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Specify a launcher for compile rules.
+.. note::
+ This property is intended for internal use by :manual:`ctest(1)`. Projects
+ and developers should use the :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_COMPILER_LAUNCHER` target
+ properties or the associated :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_LAUNCHER`
+ variables instead.
+
:ref:`Makefile Generators` and the :generator:`Ninja` generator prefix
compiler commands with the given launcher command line.
This is intended to allow launchers to intercept build problems