Merge topic 'revert-subdirectory-linking'

0d7114987c Revert "target_link_libraries: Allow use with targets in other directories"

Acked-by: Kitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com>
Merge-request: !2191

Help/command/target_link_libraries.rst

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ All of them have the general form::
 
   target_link_libraries(<target> ... <item>... ...)
 
-The named ``<target>`` must have been created by
+The named ``<target>`` must have been created in the current directory by
 a command such as :command:`add_executable` or :command:`add_library` and
 must not be an :ref:`ALIAS target <Alias Targets>`.
 Repeated calls for the same ``<target>`` append items in the order called.

Help/release/3.12.rst

@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ Commands
   :ref:`Object Libraries`.  Linking to an object library uses its object
   files in direct dependents and also propagates usage requirements.
 
-* The :command:`target_link_libraries` command may now be called
-  to modify targets created outside the current directory.
-
 Variables
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