add_dependencies ---------------- Add a dependency between top-level targets. :: add_dependencies(<target> [<target-dependency>]...) Make a top-level ``<target>`` depend on other top-level targets to ensure that they build before ``<target>`` does. A top-level target is one created by one of the :command:`add_executable`, :command:`add_library`, or :command:`add_custom_target` commands (but not targets generated by CMake like ``install``). Dependencies added to an :ref:`imported target <Imported Targets>` or an :ref:`interface library <Interface Libraries>` are followed transitively in its place since the target itself does not build. See the ``DEPENDS`` option of :command:`add_custom_target` and :command:`add_custom_command` commands for adding file-level dependencies in custom rules. See the :prop_sf:`OBJECT_DEPENDS` source file property to add file-level dependencies to object files.