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Diffstat (limited to 'Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h b/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h index c4895c0..71b60e6 100644 --- a/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h +++ b/Source/cmAddCustomTargetCommand.h @@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ public: "Dependencies listed with the DEPENDS argument may reference files " "and outputs of custom commands created with add_custom_command() in " "the same directory (CMakeLists.txt file).\n" - "If VERBATIM is given then all the arguments to the commands will be " - "passed exactly as specified no matter the build tool used. " + "If VERBATIM is given then all arguments to the commands will be " + "escaped properly for the build tool so that the invoked command " + "receives each argument unchanged. " "Note that one level of escapes is still used by the CMake language " "processor before add_custom_target even sees the arguments. " "Use of VERBATIM is recommended as it enables correct behavior. " - "When VERBATIM is not given the behavior is platform specific. " - "In the future VERBATIM may be enabled by default. The only reason " - "it is an option is to preserve compatibility with older CMake code." + "When VERBATIM is not given the behavior is platform specific because " + "there is no protection of tool-specific special characters." "\n" "The SOURCES option specifies additional source files to be included " "in the custom target. " |