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Help: Clarify usage of TARGET_PROPERTY generator expression

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When using $<TARGET_PROPERTY:prop>, the value of prop comes from
the consuming target rather than the current target. Add a note to
clarify this.
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Kyle Edwards
2018-10-26 11:55:34 -04:00
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@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ Available informational expressions are:
expression is evaluated on.
``$<TARGET_PROPERTY:prop>``
Value of the property ``prop`` on the target on which the generator
expression is evaluated.
expression is evaluated. Note that for generator expressions in
:ref:`Target Usage Requirements` this is the value of the property
on the consuming target rather than the target specifying the
requirement.
``$<INSTALL_PREFIX>``
Content of the install prefix when the target is exported via
:command:`install(EXPORT)` and empty otherwise.