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diff --git a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
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--- a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
@@ -88,14 +88,19 @@ public:
"See the IMPORTED mode of the add_library command for more "
"information. "
"\n"
- "Library dependencies are transitive by default. "
+ "Library dependencies are transitive by default with this signature. "
"When this target is linked into another target then the libraries "
"linked to this target will appear on the link line for the other "
"target too. "
- "See the INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES target property to override the "
- "set of transitive link dependencies for a target. "
+ "This transitive \"link interface\" is stored in the "
+ "INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES target property when policy CMP0022 is set "
+ "to NEW and may be overridden by setting the property directly. "
+ "("
+ "When CMP0022 is not set to NEW, transitive linking is builtin "
+ "but may be overridden by the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES property. "
"Calls to other signatures of this command may set the property "
"making any libraries linked exclusively by this signature private."
+ ")"
"\n"
"CMake will also propagate \"usage requirements\" from linked library "
"targets. "