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-rw-r--r--Help/command/add_custom_command.rst11
-rw-r--r--Help/command/add_custom_target.rst8
-rw-r--r--Help/release/dev/console-pool.rst8
3 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst b/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
index 2d67b98..cb0746b 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_custom_command.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ The first signature is for adding a custom command to produce an output::
[IMPLICIT_DEPENDS <lang1> depend1
[<lang2> depend2] ...]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
- [COMMENT comment] [VERBATIM] [APPEND])
+ [COMMENT comment]
+ [VERBATIM] [APPEND] [USES_TERMINAL])
This defines a command to generate specified ``OUTPUT`` file(s).
A target created in the same directory (``CMakeLists.txt`` file)
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ The options are:
as a file on disk it should be marked with the :prop_sf:`SYMBOLIC`
source file property.
+``USES_TERMINAL``
+ The command will be given direct access to the terminal if possible.
+ With the :generator:`Ninja` generator, this places the command in
+ the ``console`` pool.
+
``VERBATIM``
All arguments to the commands will be escaped properly for the
build tool so that the invoked command receives each argument
@@ -151,7 +157,8 @@ target is already built, the command will not execute.
COMMAND command1 [ARGS] [args1...]
[COMMAND command2 [ARGS] [args2...] ...]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
- [COMMENT comment] [VERBATIM])
+ [COMMENT comment]
+ [VERBATIM] [USES_TERMINAL])
This defines a new command that will be associated with building the
specified target. When the command will happen is determined by which
diff --git a/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst b/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst
index 4f8e190..8b7472d 100644
--- a/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst
+++ b/Help/command/add_custom_target.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Add a target with no output so it will always be built.
[COMMAND command2 [args2...] ...]
[DEPENDS depend depend depend ... ]
[WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]
- [COMMENT comment] [VERBATIM]
+ [COMMENT comment]
+ [VERBATIM] [USES_TERMINAL]
[SOURCES src1 [src2...]])
Adds a target with the given name that executes the given commands.
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ The options are:
is platform specific because there is no protection of
tool-specific special characters.
+``USES_TERMINAL``
+ The command will be given direct access to the terminal if possible.
+ With the :generator:`Ninja` generator, this places the command in
+ the ``console`` pool.
+
``WORKING_DIRECTORY``
Execute the command with the given current working directory.
If it is a relative path it will be interpreted relative to the
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/console-pool.rst b/Help/release/dev/console-pool.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c2f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/console-pool.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+console-pool
+------------
+
+* The :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target`
+ commands learned a new ``USES_TERMINAL`` option to request that
+ the command be given direct access to the terminal if possible.
+ The :generator:`Ninja` generator will places such commands in the
+ ``console`` pool.