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diff --git a/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst b/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst index 48ff70c..6ef4580 100644 --- a/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst +++ b/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ GENERATED Is this source file generated as part of the build or CMake process. +.. versionchanged:: 3.20 + The GENERATED source file property is now visible in all directories. + Tells the internal CMake engine that a source file is generated by an outside process such as another build step, or the execution of CMake itself. This information is then used to exempt the file from any existence or @@ -34,3 +37,11 @@ or :prop_tgt:`AUTORCC` functionality, the :prop_gbl:`AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP`, :prop_gbl:`AUTOMOC_SOURCE_GROUP` and :prop_gbl:`AUTORCC_SOURCE_GROUP` target properties may influence where the generated sources are grouped in the project's file lists. + +.. note:: + + Starting with CMake 3.20 the ``GENERATED`` source file property can be set + and retrieved from any directory scope. It is an all-or-nothing property. + It also can no longer be removed or unset if it was set to ``TRUE``. Policy + :policy:`CMP0118` was introduced to allow supporting the ``OLD`` behavior + for some time. |