1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
index 669694c..95227d2 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionEvaluator.cxx
@@ -1251,6 +1251,16 @@ static const struct TargetObjectsNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
                        const GeneratorExpressionContent *content,
                        cmGeneratorExpressionDAGChecker *) const
   {
+    if (!context->EvaluateForBuildsystem)
+      {
+      cmOStringStream e;
+      e << "The evaluation of the TARGET_OBJECTS generator expression "
+        "is only suitable for consumption by CMake.  It is not suitable "
+        "for writing out elsewhere.";
+      reportError(context, content->GetOriginalExpression(), e.str());
+      return std::string();
+      }
+
     std::string tgtName = parameters.front();
     cmGeneratorTarget* gt =
                 context->Makefile->FindGeneratorTargetToUse(tgtName.c_str());