From 78756429abe1d0c41596d48315fec96e72cc65f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kai Wolf Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 09:06:29 +0100 Subject: Help: Adapt cmake-buildsystem(7) to new IMPORTED targets features Since commit v3.11.0-rc1~433^2~2 (Teach target_* commands to set INTERFACE properties of IMPORTED targets, 2017-09-18) it is now possible to use the customary `target_*` commands for adjusting the settings of an IMPORTED target. Update documentation accordingly. --- Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst index ae538ed..b672ea6 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst @@ -831,12 +831,11 @@ Imported Targets An :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target represents a pre-existing dependency. Usually such targets are defined by an upstream package and should be treated as -immutable. It is not possible to use an :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target in the -left-hand-side of the :command:`target_compile_definitions`, -:command:`target_include_directories`, :command:`target_compile_options` or -:command:`target_link_libraries` commands, as that would be an attempt to -modify it. :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` targets are designed to be used only in the -right-hand-side of those commands. +immutable. After declaring an :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` target one can adjust its +target properties by using the customary commands such as +:command:`target_compile_definitions`, :command:`target_include_directories`, +:command:`target_compile_options` or :command:`target_link_libraries` just like +with any other regular target. :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` targets may have the same usage requirement properties populated as binary targets, such as -- cgit v0.12