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diff --git a/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h b/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h
index 0624fc2..ba06948 100644
--- a/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h
@@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ public:
" [COMMAND command2 [args2...] ...]\n"
" [DEPENDS depend depend depend ... ])\n"
" [WORKING_DIRECTORY dir]\n"
- "Adds a target with the given name that executes the given commands "
- "every time the target is built. If the ALL option is specified "
+ "Adds a target with the given name that executes the given commands. "
+ "The target has no output file and is ALWAYS CONSIDERED OUT OF DATE "
+ "even if the commands try to create a file with the name of the target. "
+ "Use ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND to generate a file with dependencies. "
+ "By default nothing depends on the custom target. Use "
+ "ADD_DEPENDENCIES to add dependencies to or from other targets. "
+ "If the ALL option is specified "
"it indicates that this target should be added to the default build "
"target so that it will be run every time "
"(the command cannot be called ALL). "
@@ -77,9 +82,7 @@ public:
"If WORKING_DIRECTORY is set, then the command will be run in that "
"directory. "
"Dependencies listed with the DEPENDS argument may reference files "
- "and outputs of custom commands created with ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND. "
- "Dependencies on other targets may be added using the "
- "ADD_DEPENDENCIES command.";
+ "and outputs of custom commands created with ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND.";
}
cmTypeMacro(cmAddCustomTargetCommand, cmCommand);