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Disallow include export result.
-CMake 2.8.12 and lower allowed use of the include() command with the
-result of the export() command. This relies on the assumption that
-the export() command has an immediate effect at configure-time during
+CMake 2.8.12 and lower allowed use of the :command:`include` command with the
+result of the :command:`export` command. This relies on the assumption that
+the :command:`export` command has an immediate effect at configure-time during
a cmake run. Certain properties of targets are not fully determined
until later at generate-time, such as the link language and complete
list of link libraries. Future refactoring will change the effect of
-the export() command to be executed at generate-time. Use ALIAS
+the :command:`export` command to be executed at generate-time. Use ``ALIAS``
targets instead in cases where the goal is to refer to targets by
another name.
-The OLD behavior for this policy is to allow including the result of
-an export() command. The NEW behavior for this policy is not to
-allow including the result of an export() command.
+The ``OLD`` behavior for this policy is to allow including the result of
+an :command:`export` command. The ``NEW`` behavior for this policy is not to
+allow including the result of an :command:`export` command.
This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.0. CMake version
-|release| warns when the policy is not set and uses OLD behavior. Use
-the cmake_policy command to set it to OLD or NEW explicitly.
+|release| warns when the policy is not set and uses ``OLD`` behavior. Use
+the :command:`cmake_policy` command to set it to ``OLD`` or ``NEW``
+explicitly.
.. include:: DEPRECATED.txt