diff --git a/Help/command/get_property.rst b/Help/command/get_property.rst index 9ee7a4b83c..f77d8af785 100644 --- a/Help/command/get_property.rst +++ b/Help/command/get_property.rst @@ -94,3 +94,8 @@ If ``BRIEF_DOCS`` or ``FULL_DOCS`` is given then the variable is set to a string containing documentation for the requested property. If documentation is requested for a property that has not been defined ``NOTFOUND`` is returned. + +.. note:: + + The :prop_sf:`GENERATED` source file property may be globally visible. + See its documentation for details. diff --git a/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst b/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst index 1e0ea9fe8f..ae41565985 100644 --- a/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst +++ b/Help/command/get_source_file_property.rst @@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ file properties usually control how the file is built. One property that is always there is :prop_sf:`LOCATION`. See also the more general :command:`get_property` command. + +.. note:: + + The :prop_sf:`GENERATED` source file property may be globally visible. + See its documentation for details. diff --git a/Help/command/set_property.rst b/Help/command/set_property.rst index 22e0301f48..bf437b4347 100644 --- a/Help/command/set_property.rst +++ b/Help/command/set_property.rst @@ -105,3 +105,8 @@ directly set in the nominated scope, the command will behave as though See the :manual:`cmake-properties(7)` manual for a list of properties in each scope. + +.. note:: + + The :prop_sf:`GENERATED` source file property may be globally visible. + See its documentation for details. diff --git a/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst b/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst index f8b05ac1a2..61c69a2e9a 100644 --- a/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst +++ b/Help/command/set_source_files_properties.rst @@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ See also the :command:`set_property(SOURCE)` command. See :ref:`Source File Properties` for the list of properties known to CMake. + +.. note:: + + The :prop_sf:`GENERATED` source file property may be globally visible. + See its documentation for details. diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst index 03eb93e07a..6f9a24a18c 100644 --- a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst +++ b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Policies Introduced by CMake 3.20 .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 + CMP0118: The GENERATED source file property is now visible in all directories. CMP0117: MSVC RTTI flag /GR is not added to CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS by default. CMP0116: Ninja generators transform DEPFILEs from add_custom_command(). CMP0115: Source file extensions must be explicit. diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0118.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0118.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8e713201ff --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/policy/CMP0118.rst @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +CMP0118 +------- + +The :prop_sf:`GENERATED` source file property is now visible in all directories. + +Whether or not a source file is generated is an all-or-nothing global +property of the source. Consequently, the associated ``GENERATED`` +property is now visible from any directory scope, not only from the scope +for which it was set. + +The ``OLD`` behavior of this policy is to only allow ``GENERATED`` to be +visible from the directory scope for which it was set. The ``NEW`` +behavior on the other hand allows it to be visible from any scope. + +This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.20. CMake version |release| +warns when the policy is not set and uses ``OLD`` behavior. Use the +:command:`cmake_policy` command to set it to ``OLD`` or ``NEW`` explicitly. diff --git a/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst b/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst index 48ff70c7b3..6ef4580226 100644 --- a/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst +++ b/Help/prop_sf/GENERATED.rst @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ GENERATED Is this source file generated as part of the build or CMake process. +.. versionchanged:: 3.20 + The GENERATED source file property is now visible in all directories. + Tells the internal CMake engine that a source file is generated by an outside process such as another build step, or the execution of CMake itself. This information is then used to exempt the file from any existence or @@ -34,3 +37,11 @@ or :prop_tgt:`AUTORCC` functionality, the :prop_gbl:`AUTOGEN_SOURCE_GROUP`, :prop_gbl:`AUTOMOC_SOURCE_GROUP` and :prop_gbl:`AUTORCC_SOURCE_GROUP` target properties may influence where the generated sources are grouped in the project's file lists. + +.. note:: + + Starting with CMake 3.20 the ``GENERATED`` source file property can be set + and retrieved from any directory scope. It is an all-or-nothing property. + It also can no longer be removed or unset if it was set to ``TRUE``. Policy + :policy:`CMP0118` was introduced to allow supporting the ``OLD`` behavior + for some time. diff --git a/Help/release/dev/make-GENERATED-visible-from-any-scope.rst b/Help/release/dev/make-GENERATED-visible-from-any-scope.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7757175ac7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/release/dev/make-GENERATED-visible-from-any-scope.rst @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +make-GENERATED-visible-from-any-scope +------------------------------------- + +* The :prop_sf:`GENERATED` source-file property is now visible + from any directory scope, regardles in which scope or for what + scope it was set. + See policy :policy:`CMP0118`. diff --git a/Source/cmPolicies.h b/Source/cmPolicies.h index 30cd4b702c..646e2262df 100644 --- a/Source/cmPolicies.h +++ b/Source/cmPolicies.h @@ -348,7 +348,11 @@ class cmMakefile; 20, 0, cmPolicies::WARN) \ SELECT(POLICY, CMP0117, \ "MSVC RTTI flag /GR is not added to CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS by default.", 3, \ - 20, 0, cmPolicies::WARN) + 20, 0, cmPolicies::WARN) \ + SELECT( \ + POLICY, CMP0118, \ + "The GENERATED source file property is now visible in all directories.", \ + 3, 20, 0, cmPolicies::WARN) #define CM_SELECT_ID(F, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6) F(A1) #define CM_FOR_EACH_POLICY_ID(POLICY) \