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diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst index d88e798..29baf8c 100644 --- a/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst +++ b/Help/prop_tgt/LINK_LIBRARIES.rst @@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ used for linking. In addition to accepting values from the :command:`target_link_libraries` command, values may be set directly on any target using the :command:`set_property` command. -The value of this property is used by the generators to set the link -libraries for the compiler. +The value of this property is used by the generators to construct the +link rule for the target. The direct link dependencies are linked first, +followed by indirect dependencies from the transitive closure of the +direct dependencies' :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES` properties. +See policy :policy:`CMP0022`. Contents of ``LINK_LIBRARIES`` may use "generator expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``. See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual |