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diff --git a/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h b/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h
index c67caa5..490e043 100644
--- a/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmAddCustomCommandCommand.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#define cmAddCustomCommandCommand_h
#include "cmCommand.h"
+#include "cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions.h"
/** \class cmAddCustomCommandCommand
* \brief
@@ -146,12 +147,22 @@ public:
"target-level dependency will be added so that the executable target "
"will be built before any target using this custom command. However "
"this does NOT add a file-level dependency that would cause the "
- "custom command to re-run whenever the executable is recompiled.\n"
-
+ "custom command to re-run whenever the executable is recompiled."
+ "\n"
+ "Arguments to COMMAND may use \"generator expressions\" with the "
+ "syntax \"$<...>\". "
+ CM_DOCUMENT_COMMAND_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS
+ "References to target names in generator expressions imply "
+ "target-level dependencies, but NOT file-level dependencies. "
+ "List target names with the DEPENDS option to add file dependencies."
+ "\n"
"The DEPENDS option specifies files on which the command depends. "
"If any dependency is an OUTPUT of another custom command in the "
"same directory (CMakeLists.txt file) CMake automatically brings the "
"other custom command into the target in which this command is built. "
+ "If DEPENDS is not specified the command will run whenever the OUTPUT "
+ "is missing; if the command does not actually create the OUTPUT then "
+ "the rule will always run. "
"If DEPENDS specifies any target (created by an ADD_* command) "
"a target-level dependency is created to make sure the target is "
"built before any target using this custom command. Additionally, "