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diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0040.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0040.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d27f62 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/policy/CMP0040.rst @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +CMP0040 +------- + +The target in the TARGET signature of add_custom_command() must exist. + +CMake 2.8.12 and lower silently ignored a custom command created with +the TARGET signature of :command:`add_custom_command` +if the target is unknown. + +The OLD behavior for this policy is to ignore custom commands +for unknown targets. The NEW behavior for this policy is to report an error +if the target referenced in :command:`add_custom_command` is unknown. + +This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.0.0. 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. |