1 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmTargetPropCommandBase.cxx b/Source/cmTargetPropCommandBase.cxx
index 9e30136..b050a58 100644
--- a/Source/cmTargetPropCommandBase.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTargetPropCommandBase.cxx
@@ -45,15 +45,26 @@ bool cmTargetPropCommandBase::HandleArguments(
     this->HandleMissingTarget(args[0]);
     return false;
   }
-  if ((this->Target->GetType() != cmStateEnums::EXECUTABLE) &&
-      (this->Target->GetType() != cmStateEnums::STATIC_LIBRARY) &&
-      (this->Target->GetType() != cmStateEnums::SHARED_LIBRARY) &&
-      (this->Target->GetType() != cmStateEnums::MODULE_LIBRARY) &&
-      (this->Target->GetType() != cmStateEnums::OBJECT_LIBRARY) &&
-      (this->Target->GetType() != cmStateEnums::INTERFACE_LIBRARY) &&
-      (this->Target->GetType() != cmStateEnums::UNKNOWN_LIBRARY)) {
-    this->SetError("called with non-compilable target type");
-    return false;
+  const bool isRegularTarget =
+    (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::EXECUTABLE) ||
+    (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::STATIC_LIBRARY) ||
+    (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::SHARED_LIBRARY) ||
+    (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::MODULE_LIBRARY) ||
+    (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::OBJECT_LIBRARY) ||
+    (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::INTERFACE_LIBRARY) ||
+    (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::UNKNOWN_LIBRARY);
+  const bool isCustomTarget = this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::UTILITY;
+
+  if (prop == "SOURCES") {
+    if (!isRegularTarget && !isCustomTarget) {
+      this->SetError("called with non-compilable target type");
+      return false;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (!isRegularTarget) {
+      this->SetError("called with non-compilable target type");
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   bool system = false;
@@ -131,6 +142,11 @@ bool cmTargetPropCommandBase::ProcessContentArgs(
       this->SetError("may only set INTERFACE properties on IMPORTED targets");
       return false;
     }
+    if (this->Target->GetType() == cmStateEnums::UTILITY &&
+        scope != "PRIVATE") {
+      this->SetError("may only set PRIVATE properties on custom targets");
+      return false;
+    }
   }
   return this->PopulateTargetProperies(scope, content, prepend, system);
 }