dir] |
TARGET <target> |
SOURCE <source> |
+ INSTALL <file> |
TEST <test> |
CACHE <entry> |
VARIABLE>
@@ -21,29 +22,40 @@ specifies the variable in which to store the result. The second
argument determines the scope from which to get the property. It must
be one of the following:
-GLOBAL scope is unique and does not accept a name.
+``GLOBAL``
+ Scope is unique and does not accept a name.
-DIRECTORY scope defaults to the current directory but another
-directory (already processed by CMake) may be named by full or
-relative path.
+``DIRECTORY``
+ Scope defaults to the current directory but another
+ directory (already processed by CMake) may be named by full or
+ relative path.
-TARGET scope must name one existing target.
+``TARGET``
+ Scope must name one existing target.
-SOURCE scope must name one source file.
+``SOURCE``
+ Scope must name one source file.
-TEST scope must name one existing test.
+``INSTALL``
+ Scope must name one installed file path.
-CACHE scope must name one cache entry.
+``TEST``
+ Scope must name one existing test.
-VARIABLE scope is unique and does not accept a name.
+``CACHE``
+ Scope must name one cache entry.
-The required PROPERTY option is immediately followed by the name of
+``VARIABLE``
+ Scope is unique and does not accept a name.
+
+The required ``PROPERTY`` option is immediately followed by the name of
the property to get. If the property is not set an empty value is
-returned. If the SET option is given the variable is set to a boolean
-value indicating whether the property has been set. If the DEFINED
+returned. If the ``SET`` option is given the variable is set to a boolean
+value indicating whether the property has been set. If the ``DEFINED``
option is given the variable is set to a boolean value indicating
-whether the property has been defined such as with define_property.
-If BRIEF_DOCS or FULL_DOCS is given then the variable is set to a
+whether the property has been defined such as with the
+:command:`define_property` command.
+If ``BRIEF_DOCS`` or ``FULL_DOCS`` is given then the variable is set to a
string containing documentation for the requested property. If
documentation is requested for a property that has not been defined
-NOTFOUND is returned.
+``NOTFOUND`` is returned.
diff --git a/Help/command/set_property.rst b/Help/command/set_property.rst
index 8cb963e..6200230 100644
--- a/Help/command/set_property.rst
+++ b/Help/command/set_property.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Set a named property in a given scope.
DIRECTORY [dir] |
TARGET [target1 [target2 ...]] |
SOURCE [src1 [src2 ...]] |
+ INSTALL [file1 [file2 ...]] |
TEST [test1 [test2 ...]] |
CACHE [entry1 [entry2 ...]]>
[APPEND] [APPEND_STRING]
@@ -18,26 +19,48 @@ Set one property on zero or more objects of a scope. The first
argument determines the scope in which the property is set. It must
be one of the following:
-GLOBAL scope is unique and does not accept a name.
+``GLOBAL``
+ Scope is unique and does not accept a name.
-DIRECTORY scope defaults to the current directory but another
-directory (already processed by CMake) may be named by full or
-relative path.
+``DIRECTORY``
+ Scope defaults to the current directory but another
+ directory (already processed by CMake) may be named by full or
+ relative path.
-TARGET scope may name zero or more existing targets.
+``TARGET``
+ Scope may name zero or more existing targets.
-SOURCE scope may name zero or more source files. Note that source
-file properties are visible only to targets added in the same
-directory (CMakeLists.txt).
+``SOURCE``
+ Scope may name zero or more source files. Note that source
+ file properties are visible only to targets added in the same
+ directory (CMakeLists.txt).
-TEST scope may name zero or more existing tests.
+``INSTALL``
+ Scope may name zero or more installed file paths.
+ These are made available to CPack to influence deployment.
-CACHE scope must name zero or more cache existing entries.
+ Both the property key and value may use generator expressions.
+ Specific properties may apply to installed files and/or directories.
-The required PROPERTY option is immediately followed by the name of
+ Path components have to be separated by forward slashes,
+ must be normalized and are case sensitive.
+
+ To reference the installation prefix itself with a relative path use ".".
+
+ Currently installed file properties are only defined for
+ the WIX generator where the given paths are relative
+ to the installation prefix.
+
+``TEST``
+ Scope may name zero or more existing tests.
+
+``CACHE``
+ Scope must name zero or more cache existing entries.
+
+The required ``PROPERTY`` option is immediately followed by the name of
the property to set. Remaining arguments are used to compose the
property value in the form of a semicolon-separated list. If the
-APPEND option is given the list is appended to any existing property
-value.If the APPEND_STRING option is given the string is append to any
+``APPEND`` option is given the list is appended to any existing property
+value. If the ``APPEND_STRING`` option is given the string is append to any
existing property value as string, i.e. it results in a longer string
and not a list of strings.
diff --git a/Help/command/string.rst b/Help/command/string.rst
index 07d0ff3..351385b 100644
--- a/Help/command/string.rst
+++ b/Help/command/string.rst
@@ -73,8 +73,13 @@ TOUPPER/TOLOWER will convert string to upper/lower characters.
LENGTH will return a given string's length.
-SUBSTRING will return a substring of a given string. If length is -1
+SUBSTRING will return a substring of a given string. If length is -1
the remainder of the string starting at begin will be returned.
+If string is shorter than length then end of string is used instead.
+
+.. note::
+ CMake 3.1 and below reported an error if length pointed past
+ the end of string.
STRIP will return a substring of a given string with leading and
trailing spaces removed.
diff --git a/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst b/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst
index fd433a8..1d236ce 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_include_directories.rst
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ installation prefix. For example:
$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/mylib>
$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/mylib> # <prefix>/include/mylib
)
+
+.. |INTERFACE_PROPERTY_LINK| replace:: :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`
+.. include:: /include/INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES_WARNING.txt
diff --git a/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst b/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst
index 39537a7..e6a82b6 100644
--- a/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst
+++ b/Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ CMake will also propagate :ref:`usage requirements <Target Usage Requirements>`
from linked library targets. Usage requirements of dependencies affect
compilation of sources in the ``<target>``.
+.. |INTERFACE_PROPERTY_LINK| replace:: :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES`
+.. include:: /include/INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES_WARNING.txt
+
If an ``<item>`` is a library in a Mac OX framework, the ``Headers``
directory of the framework will also be processed as a
:ref:`usage requirement <Target Usage Requirements>`. This has the same