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diff --git a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
index 63114d2..aaabdfa 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#define cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand_h
#include "cmCommand.h"
+#include "cmDocumentGeneratorExpressions.h"
/** \class cmTargetLinkLibrariesCommand
* \brief Specify a list of libraries to link into executables.
@@ -92,7 +93,18 @@ public:
"linked to this target will appear on the link line for the other "
"target too. "
"See the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES target property to override the "
- "set of transitive link dependencies for a target."
+ "set of transitive link dependencies for a target. "
+ "Calls to other signatures of this command may set the property "
+ "making any libraries linked exclusively by this signature private."
+ "\n"
+ "Target usage requirements are also consumed by this command. If the "
+ "<target> is linked to another target which has "
+ "a populated INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES, the content of it is "
+ "appended to the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES of <target>. Similarly, the "
+ "INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITONS of a dependee are added to the "
+ "COMPILE_DEFINITONS of <target>, and the "
+ "INTERFACE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property is used to determine the "
+ "POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property of <target>."
"\n"
" target_link_libraries(<target> LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES\n"
" [[debug|optimized|general] <lib>] ...)\n"
@@ -100,11 +112,11 @@ public:
"to the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES and its per-configuration equivalent "
"target properties instead of using them for linking. "
"Libraries specified as \"debug\" are appended to the "
- "the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG property (or to the properties "
+ "LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES_DEBUG property (or to the properties "
"corresponding to configurations listed in the DEBUG_CONFIGURATIONS "
"global property if it is set). "
"Libraries specified as \"optimized\" are appended to the "
- "the LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES property. "
+ "LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES property. "
"Libraries specified as \"general\" (or without any keyword) are "
"treated as if specified for both \"debug\" and \"optimized\"."
"\n"
@@ -141,6 +153,12 @@ public:
"However, if two archives are really so interdependent they should "
"probably be combined into a single archive."
")"
+ "\n"
+ "Arguments to target_link_libraries may use \"generator expressions\" "
+ "with the syntax \"$<...>\". Note however, that generator expressions "
+ "will not be used in OLD handling of CMP0003 or CMP0004."
+ "\n"
+ CM_DOCUMENT_COMMAND_GENERATOR_EXPRESSIONS
;
}